Sometimes Allen gets asked about his doctoral studies and what I wrote my thesis on. From 1993-1996 I was studying the art and craft of Biblical preaching with Professor Haddon Robinson at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary when concurrently we were experiencing a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our local congregation in Suffern, New York. So I sought to understand the work of the Holy Spirit in the personal life of the preacher, in the act of preaching itself, and in the hearers' lives as they respond to the message. I researched a number of well-known preachers, from past centuries and in modern times, to learn what they did and how they experienced the power of the Spirit when they preached. Below is a link to my thesis. Volume two is a course designed for teaching preaching in the power of the Spirit. Note, this is an academic work and may not be "fun to read." But it does contain a bit of gold mine of research for the hungry student of preaching who seeks to have his/her preaching empowered by the Spirit of God.

SEEKING THE HOLY SPIRIT’S WORK 

IN EXPOSITORY PREACHING

 An Applied Course for The Experienced Preacher to Learn More of How To Incorporate the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit in Weekly Sermon Preparation and Delivery