The Necessity of Sermon Prep

Footnote #2 in Walther’s Lutheran Pastoral Theology on page 96…

David PetersenAugust 4, 2024Lutheran Sermon, Lutheran Homiletics, Sermon Prep, CFW Walther Comments

Guest essay: On Lay Consecration of the Sacrament by Noah Hahn

Noah Hahn defends Walther’s position on lay consecration as a hypothetical possibility without endorsing it or suggesting that it should be done.

Guest AuthorMarch 20, 2024CFW Walther, Lay Consecration, Lay Ministry, The Office of the Ministry, Eucharistic Piety, Lutheran rubrics Comments

How to Write a Sermon

An efficient method for writing Lutheran sermons.

David PetersenAugust 10, 2023Confessional Lutheran Preaching, Five-fold Use of Scripture, CFW Walther, Johann Gerhard, Sermon writing, Writer's Block, Time Management, Pomodor Technique, Homiletics, Exegesis, Lutheran Exegesis, Pastoral Practice, Lutheran Pastoral Theology, Productivity Comments

Not a delegate? Needing to improve your sanctification? Come to Cheyenne!

A preaching seminar in Cheyenne, Wy Aug 1-3 with particular emphasis on the works of Johann Gerhard, Luther, and Walther in light of contemporary challenges and issues.

David PetersenJuly 2, 2023Lutheran Preaching, CFW Walther, Classic Lutheran Preaching, Lutheran sermons, sermon, writing, digital media threats, Johann Gerhard, Theological Method, Martin Luther, Martin Luther sermonsComment

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