How to Prepare – Know the Church and Pastor
Submitted by Sherman Haywood Cox II on August 15, 2008 – 6:14 pmNo Comment
Another way to be prepared is to practice properly established protocol. One should have rehearsed citing:
- The church’s name
- The pastor’s name
- The name of the auxiliary which extended the invitation.
- The occasion that brought forth your invitation
I can recall with dread being asked to preach for a pastor in a surrounding city. This pastor was the president of the state convention, and so I addressed him accordingly, however, I mispronounced his name! I felt like a clown when the congregation communally corrected me. It was like a public chastisement. Previously, only he and I knew that I was a novice preacher, but after that moment everyone knew. It was an uphill battle trying to deliver the message because my lack of preparation ushered in an extreme sense of nervousness.
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