Q&A with John Piper and Kevin DeYoung

During the fifth session of the Coram Deo Pastors Workshop 2025, John Piper and Kevin DeYoung answered a range of questions presented to them by attendees. Here's a detailed list of what they covered:

Can you dive deeper into your personal process of preparing a sermon?

What encouragement would you give to a young pastor concerned that inexperience will lessen the impact of his preaching?

How do you evaluate your preaching?

What is the best way to support my pastor as an elder?

How should a young man thinking about becoming a pastor begin to prepare for a life of ministry?

What advice would you give to a pastor of worship trying to encourage church leadership to embrace reformed theology?

My church is starting to embrace reformed theology but some elders are concerned we're pushing aside emotions. What advice would you give me?

My wife and I are struggling with how we should approach baptism for our newborn. Do you have any guidance?

What do you think a human can do in sermon preparation that artificial intelligence (AI) will never be able to do?

Do you have any advice for a pastor who seems to need excessive positive feedback from their congregation?

How do you decide which Scriptures to preach?

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