Why Obscurity Is Important if You Have Something to Say, Okay?

Most times I don’t “finish” a sermon until 7am on Sunday when I have to close the computer and send my notes to the media team. The process for me is part investigation, part devotion, and part screen writing. I have recently begun to embrace the challenge of the writing process (20+ years in!) and also for the first time I’m beginning to own the fact that what I do is an art form. - Dave Lomas 

Dave speaks with Mike about his gradual understanding of sermon preparation as a creative art form, as well as the value of embracing obscurity in the age of livestreaming and celebrity pastors. 

 Resources Mentioned: 

Homiletical Plot -  The Sermon as Narrative Art Form - Eugene L. Lowry  : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114821.The_Homiletical_Plot 

Dave's Instagram Post on Sermon writing as art: https://www.instagram.com/p/CdWHrozpLIF/ 

Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting - Robert McKee:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48654.Story

David, Saul and God - Paul Borgman : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4310330-david-saul-and-god 

House of Prayer - Reality SF sermon series: https://realitysf.com/category/series/house-of-prayer/?audio=18470

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Adam Narciso - Prayer, Study and Spontaneity : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/9/13/prayer-study-and-spontaneity-adam-narciso 

Suzy Silk - Following the Spirit  : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/11/24/following-the-spirit-suzy-silk

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