tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post5949218494144502787..comments2023-12-24T00:52:24.736+00:00Comments on Jody Stowell: note to self - don't babylonJody Stowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534042687275254272noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post-21990469198821217332008-11-28T19:41:00.000+00:002008-11-28T19:41:00.000+00:00maybe 'how long's your sermon' will become the new...maybe 'how long's your sermon' will become the new 'how big's your church'......Jody Stowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534042687275254272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post-58510788795832646942008-11-28T18:51:00.000+00:002008-11-28T18:51:00.000+00:00Hi JodyWhen it comes to preaching I'm not high chu...Hi Jody<BR/>When it comes to preaching I'm not high church or low church I'm short church. 10 to 15 s about right. These days since I have 2 morning services in 2 churches 2 miles apart, if the sermon at 9.30 goes on too long then the 11.00 service starts late.<BR/><BR/>PS thank you for posting on a fresh topic!Tim Goodbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725035540031649887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post-80757733282364502502008-11-28T17:08:00.000+00:002008-11-28T17:08:00.000+00:00hi karen, funnily enough i had a to do a preaching...hi karen, funnily enough i had a to do a preaching exam which was limited to 12 minutes - sometimes, not always, but sometimes the other stuff can just be fluff.<BR/><BR/>crypto, hmmm yes, it's a valuable insight. i remember listening to andy hickford at soul survivor, he preached for 45 minutes on esther, it was excellent - then i heard him preach the same thing at the 'soul survivor youth workers' conference and then the 'schools network' conference. which just goes to prove that even those who can do it, can't do it all the time! as a general rule, i reckon stick to shorter sermons unless you really really really think the holy spirit wants it longer....Jody Stowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534042687275254272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post-44142154973940408202008-11-28T15:49:00.000+00:002008-11-28T15:49:00.000+00:00The only person I've listened to for 45 minutes an...The only person I've listened to for 45 minutes and wished it could have been longer was the great George MacLeod, of Iona, who was surely one of the great preachers of the 20th century. I recall him saying on the only other occasion I heard him that there are some preachers who put the incarnation into reverse - the Word made flesh is made word again.cryptogramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103991827347958855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356363460965043698.post-56772681512191546032008-11-28T15:19:00.000+00:002008-11-28T15:19:00.000+00:00If you can preach it in 12 minutes, I'm happy. Th...If you can preach it in 12 minutes, I'm happy. The rest usually seems to be waffle. I find the simpler we can keep the important points, the better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com