Summary: I was about 22 and a new believer when a tall, odd-looking preacher came to my new home church in Edina, Minnesota. They said his name was Haddon Robinson. I can’t remember what he preached on. I just remembered how he preached—with authority and yet tenderness, with eloquence and yet relevance. Haddon had gravitas in the pulpit. He spoke to my heart and my mind. And because he believed and felt what he said in that sermon, my heart was stirred by God’s Word that day. Who has influenced you as preacher? Which preachers have ignited your heart with the high call of preaching? Who are your preaching mentors, preachers who teach you about the craft of preaching? As a consummate, lifelong preaching learner, I need mentors and models of good preaching. We all do. That’s why in this week’s episode I talk with one of my fellow preachers, Bryan Wilkerson from Grace Chapel in Boston, to reminisce about the lessons we’ve both learned from one of our preaching mentors—Dr. Haddon Robinson. Bryan shares some humorous, challenging, and tender stories about this great man of God who has influenced thousands of preachers.
