We’ve all endured ugly sermons. The delivery was poor. The explanation of the text was lacking. The outline was difficult to follow. Maybe it was boring. The speaker was visibly nervous and obviously struggling. The pastor rambled and not even he seemed to know where he was going with the message. Whatever the situation, it…
Early in his ministry, Martin Luther sarcastically described his “lazy” life of ministry in Wittenberg: “All day long I do nothing but write letters…. I preach at the monastery, I am a lector during mealtimes, I am asked daily to preach in the city church, I have to supervise the program of study… I lecture…
The average pastor spends 8-15 hours a week on sermon preparation. Great preaching requires this time at least. But did you know that after 24 hours, people only remember around 25% of what you say, and within a week they may remember only 10% or less? Most people in your church can’t even remember what…
Hi, I’m Brandon, and I’m a millennial. I am one of those “entitled,” “snowflake” babies born between 1980 and 2000. Being a millennial comes with many unfair stereotypes: We are lazy. We want trophies just for participating. We can’t find stable jobs or move out of our parents’ basements… While some of the stereotypes are…
Every church would love to have beautiful sermon series graphics, but not all churches have the money to afford to hire a professional graphic designer to create custom graphics for every new series. So today I will show you a way to make beautiful, professional looking sermon series graphics for FREE in under 30 minutes….
Did you know that most people forget 90% of sermons within 24 hours? That’s depressing. Your message is too important to be forgotten so fast. So how can you help people remember? There are a lot of ways that people try to preach unforgettable sermons. Some work; others don’t. But the best way is to learn…
Why do people go to church? A recent Gallup study found that 76% of people who attend church at least once a month say that sermons that teach them more about Scripture are the primary reason they go. Plus, 75% also listed sermons that help them connect their beliefs to their lives as a major…
All pastors have more work to do than time to do it. Until Jesus comes back, there will always be more ministry to do. You could always do more… sermon prep outreach phone calls emails hospital visits meetings Bible studies plus a hundred other things. You will always have more work to do than time…
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