For several years now, the Pastors College takes one week a year to bring additional focus to a specific subject. This year, the special focus was the task of preaching. Last week we had about 100 pastors crammed in to the PC classroom for the preaching conference. Mike Bullmore taught most of the sessions, but we also heard from our dean, Jeff Purswell, as well as an introductory message by CJ Mahaney. All 3 men participated in Q&A throughout the week. One quote in particular that I think represents the heart of Mike Bullmore's emphasis on preaching is:
“Preaching is less a treatise on the material of your text and more a
communication of the burden of the text. Preaching is not coverage of biblical
material, it’s the accomplishment of a biblical intention. A good expository
sermon is one whose content and intent is controlled by the content and intent
of a passage. You cannot just be satisfied with the content, you must accomplish
what God was trying to accomplish in the preaching. The end of preaching is not
information, it’s persuasion. Your sermon’s purpose needs to find itself
completely in line with the purpose and burden of the text. This will give your
sermons unity, focus, and effectiveness.”
HT: The Shephards Scrapbook for the quote.
