Episode 111: Liturgy & the Church Calendar

What role, if any, should the historic church calendar play in our preaching schedule? Is there any value in seasons of Lent, Eastertide and Advent? How can a pastor introduce liturgical elements into a Sunday service without alienating congregants? Pastor Sam Garrard answers these and more questions in this conversation with Mike Neglia. Samuel has served for four years as a lead pastor at Calvary Chapel Freiburg. Originally from Sydney, Australia, he and his wife live just outside Freiburg with their three boys and now one baby daughter. He originally studied German, Linguistics and French in Sydney and Freiburg before working eight years in project management and customer care in Germany, the Middle East and the UK for a large multinational. He loves reading, studying and teaching church history, history of theology and philosophy, and is currently attempting to finish an M.Th. You can find his sermons, in German and English at the Calvary Chapel Freiburg podcast on your podcast app of choice. This conversation was recorded in Millstatt Austria in January 2020.