Lies Pastors Believe About Their Preaching | Dayton Hartman

02/26/18 • 33 min

Pastor, you believe lies about your identity. Lies that hinder your ministry. Fight lies with the Gospel truth. That’s the message of “Lies Pastors Believe” (Lexham Press), a new book from Dayton Hartman, pastor of Redeemer Church in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis and Dayton discuss how these lies affect exegesis and exposition, and Dayton offers some deeply helpful suggestions to combat these lies, including Christ-centered hermeneutics and community sermon prep. Hartman, a pastor-scholar, planted Redeemer after earning a PhD in church and dogma history from North-West University (South Africa), and additionally serves as an adjunct professor at both Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Columbia International University. Be sure to check out this episode on exegeticaltools.com for featured resources, including “Lies Pastors Believe”!

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