So I am not really that good at listening it turns out. I hear the things I choose to hear and ignore the other. I am discovering that in order for me to be a great preacher I need to listen more to the people that are hearing my sermons. This means the bad with the good, the scathing with the supportive. This scares the hell out of me and yet is a bit exciting. Why is that so?
I am:
1) Prideful
2) Insecure
3) Self-deprecating
4) Scared of the unknown
I am challenged to solicit the help of others when it comes to ministry and ultimately life and lets face it- I suck at this task. I would rather fail than ask for help most of the time. I guess it is time to grow a little bit and put on my big boy pants. Okay so honestly I have to grow a lot.
So in regard to soliciting responses to my sermons...I think it has a lot of potential for me as a pastor to begin to solicit responses and preparation direction when it comes to sermons. We will see how far the rabbit hole goes.
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