Comments on: Behind the Pulpit http://hereiblog.com/behind-the-pulpit/ Christian, southern baptist, theology, reformed, thinking, culture, religion, apologetics, defense of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Mon, 07 May 2012 16:29:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: pulpit - StartTags.comhttp://hereiblog.com/behind-the-pulpit/comment-page-1/#comment-24219 pulpit - StartTags.com Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:21:43 +0000 http://hereiblog.com/?p=1345#comment-24219 [...] over another) while benefiting from tax exemptions seems foul to me. If a particular church or ...Behind the PulpitYou are here: Home theology Arminianism Behind the Pulpit ... Later I would preach in the pulpit. [...] [...] over another) while benefiting from tax exemptions seems foul to me. If a particular church or …Behind the PulpitYou are here: Home theology Arminianism Behind the Pulpit … Later I would preach in the pulpit. [...]

]]> By: Markhttp://hereiblog.com/behind-the-pulpit/comment-page-1/#comment-16203 Mark Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:21:20 +0000 http://hereiblog.com/?p=1345#comment-16203 Mark, I can definitely see you over preparing too. :) Eddie, I understand. One of the things I did try to do is just be me. Thanks again for the encouragement. Mark Mark, I can definitely see you over preparing too. :)

Eddie, I understand. One of the things I did try to do is just be me. Thanks again for the encouragement.

Mark

]]> By: Eddie Expositohttp://hereiblog.com/behind-the-pulpit/comment-page-1/#comment-16202 Eddie Exposito Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:16:58 +0000 http://hereiblog.com/?p=1345#comment-16202 Good to hear it went well bro... I remember when I first taught a VBS about 15 yrs ago. Later I would preach in the pulpit. The hardest thing for me to learn was to be myself and not try to be my favorite preachers. At the risk of sounding new-ageish I had to find 'my voice'. One man that had a tremendous impact on me in that regard was Pastor Don Fry at the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church in AZ. His use of intonation, inflection, and pauses taught me plenty and for that I am grateful to the Lord. I pray that if the Lord wills you, too, will be able to look back and see how He's taken you down a similar path. Stand firm. Good to hear it went well bro… I remember when I first taught a VBS about 15 yrs ago. Later I would preach in the pulpit. The hardest thing for me to learn was to be myself and not try to be my favorite preachers. At the risk of sounding new-ageish I had to find ‘my voice’.
One man that had a tremendous impact on me in that regard was Pastor Don Fry at the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church in AZ. His use of intonation, inflection, and pauses taught me plenty and for that I am grateful to the Lord.

I pray that if the Lord wills you, too, will be able to look back and see how He’s taken you down a similar path.
Stand firm.

]]> By: Markhttp://hereiblog.com/behind-the-pulpit/comment-page-1/#comment-16198 Mark Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:27:08 +0000 http://hereiblog.com/?p=1345#comment-16198 Jason, I bet I didn't necessarily handle it better than you, only differently. Thanks for the encouragement. Mark Jason,

I bet I didn’t necessarily handle it better than you, only differently.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Mark

]]> By: Mark Bainterhttp://hereiblog.com/behind-the-pulpit/comment-page-1/#comment-16197 Mark Bainter Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:25:36 +0000 http://hereiblog.com/?p=1345#comment-16197 I can so identify with your fears and concerns. I've not yet had to face actually standing behind that sacred desk to address the congregation in that manner - but the rest I certainly can identify with. Especially this: <i> For example, when I teach Sunday School I always seem to over prepare. I’m working on it though. </i> I have an ever-present concern to be sure that I am ready to answer any possible question those I am teaching may ask. I want to be ready to give an answer and edify the group I'm addressing no matter what direction might be taken in the discussion or what questions they may ask. I never want them to have to believe something just because I say it, so I do extensive research on any minor point I think might come up - even though it almost never does. I can so identify with your fears and concerns. I’ve not yet had to face actually standing behind that sacred desk to address the congregation in that manner – but the rest I certainly can identify with. Especially this:

For example, when I teach Sunday School I always seem to over prepare. I’m working on it though.

I have an ever-present concern to be sure that I am ready to answer any possible question those I am teaching may ask. I want to be ready to give an answer and edify the group I’m addressing no matter what direction might be taken in the discussion or what questions they may ask. I never want them to have to believe something just because I say it, so I do extensive research on any minor point I think might come up – even though it almost never does.

]]> By: Jasonhttp://hereiblog.com/behind-the-pulpit/comment-page-1/#comment-16188 Jason Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:19:36 +0000 http://hereiblog.com/?p=1345#comment-16188 That is great Mark. I've been in the pulpit one time and I can tell you handled it much better than I did :) Sounds like God is using you in powerful ways! God bless! That is great Mark. I’ve been in the pulpit one time and I can tell you handled it much better than I did :) Sounds like God is using you in powerful ways! God bless!

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