I just returned from Mountain View, California, home of this year's Western Area Regional Ministerium, an annual regional event for Church of God ministers. What is unique about this year's WARM is that it hosted the first of a new generation of National Preaching Clinics. These clinics were popular across the Church of God several decades ago, but have been revived by David Grubbs and James Earl Massey.
Preaching is a critical aspect of the church's ministry, and in light of changes happening around us in both the church and world, it is vital that we examine ways to communicate the Gospel as effectively as possible. The clinic involves listening to varied styles, participating in specific workshops, and preaching in a video lab for the sake of critique. (More of my report on this event can be obtained from my new blog for the Pacific Northwest Association).
I didn't know what to expect, never having attended one of these clinics before. But, overall, I was impressed. Obviously, three days is far from adequate for developing the skills necessary to become a better preacher, but an event like this certainly forces one to address key issues related to preaching and hopefully prompt movement out of one's homiletic comfort zone.
Watch for a National Preaching Clinic coming to your area in the next few years. (The next one is in Oklahoma City at Mid-America).
Preaching is a critical aspect of the church's ministry, and in light of changes happening around us in both the church and world, it is vital that we examine ways to communicate the Gospel as effectively as possible. The clinic involves listening to varied styles, participating in specific workshops, and preaching in a video lab for the sake of critique. (More of my report on this event can be obtained from my new blog for the Pacific Northwest Association).
I didn't know what to expect, never having attended one of these clinics before. But, overall, I was impressed. Obviously, three days is far from adequate for developing the skills necessary to become a better preacher, but an event like this certainly forces one to address key issues related to preaching and hopefully prompt movement out of one's homiletic comfort zone.
Watch for a National Preaching Clinic coming to your area in the next few years. (The next one is in Oklahoma City at Mid-America).
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