Ep. 22 | The Heart of the Preacher w/ Barton Priebe
It’s not difficult to find books and trainings on how to be a good communicator, a good preacher. And for good reason—it’s really important to know how to exegete a text, turn it into a sermon, and deliver it with excellence.
But you can do all of that, and still miss the main thing—the preacher’s own heart with God.
In this episode, David Horita, our regional director here at Fellowship Pacific, talks with Barton Priebe, lead pastor of Central Baptist Church in Victoria about the different heart dynamics a preacher faces throughout the week and how you can make sure you are preparing your own heart as you prepare your sermon.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Preparation & Delivery of Sermons (Bryan Chapell)
Preaching Christ in a Post-Modern World (Tim Keller)
Preaching to the Heart (Tim Keller)
Everyday Apologetics (Edited by Paul Chamberlain & Chris Price; Contributors include Barton Priebe, Mark Clark, Jason Ballard, Michael Horner, Kirk Durston, Jon Morrison, and Andy Steiger)
BARTON PRIEBE
After working four years at Trinity Western University and thirteen years as Lead Pastor at Dunbar Heights Baptist Church in Vancouver, Barton became the lead pastor of Central Baptist Church in 2015.
People enjoy his speaking as he knows how to ask the right questions, engage attention, and thoughtfully guide you to answers that impact all areas of faith and life.
He received his Doctor of Ministry from Northwest Baptist Seminary writing on the impact of the Apostle Paul’s doctrine of adoption in the lives of believers. He is also the author of “The Problem with Christianity: Six Unsettling Questions You have Asked” and a co-author of “Everyday Apologetics: Answering Common Objections to the Christian Faith."