Preachers Talk - A podcast by 9Marks & The Charles Simeon Trust

On Funerals (Preachers Talk, Ep. 56) 18.05.2023 25:47 ↓

How do you determine what to preach in the challenging, unique, and evangelistically-loaded moment of a funeral? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy share their wisdom on how to be sensitive to God's word and the moment in a way that serves all who hear.

Preacher Mailbag #4 (Preachers Talk, Ep. 55) 04.05.2023 24:53 ↓

How should a preacher deal with people talking about football rather than the sermon after church? Just how artful should sermons be anyways? Jeremy digs into the mailbag once again to fire your questions at Ed and Dave.

On AI and Preaching (Preachers Talk, Ep. 54) 20.04.2023 22:57 ↓

If AI could write a sermon for you, should you let it? What if it wrote one better than you could? Listen in as Dave, Ed, and Jeremy figure out how AI can be utilized in preaching...and why we should avoid it.

On Avoiding Boredom (Preachers Talk, Ep. 53) 06.04.2023 22:04 ↓

In this episode of Preachers Talk, the hosts discuss on avoiding boredom

On Text Size Selection (Preachers Talk, Ep. 52) 23.03.2023 26:42 ↓

Should we preach books fast or slow? Listen to Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss the benefits and dangers of the extremes while seeking to free the preacher from the burdens of thinking there is a perfect way to divide preaching units.

On Audience (Preachers Talk, Ep. 51) 09.03.2023 29:36 ↓

How should the preacher take the audience into consideration as he prepares his sermon? Hear Ed, Dave, and Jeremy wrestle with the joys and complexities of preaching with one's particular audience in mind.

On Preaching Poetry | Preachers Talk, Ep. 37 03.03.2022 22:31 ↓

Poetry takes up a significant amount of Scripture. It can be of great help to the hearer and a gift to the preacher. This week Ed, Dave, and Jeremy explain why poetry is so useful and how they preach it.

On Effective Illustration | Preachers Talk, Ep. 36 17.02.2022 23:01 ↓

What are illustrations for? How can preachers use them to good effect in their preaching? In this episode Dave, Ed, and Jeremy seek to answer these questions and more while giving examples from their own work.

On Preaching Narrative | Preachers Talk, Ep. 35 03.02.2022 24:50 ↓

Everyone love stories. The Bible is full of stories. In this episode of Preachers Talk, Jeremy Meeks chats with Dave Helm and Ed Copeland about how to preach the Bible’s narratives well.

On Training Women for Exposition (with Colleen McFadden) | Preachers Talk, Ep. 34 20.01.2022 20:13 ↓

This week, Jeremy and Dave sit down with Colleen McFadden to discuss how to train women to teach the Bible in complementarian settings.

On Introductions | Preachers Talk, Ep. 33 17.12.2021 22:54 ↓

Every preacher begins a sermon, but most could begin them better. On this episode Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss what should be in our introductions and why.

On Getting Started Late | Preachers Talk, Ep. 32 03.12.2021 21:59 ↓

Is preaching just a "young man's game"? On this episode Jeremy, Ed, and Dave consider the benefits to older preachers, both those who start late and those who have been at it for a while.