A podcast for preachers of God’s Word.
Preachers Talk
On Weddings (Preachers Talk, Ep. 59)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 06.29.2023Weddings are wonderful for the bride, the groom, and all their friends and family. But for the preacher? It can be challenging. In this episode of Preachers Talk, Dave, Ed, and Jeremy offer counsel on how to preach well at a wedding.
On Training Preachers, with Michael Lawrence (Preachers Talk, Ep. 58)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland, M. Lawrence | 06.15.2023Is it even possible to train preachers? If so, why is going to seminary only helpful but insufficient?
In this episode of Preachers Talk, Dave and Jeremy discuss all this and more with their guest Michael Lawrence.
On Preaching Old Testament History (Preachers Talk, Ep. 57)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 06.01.2023Listen in as Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss preaching Old Testament History and share examples from their own pulpit work.
On Funerals (Preachers Talk, Ep. 56)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 05.18.2023How 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)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 05.05.2023How 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)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 04.20.2023In this episode of Preachers Talk, Jeremy, Dave, and Ed talk about preaching in an age of artificial intelligence.
On Avoiding Boredom (Preachers Talk, Ep. 53)
By D. Helm, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 04.06.2023In this episode of Preachers Talk, the hosts discuss on avoiding boredom.
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?
