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The Heart of the Preacher: Preparing Your Soul to Proclaim the Word is unavailable, but you can change that!

You can teach the craft, but you must first form the heart. Many preachers want to preach better, but they don’t always know how to go about improvement, and most books on preaching focus on the mechanics of the craft. But preaching involves more than the steps to take a text to sermon, because every time a preacher stands up to preach, their character shines through—for better or for worse. ...

To be truly effective as a preacher, I’m convinced you must become bilingual—fluent in two languages. While you may only use one language throughout the week, you’ll need two on Sundays. I say that even though when it comes to languages, I only speak English. What are the two languages a preacher must speak? Not English and French (even in Canada). Not Greek and Hebrew (though learning to read both is a great help to any preacher). The two languages a preacher must speak fluently
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