How politically vocal will your church be leading up to the presidential election in November?
• We don't say a word about politics—ever.
• We will pray about the election as it draws near.
• The election will be mentioned in sermons occasionally.
• Entire sermons will be preached related to the election.
How does a team prepare a sermon, one to be preached by nine different speakers, in English and Spanish, at New Life Community Church's nine sites around Chicago? Brian Lowery was invited to sit in during their group sermon preparation to see how it's done. After spending time in prayer, the pastors at New Life Community Church huddle around a table on this Monday to pull together next Sunday's message. The table is covered with Bibles, pens, notepads, laptops, and—no less important—mugs of coffee (the less caffeine-dependent clutch bottled water). More …
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