Episode 316: Sermon Styles, Vision Dinners, and 240 Minutes of Talking

This week, Andrew got a great question from a newer attendee who grew up Episcopalian and wanted to understand the difference between what they were used to and what they’re hearing now. So we talk preaching styles, liturgy, structure, and why some sermons feel like a written prayer while others feel like a guided tour through the text with a few side roads along the way.Tim is deep in the middle of a vision campaign, which currently means he is eating three meals a day with church members. After three sermons and a new members class yesterday, he logged 240 minutes of speaking time. That is four straight hours, for those keeping score at home. Hydration is now a spiritual discipline.Frank hosted a launch team meeting and start-up party for Cross & Crown, and momentum is building in all the right ways.And to top it all off, our friend Adam Powers is in the house, which means the conversation is lively, the takes are strong, and someone probably says something they shouldn’t.It’s another week of preaching, planting, casting vision, and trying to find our voices by Monday morning.