How to prepare better, preach stronger, and have a greater impact on the people God has called you to bless. The post What Will I Preach This Sunday? 6 Tools for Overcoming Preacher’s Block appeared first on KarlVaters.com.| KarlVaters.com
I have 3 rules for preaching; I thought I’d share them with you. These are my first ports of call for assessing my own or someone else’s preaching. There is lots more that could be said and fed back on, but this is the centre of what I think we should be aiming for in… Continue reading 3 preaching rules→| nuakh
If you’ve ever spent much time in art museums, you know that much of the greatest Christian art of the past was anything BUT “family friendly.” Caravaggio’s David with the Head of Goliath, for instance. Powerful painting, raw, and violent. It’s the gripping moment David holds up the head of Goliath – his severed neck …| Phil Cooke
. Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Preaching is hard, no matter how you approach it. But throw planting a church during lockdown, a lifelong struggle with mental health and anxiety, and planting in a tough to reach area in the mix, and you have a recipe for challenge. Faith Eury Cho opens up […] The post Episode 759: Preaching Through Depression — Faith Eury Cho on Mental Health, the Holy Spirit, and Gen Z appeared first on CareyNieuwhof.com.| CareyNieuwhof.com
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: 83% of Americans say preaching impacts their decision on a church home. Having just filmed a new 45 video course called the Art of Preaching, Carey Nieuwhof and Mark Clark share 90 minutes of their best preaching tips from the course and their accumulated years of reaching tens […] The post Episode 756: Preaching Secrets that Actually Work: 90 Minutes of Strategy, Theology, and the Art of Preaching with Mark Clark and Carey Nieuwhof appeared first o...| CareyNieuwhof.com
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Julian Lowe never expected to be a pastor, which ironically freed him up to become one. He talks about what he learned at the Groundlings, in Music, and in ministry, sharing why he feels white men are afraid to preach the Bible, and how to speak the biblical […] The post Episode 753: Why White Christian Men Are Afraid to Preach the Bible — Therapy, Calling, and Comedy with Julian Lowe appeared first on CareyNieuwhof.com.| CareyNieuwhof.com
When we heard that Voddie Baucham had died, it hit a lot of us pretty hard. He was a faithful man, and he had introduced many of us to some really important doctrines. In a group message with a lot…| Aliens and Pilgrims
Below is a list of articles and content from other writers and ministries around the web. Everything listed was helpful, encouraging, or informative to me during the month of September. I hope it b…| Daniel Seabaugh
Attorney Holly Hollman of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) cautions churches and nonprofits about partisan political actions and endorsements, even with recent changes to the administration of the IRS regulation that has forbidden tax-exempt entities from such activity. The BJC, founded in 1936, carries on the historic Baptist focus on separation of| Lewis Center for Church Leadership - Advancing the knowledge and practice of ...
The lectionary epistle for Trinity 17 in Year C is 2 Timothy 2.8–15. Paul continues with the theme of 'remembering', characteristically interweaving God's powerful initiative and the need for our response. The passages has connections with Jesus' teaching in the gospels and (of course) with the Book of Revelation. Sadly, James does not sing for us this week...! The gospel reading is Luke 17.11–19, Jesus' healing of the ten lepers. You can see the video discussion of that here. The post Re...| Psephizo
I have 3 rules for preaching; I thought I’d share them with you. These are my first ports of call for assessing my own or someone else’s preaching. There is lots more that could be said and fed bac…| nuakh
Ever preached your heart out, only to be met with blank stares, yawns, and that one guy checking his fantasy football score? You might be making one of these five mistakes. Preaching is hard. You’re not alone. I’ve been doing it for over fifteen years and still feel like I... The post 5 Preaching Mistakes Many Pastors Make appeared first on Pro Preacher.| Pro Preacher
You can preach a good sermon without loving your people, but you will never preach a great sermon without loving them. Here's why...| Pro Preacher
I can’t believe this has been going for eighteen years, but I’m consistently asked if there’s going to be a new Sunday-only calendar. Your wish is my command. Get your copy of next year’s — and this year’s if you have a need for next three months — at the original page from 2008.| Rev. Scott Wells
Who are the people who preach the gospel for selfish gain, and why would Paul be ok with them?| Living Theologically
Discover how a preaching calendar can reduce stress, improve sermon prep, and lead your church more intentionally. Learn how to build one step-by-step.| ministrypass.com
Preaching is resurrection practice. It’s an odd rehearsal. The preacher’s robe is from the grave clothes section of liturgical garments.| Good Faith Media
The key to healthy church growth is consistent, Bible-based preaching. Charles Spurgeon knew that preaching was foundational to church relevance, shaping discipleship ministry and outreach to the community. The post How Preaching Shapes the Church appeared first on Church Growth Magazine.| Church Growth Magazine
While knowledge of the truth is very important, it is possible to put so much emphasis on the letter of it that the application is forgotten. Paul reminds us that knowledge alone just puffs a person up, while knowledge according to love actually builds up. So here is a thought for pastors, especial| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
Why the true Gospel of grace always sounds too good to be true| Greg Stier
This is a fundamental truth; none will come to Christ as Redeemer until he is throughly convinced he wants a Redeemer. No man will ever come to him as a Saviour, till he knows and feels himself a l…| John Meunier
When we are trying to communicate the Bible to people, we need to consider both sides of the bridge. Firstly, and most importantly, we need to understand the word of God well, spending time and effort in understanding what God is saying in this particular passage. And secondly, we need to understand the people being … + Read More| Written for our instruction
The NT epistle for the Second Sunday before Lent is Rev 4, the first half (with Rev 5) of John's vision and audition (seeing and hearing) of worship 'in heaven' as he is 'in the Spirit'. This is a fascinating passage, in part because it is so dense with theological ideas, but also because this| Psephizo
Most Christians are used to listening to sermons, but how well do we really listen? I have had the privilege of growing up in church and often attended multiple services when I was younger. I have probably listened to at least a couple of thousand sermons in person, not counting conferences and online listens. On top of that, I have probably preached somewhere close to a thousand myself. Yet I don’t remember the details of all that many of them.| Written for our instruction
The Logos Sermon Assistant AI is a powerful new feature in the Sermon Builder. Here is my hands-on preview of how this might help you.| Pro Preacher
Why our faith is shallow IV If people agree with my concerns about what I’m calling the discipleship crisis, it’s fairly common that they finger our preaching as the culprit. I think there’s someth…| nuakh
What does intergenerational preaching look like? David Csinos shares that it is an emergent, experimental, and highly contextual endeavor that disrupts traditional homiletical norms. He offers three guiding principles to help cultivate the practice of intergenerational preaching: simplify the language, encourage conversation, and share the pulpit. Intergenerational preaching is not for the faint of heart.| Lewis Center for Church Leadership - Advancing the knowledge and practice of ...
The age old question in preacher circles is this – Should I preach sermons that are expository or topical in nature? For the purpose of this article, I want to defend why your answer should be both…| Carolina Messenger
My last post looked at the first of four preaching points that were essential to the rise of Methodism as a distinct tradition within the wider church. In that post, I noted that John Wesley did no…| John Meunier
Why is our faith shallow part I I’ve argued that we have a discipleship crisis, and outlined some of what I mean by that. I intend to take a few posts exploring why that might be. There are, I thin…| nuakh
So over at my cute little podcast We’re Not So Different we are currently running a book club for patrons. As a part of this I am rereading the classic The Name of the Rose, which has made me reali…| Going Medieval
In Genesis 6 we find the curious introduction to a group of people (?) called the Nephilim. In verse 4, the ESV reads, “The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the so…| Via Emmaus
How would you preach next Sunday if a mass shooting, a natural disaster, or a public health crisis shook your community? Sadly, such events are so common that every preacher needs to be prepared. Preaching professor Kimberly Wagner outlines five characteristics of preaching in the wake of mass trauma that create a safe space for| Lewis Center for Church Leadership - Advancing the knowledge and practice of ...
Pastors in the past weren’t afraid to preach for conversions. Should we be preaching for conversions today?| Timothy Paul Jones
