Are you a preacher? If you stand behind a pulpit or music stand of any kind and spout spiritual truth from God's Word on a consistent basis then, like it or not, you are a preacher. It doesn't even have to be adults you are delivering a sermon too for you to qualify. It could be college students, teens or, yes, even children that you are sharing God's Word with on Sunday morning, Wednesday night or Thursday morning for you to be a true preacher.
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According to Wikipedia, the definitive source for all things spiritual, a preacher is someone who delivers a sermon or a homily. While I've never delivered a homily, I have eaten hominy (much to my dismay.) And I have delivered in the vicinity of thousands of sermons (often to others' dismay.)
It was at a Christian school statewide preaching competition where I delivered my first sermon. That's right...a preaching competition (this oxymoron makes jumbo shrimp look popcorn shrimp puny!) But as I competed to win against my fellow fledgling preachers I was scared to death. I was so terrified that my sweaty, white-knuckled hands were literally shaking the pulpit. When the judges gave me my evaluation they had written, "Great job! You were so intense that you actually shook the pulpit!" What they interpreted as passion was sheer fear. From that moment on I knew that preaching was something that I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I was hooked. Oh yeah, I was only twelve years old at the time.
The act of seeking to seize an audience with a powerful hook and then prayerfully, powerfully and persuasively (three P's, proof of my preacherly practice) seek to download God's Word into the minds and souls of an audience was more addictive than caffeine to my twitchy, younger self.
Source: Christian Post
Greg Stier is the President and Founder of Dare 2 Share Ministries in Arvada, Colo., where he works with youth leaders and students, equipping them to be effective in sharing the gospel. With experience as a senior teaching pastor and in youth ministry for almost 20 years, Greg has a reputation of knowing and relating to today's teens. He is widely viewed as an authority and expert teen spirituality. He is known for motivating, mobilizing and equipping teens for positive change. For more information on Dare 2 Share Ministries, and the Blaze 09/10 conference tour, please visit www.dare2share.org.
