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How can you preach to people on the margins? What does this look like on a practical level? Matt Woodley explores these questions with Patricia Batten<\/a>, Associate Director of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. She drew attention to how a preacher can overlook certain people groups, without realizing it. Pat said she often preaches to the middle, but recently felt convicted that she should expand her audience. She also shares a story about her daughter, which demonstrates her conviction that all people are made in the image of God.<\/p>\n\n

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