Special Guest Speaker, Len Sweet

A Special Sunday with Len Sweet

We are so excited to have Len Sweet with us this Sunday for worship. 

Len is the author of more than 60 books and 1500 published sermons. His most recent publications are Mother Tongue: How Our Heritage Shapes Our Story and The Bad Habits of Jesus: Showing Us the Way to Live Right in a World Gone Wrong.

For almost two decades, Len has served as the E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Currently he is a Visiting Distinguished Professor at George Fox University in Portland, Oregon, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. He also has just become the Charles Wesley Distinguished Professor of Doctor of Theology Studies at Evangelical Seminary in Myers, Pennsylvania. He is President Emeritus of United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, and he is the founder and chief contributor to the online preaching resource, preachthestory.com. Len often appears on the “Most Influential Christians in America” lists, and issues a podcast called “Napkin Scribbles,” sponsored by Portland Seminary of George Fox University. His microblogs and blogs on Twitter and Facebook are ranked as some of the most influential religious sites in the world of social media. He conducts monthly webinars on semiotics and preaching that are open to everyone. 

Len lives on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands (Washington State), where he frequently conducts two-to-three day campfire conversations in his home, Dolphin Cay (www.the-salish.com). He calls them “advances,” not “retreats.”   

Here is a short video interview with Len (from Youtube) that is a great introduction to his passion and style:

This week as you meet in small groups we invite you to take time to reflect on Len's message and share your key take-a-ways. 

As you meet, we also encourage you to take time to open yourselves up as a group and dialog on the following Wesley Challenge question:  How do I spend my spare time?  (Pages 79-84 in The Wesley Challenge)