Friday, April 05, 2013

Finding Your Own Preaching Voice

Lawrence E. Aker III discusses learning from mentors while discovering your own style.

Lawrence E. Aker III, senior pastor at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York, followed in the footsteps of two larger-than-life preachers. His predecessors, Dr. Sandy F. Ray and Dr. Harry S. Wright (who pastored at Cornerstone for a combined 56 years) were both living legends of powerful African-American preaching. Dr. Ray also opened the pulpit to an energetic young preacher who was often passing through town—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the midst of this rich legacy of great preachers, Lawrence is learning what it means to find his own voice as a preacher. Read more

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