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
Storytelling in Preaching with Mike Raiter
Episode 8: Storytelling in Preaching with Mike Raiter
Why do some sermons stick in the mind and not just for days, but for years? Often, it’s because they connect truth to story.
In this episode, we’re joined by Mike Raiter, preacher, author, and director of the Centre for Biblical Preaching. We explore the role of storytelling in gospel proclamation. Mike unpacks how stories can illuminate, persuade, and reach the heart without distracting from the text.
We discuss:
- How Jesus used storytelling to engage and confront
- Practical tips for finding, crafting, and delivering stories
- How to make your stories serve the text, not steal the spotlight
If you’ve ever struggled to keep your listeners leaning in, or wondered how to make truth land with lasting impact, this episode will help you tell stories that preach.
Centre for Biblical Preaching: cbp.org.au