Are Sermons Too Long? - With Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts recently sparked some controversy on Twitter for suggesting that sermons should be shorter. In this conversation with Glen Scrivener and Nate Morgan Locke, he clarifies his position.

Alastair's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmkS1-6kt64WIHegj-h25_g

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0:00 Intro
2:09 Alastair Roberts' controversial tweets
6:05 Why do we have long sermons?
7:59 A Sunday service is more than a sermon
19:02 Children staying for the sermon?
24:19 Looking at other Christian traditions
26:02 Mid-week meetings
29:50 Sunday is special
36:20 Liturgy and music
40:40 The place for long-form content
41:39 Outro