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…
I recently finished reading Secrets of Dynamic Communication by Ken Davis. Ken Davis is a phenomenal speaker. And if you haven’t seen his part comedy, part motivational speech Fully Alive, you are missing out. It is one of the best works of Christian comedy I have ever seen. I don’t say this lightly. Ken is seriously…
The following is a guest post by Nathan Lee Moon. Nathan is young man who feels called to preach. He serves as the men’s ministry leader for Campus Crusade for Christ, Whitewater, WI. For more from Nathan you can check out his blog. This is how I feel every single day: O LORD, thou hast…
[ Photo Credit: Mathias Erhart ccWith the new year, many people are already on their way to making, and hopefully keeping, new years resolutions. The most common resolutions are to lose weight, exercise more, or get personal finances under control. Maybe you have already made some of these resolutions yourself. But have you made any…
Christmas at your church is big deal! Chances are it will be one of the largest attended gatherings of the year. You want to make it count. Maybe you work in a big church with your own staff of quality video creators who have created amazing, original content specifically for your church this Christmas. But…
When I first became a pastor I knew next to nothing about preaching. My first sermons were painful. I soon realized that my Bible knowledge and education were not going to cut it alone. I needed help fast. [ Photo Credit: Bethan ccThen I discovered what I am going to tell you is the number…
Have you been invited to be a guest preacher? I have had the opportunity to do a bit of guest preaching lately. I have also dealt with my fair share of good and bad guest preachers. Here are some tips to help make you a better guest preacher – one they will actually want to…
Do you ever find yourself doing the same repetitive tasks? Good ministry is often doing a lot of the same tasks faithfully. Day after day. Week after week. Month after month. Year after year. This is especially true when it comes to writing stuff. You write the same type of sermon outline. The same newsletter…
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