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
Advanced Rhetoric in Preaching with Darren Middleton
Episode 6: Advanced Rhetoric with Darren Middleton
What takes a sermon from faithful to powerful? From clear to compelling?
In this episode, we’re joined by Darren Middleton, pastor, preacher, and preaching trainer, to explore the role of rhetoric in gospel preaching. Not empty persuasion, but the thoughtful, Spirit-filled use of language to engage hearts and minds with God’s word.
Darren unpacks:
- How rhetorical devices can serve the text, not overshadow it
- Why repetition, rhythm, and contrast matter in oral communication
- The difference between being clever and being clear
- How to grow as a communicator without becoming performative
This isn’t about hype it’s about preaching with conviction, clarity, and imagination. If you want to sharpen your delivery and better move people toward Christ, this episode will stretch and inspire you.
Darren's Podcast on Reformed Teaching is available here as well: https://discipleshipunplugged.buzzsprout.com/