How to Train Lay Preachers in Your Congregation with Duncan Blackwell

In this conversation Mike speaks with Duncan Blackwell about fountain pens and the role of the church in raising up Bible teachers at a local level, rather than exclusively depending on parachurch organizations or seminaries. “ And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, ” (Ephesians 4:11–12, ESV) Duncan Blackwell is the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Elk City, Oklahoma. He has served in this role since June 2022, having previously served as a Senior Pastor and Associate Pastor in two prior churches. He and his wife Julie have four sons, ages 6, 5, 3, and 2 months old. On any given day the Blackwells can be found homeschooling, playing t-ball, hunting, or reading the Chronicles of Narnia. Duncan is passionate about leading God’s people to fulfill the Great Commission, through biblical exposition. Resources mentioned: Preparing Expository Sermons A Seven-Step Method for Biblical Preaching by: Ramesh Richard http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/preparing-expository-sermons/228250 Suggested Episodes: What am I supposed to do with my hands? - Nick Harvey https://cgnmedia.org/podcast/expositors-collective/episode/what-am-i-supposed-to-do-with-my-hands-and-other-lessons-that-preachers-can-learn-from-toastmasters-with-nick-harvey Raising up Young Preachers - Tony Carter: https://cgnmedia.org/podcast/expositors-collective/episode/raising-up-young-preachers-tony-carter Preach the Word, Don't Work the Crowd - Chris Thomas https://cgnmedia.org/podcast/expositors-collective/episode/preach-the-word-dont-work-the-crowd-chris-thomas For information about our upcoming training events visit ExpositorsCollective.com The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the CGNMedia, Working together to proclaim the Gospel, make disciples, and plant churches. For more content like this, visit https://cgnmedia.org/ Join our private Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExpositorsCollective