08.07.2023 - By Eric Nevins
Lisa Lamb is a professor of preaching, a writer, and a pastor working to equip leaders in South East Asia. Her passion is to develop leaders who preach radically good news, deeply rooted in Scripture. The Lord took her and her husband on a surprising pandemic journey to seven countries, where they experienced his amazing provision at every turn. Today, Lisa shares the story of how she fell in love with preaching of the Word, the journey of becoming a professor, and why she wrote a book for pastors. Her story reminds us that the Lord is leading even when the circumstances may not appear so.
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Stories Lisa shared:
Serving in South East Asia and how that’s different from the US
Growing up in California in a Christian family full of prayer
How she was shaped by her sister’s disabilities
The wholehearted way here sister approached life
Reading a lot of four views books in college
Going to seminary right after college and leaving
Her sense of calling as a child
The moment she realized she wanted to help others learn
Going on staff with InterVarsity, getting married, and doing campus ministry
Her first homiletics class
Going to get her PhD in homiletics
Graduating in 2008 and how that affected her
The spiritual formation of preaching
The hope of the preacher for the listener
Trying to move overseas during the pandemic
Why she wrote a book for pastors
Great quotes from Lisa:
I still think there’s something really holy and beautiful when we open the Word together.
When it’s working as intended, preaching is meant to nourish us.
God is still at work through the Church to bless the world, to be a light and a witness.
Resources we mentioned:
Lisa’s website
Resonate: How to Preach for Deep Connection by Lisa Lamb
Related episodes:
Dan Rudman and Ripples of the Gospel
Christy Boulware and Love that Casts Out Fear
Markus Watson and How Suffering Transforms
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