SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY FOR SERMON OF THE YEAR 2019!
Rev Dr Calvin Samuel, Principal of LST and Amelia Gosal, Chief Executive
of LWPT, will be hosting the competition which will be taking place at the
LST campus in Northwood in June. The judging panel consists of a range of
accomplished ministers, speakers and academics that are set to evaluate
the sermons submitted before concluding on a winner. Panellists for
Sermon of the Year 2019 are:
• Dr Krish Kandiah – Founding Director of charity Home for Good,
academic and theologian
• Dr Chloe Lynch – Academic and Practitioner
• Rev Anne Calver – Minister and Author
• Antony Billington – Head of Theology, LICC
Sermon of the Year 2018’s winner Lydia Lee is a former teacher who now
runs a café at the her local Church in Aylesbury, where she preaches
regularly. Her winning sermon was a meditation on Jesus in the boat on
the Sea of Galilee, relating the fear of the disciples to her own experience of
anxiety and fear.
Lydia said: “The final was just such a great evening. It was a real privilege
and honour to be picked as the winner. Being in an all-woman final was
really special. Some women still find it difficult to step out into teaching
roles in the Church. Some women still find it difficult to step out into
teaching roles in the Church.
How your donations make a difference!
GRANTS CASE STUDY: ADRIAN HODDER
In this edition of Ichthus we hear from Adrian Hodder, a student at
Oak Hill College who received a grant from LWPT last year.
Last year I completed my degree in Theological & Pastoral Studies at
Oak Hill Bible College. The three years of study that I completed there
were incredibly beneficial for my future ministry, strengthening my
convictions in God’s power, and giving me a good grounding in many
theological areas.
I believe God has been calling me into pastoral ministry for many years.
I was given opportunities to preach from my late teens onwards and
always felt the privilege of bringing God’s word to his people. I was
encouraged to pursue my preaching gifts further.
The grant helped to pay for Bible Study software that helped both my
studies and my current ministry. It contains many helpful resources for
preparing sermons, such as good quality commentaries, and various
original language helper tools.
I am now assistant pastor at Woodford Evangelical Church, preaching
most weeks and continuing to grow and develop my pastoral gifts. I am
grateful to God for his kindness in providing for me at every step of my
journey. Thank you to LWPT for your kind support. ■
“We had four women, from all different walks of life. It wasn’t a statement
from the organisers. The judging was all done blind, but that was what
stood out for me about it.”
Louisa Lockwood, Editor of Preach, said: “We have been delighted at the
interest and conversation generated by Sermon of the Year, and heartened
by the consistently high standard of the entrants: we wholeheartedly
encourage applicants regardless of level of skill to enter.
“Sermon of the Year continues to show us that preaching is alive and well
and still one of the most powerful agents of transformation in the church.”
Adrian pictured with his wife Pippa
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