If you’ve spent any time around Oakridge, or listening to our sermons online, you probably will have noticed that the majority of our pulpit time is devoted to preaching through whole books of the Bible. Maybe you’ve never really given it much thought, or perhaps you’ve assumed it’s just a stylistic or pragmatic choice. The reality, though, is that there is much more to it than that. So this week Josiah and Andrew discuss this methodology for preaching, and give a look behind the curtain as to why we do what we do, and where the deep conviction for this very intentional decision comes from.
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Josiah has served the Oakridge Bible Chapel family as one of its elders and one of its pastoral staff members since September 2018, before which he ministered as an associate pastor to a local congregation in the Canadian prairies. Josiah's desire is to be used by God to help equip the church for ministry, both while gathered (edification) and while scattered (evangelization). He is married to Patricia, and together they have five children—Jonah, Henry, Nathaniel, Josephine, and Benjamin.
Andrew is the Associate Pastor at Oakridge Bible Chapel. He grew up in a Christian home, and spent time serving in churches of varying sizes and denominations before landing at Oakridge with his wife in 2017. He likes to verbally process theological issues he finds challenging and is always ready to learn something new. He has a passion for teaching the Bible, and seeking to explain confusing passages in a clear way, preferably with a good illustration or two.
