Where to Find Materials?
Welcome to Packrat Week! This is the third in a series of posts about the art and science of gathering material for sermon prep. Be sure to check out the rest of the series here.
Where to Find Materials?
Yesterday, I introduced the youth pastor “packrat” mentality. Today, I talked about what you are to collect. By collecting resources that you might be able to use, you can be better prepared to enhance your sermons. But where do you find these materials? Everywhere. Anytime an object makes you feel inspired, frustrated, intrigued, encouraged, humored, or satisfied, and it is something you may be able to use sometime, that is worthy of saving. Here are some of my favorite goldmines of message materials:
Physical Sources
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Books
- TV
- Movies
- Junk Mail
- Life Experiences (for stories)
Electronic Sources
- Emails
- Blogs
- Websites (my fav: Reuters Oddly Enough)
- YouTube
Do you have another favorite source for materials?
Oct 22nd, 2008 at 11:41 am
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