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In Preach Issue 33
In our current issue we cover the hot topic of Preaching Today . We look at connecting our world with the Word and bringing them together in our preaching and sermon writing . We examine ways of constructing and executing sermons – both old and new – and give you the challenge of self-reflection . Contributors in this issue include Tobi Olujinmi on living well , John Stott on foundational ideas , Jo Swinney on serving sermons and Ian Paul on biblical understanding of God to his people , up to today . Plus , you ’ ll find our annual look at advent resources .
We say goodbye to our Preach editor
Louisa Lockwood , editor of Preach magazine is stepping down after five years in the role and producing 19 issues of the magazine . She ’ ll be leaving this winter .
Louisa said , “ It has been a Louisa Lockwood complete joy to plan and commission each issue with all our readers in mind . I remain eternally grateful to the LWPT trustees ( David Latter and John Griffiths ) and Chief Executive at the time ( Amelia Gosal ) for entrusting Preach to my care , and to the current LWPT team ( Suminder Anand , Ian Buchanan , Ken Gibson and Wendy Morris ) for their invaluable support .
I greatly appreciate your letters , suggestions and engagement with the issues covered , and I know you appreciate the shared wisdom from all of the contributors , particularly the regular columnists who always unearth something extraordinary to spark up our faith and inspire us on in God ’ s work . By the time you read this towards the end of November , there may well be a new editor . Please join me in prayers for them and for the future issues of Preach magazine ! With Blessings , Louisa .”
As well as Preach magazine , Louisa was a key member of the team for Sermon of the Year and was the driving force behind our recentlylaunched series of webinars . Everyone at LWPT wishes Louisa the best for the future and thanks her for her hard work and dedication to the role .
Christmas Appeal
Our Christmas Appeal 2022 is now open . It ’ s our main fundraising event of the year and your chance to help support preachers and student preachers for the year ahead .
We really appreciate any gift you can give but if you can set up a regular donation it makes a real difference ! It reduces our costs and allows us to plan ahead with much more certainty .
Catch up with our Disability Webinar
A few weeks ago we held our fourth Webinar on the topic of Disability . Over 100 attendees joined speakers Rev Katie Tupling , Rev John Naudé and Bernice Hardie and host Louisa Lockwood , to find out more about making people with disabilities feel more welcome in our churches and communities . Don ’ t miss the stories , insight and advice from people with
lived-experience of disability .
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