The Teaching Pastor

How hip do you have to be to live in Costa Mesa? The value of Seminary for speaking with confidence. The difference between a good education and a seminary education. The camaraderie and protection of being part of a teaching team. Listening to a playlist of the Sunday worship set and setting a 30 min prayer timer while preparing the message. Teaching or Preaching. . . have you found your genre of preachers? And Starting your preaching career as “announcement guy.”

In this episode we have a conversation with Chad Halliburton, campus pastor at RockHarbor Mission Viejo.

Listen to some of Chad’s messages at the RockHarbor Mission Viejo site.

The Witness of Preaching, Thomas Long

Preaching from the Soul, J. Ellsworth Kalas

The Drama of Scripture, Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen

The Preaching Life, Barbara Brown Taylor (particularly chapter 7: “Preaching”)

Music Provided by Pawn Shop Kings, “Love Like Jesus”

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Have you ever thought while preparing a message, “Shouldn’t this take less time, the more I do it?” Crafting and using a “Good News statement” every Sunday. Finding your voice, by stepping back and taking a hard look at your teaching with a trusted friend. Thinking about the way your sermon is consumed on media, Audio recordings or Video recordings, and how that affects the message. Finding your weekly rhythm and routine of prep. Color coding your notes or manuscript. How long does it take to preach through the gospel of Matthew?

In this Episode we have a candid conversation with Matt Kyser, Lead Pastor at The Village Church of Irvine.

Village Church Irvine

Acts 29 and Acts 29 Orange County

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University

KUSC Classical Music 91.5 FM

Blue Letter Bible

Music Provided by Pawn Shop Kings, “Love Like Jesus”

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From Duke to North Carolina (a pilgrimage of preaching . . . and college basketball). The difference between looking at the Bible and looking through the Bible. Pastors are competitive? No, say it isn’t so. Finding a group of pastors to root for and debrief with might be an antidote for grinding away in isolation. Learning about preaching by doing biography work on voices from the past. The joy of preaching from a passage you have never preached from. When you put a sermon together, do one thing, and do one thing well.

Today on the Teaching Pastor Podcast we chat with Mike Paquarello, the Lloyd John Ogilvie Professor of Preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary

Listen to one of Mike’s sermons here at the Fuller Studio site.

The United Methodist Church Lectionary

Working the Angles, Under the Unpredictable Plant, The Contemplative Pastor, Eugene Peterson

The Witness of Preaching, Tom Long

Some books written by Mike:

Dietrich: Bonhoeffer and the Theology of a Preaching Life (2017)

John Wesley: A Preaching Life (2010)

Christian Preaching: A Trinitarian Theology of Proclamation (2008)

Sacred Rhetoric (2005)

Narrative Reading, Narrative Preaching: Reuniting New Testament Interpretation and Proclamation (2003 w/ Joel Green)

Music Provided by Pawn Shop Kings, “Love Like Jesus”

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Preaching for creating a church culture that fosters racial reconciliation. Starting your sermon prep with a devotional reading of the text where you write out your passage phrase-by-phrase and line-by-line. If you are struggling with church growth, you might consider a weekly “offering sermon.” Every sermon needs a “through line.” And we have a good conversation about what it means to do funerals. In this episode of the Teaching Pastor we visit the campus of Fuller Theological Seminary to talk with Lisa Lamb, professor of preaching

If you would like to listen to some sermons by Lisa click here.

Four Pages of a Sermon, Paul Scott Wilson

Fuller Leadership Platform

Blue Letter Bible

FeastingontheWord.net

Ancient Christian Commentary

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Africa Bible Commentary

Music Provided by Pawn Shop Kings, “Love Like Jesus”

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When your job is not primarily teaching, how do you shift gears when you need to prepare to go into the pulpit? How do you take your opportunities to “lead up” and affect the church culture? Packing a “go bag” for preaching prep if the office is not a productive place. Finding an experienced pastor to train you as a teacher. Did you know that one Sunday of the year is 2% of your Job?

In this Episode of the Teaching Pastor we sit down with Ryan Zeulner, Pastor of Mission at Grace Fellowship Church in Costa Mesa, CA

If you would like to hear messages from Ryan, you can find him at gracefellowhsipchurch.org

Logos Bible Software

Accordance Bible Software

Communicating for a Change, Andy Stanley

Biola University

Teen Leadership Foundation

FeedtheMusic.net

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Listening to bad sermons can make you a better preacher? Learning about oral clarity by listening to your own unclear sermons. The path to a pulpit, and then to a professorate. Spending enough time in the text to get to the point where you are able to say, “Thus saith the Lord!” The benefits of manuscripting sermons, and walking into the pulpit with no notes.

In this Episode we have a conversation with Don Sunukjian, Professor of Christian Ministry and Leadership at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.

Talbot School of Theology

Dallas Theological Seminary

Invitation to Biblical Preaching, Don Sunukjian

One Year to Better Preaching, Daniel Overdorff

Check out Don’s Expository Preaching lectures on YouTube

Music Provided by Pawn Shop Kings, “Love Like Jesus”

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Is your church sanctuary a stop on the historical architectural tour of your city? Should I preach a series, or follow the Lectionary? Some thoughts on having a pastoral transition plan. Preaching “in season” to your “winter family” when you live in a resort community. Analog and Digital. . . Old School and Tech Savvy. . . Some tips for preaching with technology you already have. And when it comes to preaching prep. . . what do you do when you love Mondays and Tuesdays. . . but Wednesday and Thursday are the hard days. In this Episode of the Teaching Pastor we travel out to the desert to have a conversation with David Ludwig, Senior Pastor of Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church.

If you would like to listen to some of Dave’s sermons at pdpresby.org

Listen to some of David’s sermons at Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church

Fuller Theological Seminary

The Gospel of John, Dale Brunner

Clay Schmit, Key Principles of Preaching

IW Coffee in Palm Desert

Darrell Johnson, 57 Words that Change the World

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When was the last time you preached through Ezekiel? (Heck, when was the last time I even read through a Major Prophet from start to finish?) What sort of tensions exist when you move into the weird and wild world of Exilic Apocalyptic literature and prophetic street theater in a Jewish refugee camp? How many chapters are in Ezekiel? In this Episode of the Teaching Pastor we circle back around with Dave Gundlach (Episode 2), Teaching Pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Costa Mesa and we geek out about the factors leading up to preaching through the book of Ezekiel.

If you would like to listen to some of Dave’s messages through Ezekiel, here are links below to his messages, as well as some of the resources that he made use of and put before the congregation.

Yawning at Tigers, Drew Dyck

Dave’s series on Ezekiel

The Bible Project (download the Read Scripture App )

The NIV Application Commentary on Ezekiel, Lain Duguid

The New International Commentary on the Old Testament on Ezekiel (2 Vol.), Daniel Block

If you are enjoying the Teaching Pastor, go on iTunes and write a review, share the podcast with a friend, or a pastor you know. We work hard to have a light-hearted, seminary-level, but practitioner-focused conversations about moving from passage to message for anyone who teaches the Bible.

Questions or comments? Find me at [email protected]

When was the last time you preached through Ezekiel? (Heck, when was the last time I even read through a Major Prophet from start to finish?) What sort of tensions exist when you move into the weird and wild world of Exilic Apocalyptic literature and prophetic street theater in a Jewish refugee camp? How many chapters are in Ezekiel? In this Episode of the Teaching Pastor we circle back around with Dave Gundlach (Episode 2), Teaching Pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Costa Mesa and we geek out about the factors leading up to preaching through the book of Ezekiel.

If you would like to listen to some of Dave’s messages through Ezekiel, here are links below to his messages, as well as some of the resources that he made use of and put before the congregation.

Yawning at Tigers, Drew Dyck

Dave’s series on Ezekiel

The Bible Project (download the Read Scripture App )

The NIV Application Commentary on Ezekiel, Lain Duguid

The New International Commentary on the Old Testament on Ezekiel (2 Vol.), Daniel Block

If you are enjoying the Teaching Pastor, go on iTunes and write a review, share the podcast with a friend, or a pastor you know. We work hard to have a light-hearted, seminary-level, but practitioner-focused conversations about moving from passage to message for anyone who teaches the Bible.

Questions or comments? Find me at [email protected]

Have you ever been confused for the “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” guy? The path from working with IT to leading the Teaching Team. Have you ever taken Hebrew . . . just for fun. The pros of having an English Lit degree as a teaching pastor. . . and, How do you work at a church where “building it while we are flying it” is part of the DNA?

In this episode we have a conversation with Josh Harrison, Teaching Pastor at RockHarbor Church in Costa Mesa.

If you would like to listen to some of Josh’s teaching you can go to costamesa.rockharbor.org. I recommend the Luke series, particularly the Road to Emmaus episode. If you would like links to anything that we discussed in the episode

Vanguard University

The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb, Jamin Goggin & Kyle Strobel

How to Think Theologically, Stone & Duke

Intro and Outro Music provided by Pawn Shop Kings, “Love Like Jesus.”

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