sermon craft

Crafting Sermons Like a Photographer (A Guest Post)

Crafting Sermons Like a Photographer (A Guest Post)

Photographers know the quality of a photo is determined less by the beauty of the surroundings and more by their choice of what to include—and exclude. Widen the lens, shift angles, zoom in or step back, turn up the green, soften the highlights—every choice changes the focus and final image. Shoot without paying attention to these details and you end up with an image that may be real but doesn't capture the deeper truth of a thing. The photo leaves the observer on the outside. "I guess you had to be there..."

This effort to bring your listener into the gospel as you see it is your work in sermons, as well.