Preaching can often feel predictable and remote from contemporary life. How can our sermons have “bite” and be thought-provoking? Starting with Paul’s debating ministry in Acts, this talk explores how to include contrasts in our preaching, engage current thinkers and trends, address believers and nonbelievers simultaneously, and hold debates with exponents of other worldviews.

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René Breuel is the lead pastor of Hopera, a church in Rome, Italy. He has a MDiv from Regent College, Canada; a MSt in Creative Writing from Oxford University; and is the author of The Paradox of Happiness. He is married to Sarah and is the father of two boys.

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