Dave Tilma

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The sermon before the sermon. . .

Every week on Thursdays the preaching pastor here at epikos stands in front of a small group of men and women and preaches their sermon. Now, given that it is Thursday it isn't always in finished form, but what the preacher has is shared. Then that team prayerfully provides input, ideas, critique, evaluation and encouragement into the message. 

This is unique. I have never seen this process before and I have never spoken with anyone that works at a church that does this. When I taught the weekend message every week I was far too proud to submit it to a group of people for critique before its delivery. Sermon evaluation is what we call it, but humility and teachability is what it is. This should happen more often.