On this Season 1 finale episode of the podcast, I'm joined by Rabbi David Wolpe, Max Webb Emeritus Rabbi of Sinai Temple and Visiting Scholar at Harvard Divinity School.

Rabbi Wolpe and I discuss:

- how to create intimacy and build trust with your congregation, on and off the pulpit

- Rabbi Wolpe's goals for his sermons and how he measures their effectiveness

- should a congregational leader divulge personal struggles and challenges in the sermon

- where Rabbi Wolpe finds sermon content

- guidelines for using humor from the pulpit

- Rabbi Wolpe's mentors, speaking influences, and role models

- average sermon length

- best and worst feedback

- and more!