39: That’ll Preach! – An Interview with Rev. Charley Reeb – Art of the Sermon

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Guest: Rev. Charley Reeb- Author, Pastor at Pasadena Community Church (St. Petersburg, FL)
General Topic: That’ll Preach: 5 Simple Steps to Your Best Sermon Ever

Introduction to Charley Reeb (0:42)
Philosophy of preaching (2:39)
Curse of Knowledge and Imposter Syndrome (4:51)
Inspiration for “That’ll Preach” (5:48)
Why we forget communication fundamentals (8:22)
Charley’s passion for preaching (9:49)
Balancing the call to preach with pastoral responsibilities (11:34)
Preaching in a Biblically illiterate culture (13:27)
Bold, passionate proclamation (15:16)
Line between being bold and being authoritarian (21:52)
Explosion of inspiration (23:34)
Favorite and challenging preaching experiences (26:43)
Easter or Christmas Eve (28:13)
Impactful communicators (28:55)
Recommended books and resources (31:14)
How to follow Charley (32:58)

Links to things mentioned in the episode

• That’ll Preach!: 5 Simple Steps to Your Best Sermon Ever by Charley Reeb
• CharleyReeb.com | Pastor and Author Charley Reeb
• Pasadena Community Church
• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath, Dan Heath
• Fred B. Craddock
• Narrative preaching (New Homiletic) – Wikipedia
• United Methodist Course of Study | Candler School of Theology | Emory University
• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
• Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk | TED.com
• Barbara Brown Taylor
• Eugene L. Lowry
• The Homiletical Plot, Expanded Edition: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form by Eugene L. Lowry
• Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication by Andy Stanley, Lane Jones
• In the Minister’s Workshop by Halford E. Luccock
• Nancy Duarte
• Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte

Reaching out to our guest

Charley@CharleyReeb.com
CharleyReeb.com (Charley’s Website)

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Next Episode arrives May 18, 2017!

An Interview with Rev. Chris Abel, Young Adult Pastor at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection (Leawood, KS)

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