TGC 600 – Honing the Craft of Preaching

About this episode

Pastor Paul Schultz interviews Pastor Zelwyn Heide about the craft of preaching and its importance in pastoral formation.

Pastor Paul Schultz sits down with Pastor Zelwyn Heide of the North Dakota District to talk about one of the most neglected aspects of pastoral formation — the craft of preaching. The conversation moves from the theoretical to the practical: why content alone isn't enough, how persuasion is inseparable from faithful proclamation, an where to find the best resources outside LCMS circles for sharpening that craft. Heide walks through several key works, including John Broadus's classic Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, Hugh Oliphant Old's seven-volume history of preaching, and examples drawn from Chrysostom, the English Puritans, and others — all in service of helping Lutheran pastors preach with greater clarity, depth, and effect. The goal isn't imitation but formation: learning from the best so you can preach with your own voice, to your own people, in your own context. ----more---- Host: Fr. Paul Schulz Guest: Fr. Zelwyn Heide ----more---- Become a Patron! You can subscribe to the Journal here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/subscribe/ You can read the Gottesblog here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/gottesblog/ You can support Gottesdienst here…

People in this episode

Host: Pastor Paul Schultz

Guest: Pastor Zelwyn Heide

Topics covered

• preaching
• pastoral formation
• persuasion in preaching
• resources for preaching
• Lutheran preaching
• clarity in preaching

Keywords

• preaching
• pastoral formation
• persuasion
• Lutheran
• resources
• clarity
• depth
• effect

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, seven-volume history of preaching

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