Thursday, October 9, 2008

How many times should a Preacher Preach each week?

This is by Rob Faircloth taken from saidatsouther.com

What do you think?

Preachers and their churches occasionally have differing expectations regarding how many times the preacher will deliver a message each week. Some churches expect serious, sermon-type preaching three times each week: Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday evening. Some preachers are pressed to develop a single expository sermon for Sunday morning alone.

Add to the expectation mix times for prayer meetings (do we actually pray at “prayer meetings” anymore? that’s a different subject), visitation, and other church functions, and soon the stamina of the pastor and tolerance of the congregation might be put to the test.

What Do You Think?

What is a minimum of preaching? Maximum? What other things are “must-haves” for the health of the congregation?

2 comments:

Preacher said...

I just preach twice a week, on Sundays. When Wednesdays role around I am glad to have the time to actually teach. Church folks get a lot (I hope) from preaching, but those times when teaching goes on can be the times of best growth.

Anonymous said...

I guess I consider preaching a little different than teaching. I think its good to get some renewing of the mind from church sometime in the middle of the week if you can get it, rather that is preaching or teaching it doesnt matter. As far as how many times, that is not as important as how correctly it is delivered when you hear it!.