What encouragement and cautions would you give pastors who are still debating whether or not to be active on Twitter and/or Facebook? The ability to link sites, edit text and organize my thoughts saves time and sharpens my focus. Hershael York: While I’m usually old school in my exegetical work - a Greek text, a desk pad and a few pens - I use Evernote to collect and collate information, ideas and illustrations that I will use in explaining the text. Of these three core elements, only Meditatio is served through technology - potentially enabling us easier access to texts and tools to think, sing, pray and speak the Scripture in meditative fashion. These experiential realities then enable us to convey passionately the truth we know to others. Thirdly, we trust the sovereignty of God in teaching us the beauty, truth and comforts of Scripture through the trials we face. Then, we soak meditatively in the Scripture - seeking the Spirit’s illumination. As we approach the Scripture, we begin with a humble posture of prayer.
I usually read five to 10 commentaries about a passage that I am preaching.įrom my experience, nothing compares to Luther’s advice: Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio (Prayer, Meditation and Trials). Plummer: I still prefer printed commentaries to digital versions. It’s an easy, clean interface with searchable texts, and I highly recommend it. I have both Hebrew and Greek texts along with a bevy of English translations. On my phone, I use Olive Tree’s Bible software. But if you want to dig into the original languages with the ability to do complex searches on English, Greek and Hebrew texts, then there’s nothing better than BibleWorks. If you want a digital library, BibleWorks is not for you. It’s a software package for those who are working with the text of Scripture. In fact, BibleWorks is arguably better than Accordance, which some consider the best for the Mac platform. I work from a PC platform, and BibleWorks9 is the best software for PCs. What technology have you found helpful for sermon preparation?ĭenny Burk: The two programs that I use the most are Bible study software. Each of the participating pastors are also on faculty at Southern Seminary. EDITOR’S NOTE: In what follows, four pastors answer questions about preaching and leading a church in the digital age.
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