This is the blog post I didn’t want to write. In my recent series, “How Can Seminarians Learn to Preach to Normal People” (part 1, part 2, part 3), I encouraged those of you who desire to grow in your ability to connect biblical exegesis with the person in the pew to schedule time to regularly listen to the sermons of preachers who excel at both exegesis and heart-searching application. At that time, I mentioned that I didn’t want to name specific living preachers as examples of the type of preaching I was advocating (with the single exception of Dr. Joel Beeke), for fear of encouraging that “celebrity pastor” mentality so prevalent in America. The last thing I want to see is an “I am of Paul; I am of Apollos” attitude among my brother-pastors today.
However, since that series went public, I’ve received a surprising number of requests to point our readers to some examples of the types of preaching I believe is most helpful to the church. And I’ve come to realize that some people are simply unaware of good models and are sincerely looking for helpful sermons to listen to.
So, with a bit of fear and trepidation, in today’s post I’d like to mention seven living preachers I believe are worth a careful listen.
You can read the whole thing here.
As D. A. Carson has said, “If you listen to only one preacher, you become a clone. If you listen to two, you become confused. If you listen to fifty, you’re on the edge of wisdom and beginning to become yourself.”
