Episode 11: Rt Rev Sam Corley - Premise of Preaching: Craft, Content and Character

What happens when a preacher discovers that God is already speaking - and the sermon is simply joining in?

In this episode of Preaching Well, Bishop Sam Corley takes us from a tiny 8am communion in his early twenties to pulpits across the country, sharing the moment when preaching snapped into place, like riding a bike with the wind in his face. He talks about reading Scripture like a long, living story, hosting a congregation like guests at a table, and finding the courage to preach when his own words feel dry and nothing seems to land.

Sam opens up about telling stories that touch the heart, asking questions that let silence work, letting God have the loudest voice in the room, and learning - slowly, painfully - to be himself in the pulpit.

Warm, honest, grounded, full of joy and hard‑won wisdom.