Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching is hard, especially in your first years. Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching brings you wisdom from experienced preachers to help you stay faithful, encouraged, and growing. We’re not the experts but we’re bringing them to you, with real conversations, practical tips, and hard-hitting truths to sharpen and sustain you for the road ahead.
Start strong. Preach well. Stay true.
Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching Engagingly with Richard Chin
Welcome to Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching — the podcast for new and growing preachers who want to handle God’s word faithfully and deliver it engagingly.
In this first episode, we’re joined by Richard Chin, National Director of AFES and seasoned Bible teacher, to tackle a vital question: How do you preach in a way that keeps people listening — not just politely, but eagerly — while staying true to the text?
Richard shares candid wisdom drawn from decades of preaching to students and churches alike:
- How to bridge the gap between ancient text and modern ears
- The biggest mistakes young preachers make when trying to be ‘interesting’
- Practical habits that make sermons clearer, sharper and genuinely captivating
If you’re longing to grow beyond boring sermons and into preaching that connects and transforms, this conversation will challenge and encourage you to preach the living Word to living people with faithfulness and life.