CLUBS, WORKSHOPS & MENTORING
The lather and shave preaching process
The Lather & Shave Club
The Lather and Shave Club meets once a quarter at Abbotsford , Armidale and Wahroonga. It is a club designed to sharpen pastors in their preaching so that they may preach with more clarity as they expound and apply the Bible in their local contexts.
We enjoy decent coffee, good food and a warm comradery. Our main aim, however, is to sharpen each other in the task of preaching faithfully, clearly, from the text and in an engaging manner. Each gathering starts with a presentation on an aspect of preaching. This is usually delivered by David. Following this we critique one another as we take turns in preaching a sermon.
We critique via the lather and shave method:
Lathering - what was good?
Shaving - where could this sermon be improved?
Currently four Lather and Shave clubs meet once a quarter at Abbotsford, Armidale, Wahroonga and Sutherland. These clubs are designed to sharpen pastors preaching as they expound and apply the Bible in their local context.
Darryl Soh
Darryl Soh is the pastor at Abbotsford Presbyterian Church and co-ordinator of Lather & Shave Abbotsford
John Woldhuis
John is the Minister of Wahroonga Presbyterian Church and the co-ordinator of the Wahroonga Club.
Adam Draycott
Adam is the Vicar of Inverell Anglican Church and is the co-ordinator of the Armidale Club.
Jim Mobbs
Jim Mobbs is the minister of Como Presbyterian Church. He co-ordinates the Sutherland Club at Sutherland Anglican Church.
EPT Preaching Workshops
EPT Preaching Workshops are three day intensives for 8 preachers, involving all participants in preaching a recent sermon and then preparing and preaching a new sermon.
These workshops are held as invited, they have been held in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Bundaberg and Kuala Lumpur.
David Cook coordinates the Workshop and is accompanied by one other experienced preacher.
The pool of preachers used has included David Jones of Hobart, Steve Young of Springwood, NSW, and David Burge of Drummoyne.
Workshops are conducted as we are invited ,use the contact form to make contact. There is no charge for the workshop.
EPT Preaching Workshop
Mentoring & Preaching
The Trust offers preaching mentors available to meet with mentees on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. Meetings can be conducted either in person or online, typically last for half an hour, and involve reviewing and giving feedback on sermons preached, assistance in preparation for upcoming sermons, and discussion on all matters relating to preaching.
Our current mentors are:
Don Barker, Graham Barnes, Oliver Blythe, Jono Buesnel, Liz Burns, David Cook, Stuart Coulton, Brian Heath, Michael Leong, Simon Manchester, Jim Mobbs, David Rogers-Smith, Peter Ryan, Jenny Salt, and Brad Vigus.
If you would like to enquire about receiving mentoring, or would like to sign up for mentoring, please contact us.