A podcast for preachers of God’s Word.
Preachers Talk
On Text Size Selection (Preachers Talk, Ep. 52)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 03.23.2023In this episode of Preachers Talk, Jeremy Meeks chats with Dave and Ed about how to pick the size of a sermon text.
On Audience (Preachers Talk, Ep. 51)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 03.09.2023How 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 Biblical Context (Preachers Talk, Ep. 50)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 02.23.2023What’s biblical context? It refers to citations and quotations of other passages that are intentionally placed in your passage.
On Homiletical Structure (Preachers Talk, Ep. 49)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 02.09.2023In this episode of Preachers Talk, Jeremy Meeks chats with Dave and Ed about the underrated importance of homiletical structure.
On Cultural Context (Preachers Talk, Ep. 48)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 01.19.2023The Bible was written a long time ago to people who were both very similar to and very different from us.
Listen to this episode of Preachers Talk as Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss how to use and not use cultural context.
On Preaching During the Holidays (Preachers Talk, Ep. 47)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 12.08.2022Should the preaching calendar make room for holidays? If so, for which? If not, how should the preacher interact with the holiday in the normal course of preaching?
On Historical Context (Preachers Talk, Ep. 46)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 11.17.2022Does the audience and author of a biblical book matter? How should such information be used in preaching?
On Engaging the Listener | Preachers Talk, Ep. 45
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 10.20.2022Should preaching be engaging? What does that even mean? How does it go overboard?
On Literary Context | Preachers Talk, Ep. 44
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 10.06.2022Every text has a literary context. The question is how can we use it well in preaching? This week Dave, Jeremy, and Ed discuss the importance of literary context and give some examples of its importance in their own preaching.
A Preachers Mailbag #3 | Preachers Talk, Ep 43
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 07.14.2022Jeremy goes back to the mailbag to ask your questions to Dave and Ed about all things preaching. They cover everything from listening to other preaching to handling people who want to talk after the preaching.
On Cultural Relevance | Preachers Talk, Ep. 42
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 06.30.2022Should preachers concern themselves with cultural relevance? If so, how much?
On Exposition for All (with Mervyn Eloff) | Preachers Talk, Ep. 41
By J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland, M. Eloff | 06.09.2022Is exposition a construct? Is it something all preachers should do regardless of their geographic and cultural location?
On Beginning Well | Preachers Talk, Ep. 40
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 05.26.2022There is a world of difference between preaching on occasion, regular guest preaching, and the weekly ministry of the Word to a single congregation. How does one begin well?
On Preaching Discourse | Preachers Talk, Ep. 39
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 05.05.2022Most preachers are trained to preach discourse. What are the challenges to preaching the most well known parts of the Bible? How can we do it well? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy answer these questions and more.
On Preaching Hard Texts | Preachers Talk, Ep. 38
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 04.07.2022Sometimes, preachers have to preach hard texts—not “hard” in the sense of challenging to interpret, but in the sense that they’ll challenging for our context. Jeremy, Dave, and Ed talk about how to preach these texts faithfully.
