I am most involved in the beginning and the ending of the process. Meaning, I do not delegate the responsibility to set the overall teaching calendar (what we will be feeding our people) and the preparation and development of messages I teach, but there is a TON of work that happens with our creative team, worship, and content teams after the sermon briefs are distributed. I am not even in the majority of those meetings. I am not the best person on our team to even ask about those meetings. I benefit, like the rest of our church, from the work of those teams. They design the graphics and how we will communicate the teaching series, choose stories of how God is working in the lives of people we shepherd that we will share in our services, design the worship sets, coordinate discipleship and connection opportunities within the teaching series, etc.
I don’t believe every pastor/teacher needs to live with the advanced sermon prep expectation or approach, but I am thankful I have the freedom to do so, because it works best for me and for our team. Some friends tell me it would not work for them, and I believe they are free to plan and prepare as God has gifted and directed them. All this to say, if it practically helps you and your team to plan your teaching calendar way in advance, you are free to do so! It is not unspiritual.
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