John Ortberg : (3) " In community, we discover who we really are and how much transformation we still require. This is why I am irrevocably committed to small groups. Through them, we can accomplish our God-entrusted work to transform human beings. " - John Ortberg " When it comes to sermon writing, generally there are two problems. Some preachers love the research stage but hate the writing, and they start writing too late. Others don’t like doing research, so they move way too fast to the writing part. " - John Ortberg " When people feel they’re getting to speak into what’s being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate. " - John Ortberg