Every Tuesday afternoon our pastor meets with a small group of us where we “winnow” the text for the coming Sunday. We spend an hour and a half. Our main purpose is to reflect on the passage for our time,place, and congregation. Our pastor takes copious notes. He sometimes tells us where he thinks the sermon is going but usually he doesn…
Every Tuesday afternoon our pastor meets with a small group of us where we “winnow” the text for the coming Sunday. We spend an hour and a half. Our main purpose is to reflect on the passage for our time,place, and congregation. Our pastor takes copious notes. He sometimes tells us where he thinks the sermon is going but usually he doesn’t. He participates in the discussion but doesn’t make it go in any specific direction. When he goes up to the pulpit he takes those notes with him. When we have another preacher they come to winnowers if they can. Our pastor says he’s explained this process to many groups of pastors but as far as he knows no one has followed suit.
Every Tuesday afternoon our pastor meets with a small group of us where we “winnow” the text for the coming Sunday. We spend an hour and a half. Our main purpose is to reflect on the passage for our time,place, and congregation. Our pastor takes copious notes. He sometimes tells us where he thinks the sermon is going but usually he doesn’t. He participates in the discussion but doesn’t make it go in any specific direction. When he goes up to the pulpit he takes those notes with him. When we have another preacher they come to winnowers if they can. Our pastor says he’s explained this process to many groups of pastors but as far as he knows no one has followed suit.