When you first start preaching or public speaking, the number of things that you need to work on can be overwhelming. When you watch yourself back on video, you notice too many problems. The countless “um”s, stutters, awkward gestures, or distracting habits are painful to watch. Maybe you thought that you were engaging and energetic,…
Easter is coming! And it’s a busy season for churches. It’s easy to make mistakes when you feel overwhelmed with all the extra work and preparation. To help you make this Easter the best yet, here are five of the common mistakes I see pastors make on Easter. 1. Not Preaching With Urgency Do you feel…
What if the secret to productivity is doing less, not more? We have more distractions than ever before. We have to manage multiple social media accounts, check our email, reply to text messages, and navigate the ability to always be connected and work anywhere anytime because of the powerful computers in our pockets that we call…
Last week I released my new and improved book Preaching Nuts & Bolts on Amazon. It even rose up to #1 on the best sellers list. Wow! The response so far has been phenomenal! I owe a HUGE thank you to everyone who grabbed a copy, and especially those who wrote a review. It means…
Have you ever watched a really good TED talk? Like this one, this one, or this one. TED talks are some of the best presentations on the planet. The idea of a great TED talk becomes viral. As pastors, I believe we communicate the most important “idea” ever. If we want to reach our culture, we…
I love this quote from The Preacher: His Life and Work by J.H. Jowett “I have a conviction that no sermon is ready for preaching, not ready for writing out, until we can express its theme in a short, pregnant sentence as clear as a crystal. I find the getting of that sentence is the…
Goals. Many have them. Few accomplish them. Why? Most people have some general goals in their heads, but never write them down. Even worse, their goals are vague. They don’t follow a detailed plan. A goal without a plan is not a goal. It’s a wish. “Goals are visions and dreams with work clothes on……
It’s Monday, are you tired? Do you feel burned out? Are you going through a dry spell? Are you struggling with what to preach next sunday? Congratulations, you are normal. Most pastors deal with the Monday blues. Most pastors experience the holy hangover. But don’t feel defeated. You don’t have to stay this way. You can…
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