With all the books written today for the preacher, Thad Bergmeier has provided a thoughtful and practical guide to all of us who listen to sermons. Finally, help has come to each of us who truly desire to be faithful hearers as our pastors are faithful preachers. Read this book because you desire to maximize the preached Word of God in your own spiritual walk.
- Richard Goertzen, Sr. Pastor, Grace Bible Church
Thad Bergmeier uses pastoral insight, fatherly wisdom and biblical depth to help contemporary Christians stop going through the motions of attending church and start rediscovering how to experience church. With simple yet powerful lessons on listening, focusing and internalizing, Pastor Bergmeier re-energizes personal worship and individual spiritual growth.
- Dennis E. Hensley, Taylor University
Helping Johnny Listen is a book that is long overdue, an excellent addition to the literature on preaching, and it covers a topic seldom dealt with in this detail. From a biblical, theological and application-perspective Thad pastors the reader into how to prepare their heart and mind for the event of preaching. The practical guidance on how to listen to a sermon in order to gain the transformational impact of biblical truth is the best I have read.
- Jim Jeffery, President, Baptist Bible College and Seminary