Preacher Panel Discussion: Disciples Preaching Retreat 2025
In this panel discussion, each of the featured preachers at the 2025 Disciples Preaching Retreat shares a behind-the-scenes look at their preaching process and preparation.
Recorded at the 2025 Disciples Preaching Retreat.
In this Preacher Panel Discussion, the five preachers from the 2025 Disciples Preaching Retreat — Rev. Dr. Jonathan Hall, Rev. Dr. Robin Hedgeman, Rev. KJ Kim, Rev. Dr. Sarah Taylor Peck, and Rev. Pedro Ramos Goycolea — come together for a candid conversation about their preparation, their practice, and what sustains their preaching life.
The conversation covers manuscript preaching vs. preaching from notes, how preachers engage scripture in their week-long preparation process, the role of spiritual practice in sermon development, and how preachers are thinking about AI tools in ministry.
You might also find helpful:
- Recovering the Soul of Preaching Through Rest — Dr. Casey T. Sigmon’s keynote from the same retreat, on rest, attention, and the soul of proclamation.
- Sermon: Rev. Dr. Jonathan Hall — A 2025 retreat sermon on spiritual sacrifice, vocation, and keystone species in the body of Christ.
- Sermon: Rev. Dr. Robin Hedgeman — A 2025 retreat sermon on Elijah, wilderness, and the rest that precedes renewed vocation.
- Sermon: Rev. KJ Kim — A 2025 retreat sermon on wrestling with fear and finding your authentic voice as a preacher.
