Don't know whether you have seen that a woman, Rev Dr Sharon Watkins, preached at the first service Obama attended as president. Watkins is general minister of the Disciples in the USA. You can read the text of the sermon here and listen to it here. She's the first woman to preach at an official inaugural event.Thinking about women preaching reminded me of Susan Durber's book Preaching like a Woman. I enjoyed it a great deal and wondered whether some of you had read it as well.
What's it like for us to preach like a woman? A huge privilege and yet also sometimes a burden perhaps.
So who would you like to preach a sermon for? Anyone in particular you'd like to listen to you and what might your text be?
If there is anyone out there reading the blog maybe we can begin a discussion in the comments about how we go about preparing for preaching and worship. Go on dare to leave a comment and tell a friend about the blog as well!
3 comments:
I loved Susan's book (and am a fan of her sermons) but can't get my head around 'preaching like a woman' - it's hard enough preaching like me.
Oops, I meant hard for me to preach like me, not that I'm a hard act to follow!
Hmm - perhaps it's important to feel affirmed by the fact that you are already "preaching like a woman"
I was really excited reading the book first time around and have also been a fan of Susan's sermons for many years
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