10 Tips for Improving Your Preaching Online
How to engage the people watching online
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The 3 Pastor Voices of Every Pastor for Discipleship
Effective spiritual communicators use each pastor voice for long-term discipleship.
3 Ways to Use Your Sermons to Teach People How to Read the Bible
Discover effective methods for pastors to teach people how to read the Bible using their sermons.
How I CRAFT My Sermons
Its true that Saddleback has gained attention because of its growth over the decades, but I dont want our church to grow just to add to our numbers. Im motivated by changed lives. Im always asking myself, Who is the next person God will radically change? Whose marriage will be transformed next? What is the […] This article discusses Rick Warren's method for crafting sermons.
12 Preaching Improvement Practices That Have Made Me a Better Preacher
I don't claim to be a great preacher, but I love to study and proclaim the Word. Below are some preaching improvement practicessome that may be surprisingI do that I hope help me with preaching and teaching. 1. Regularly exercise. A preacher who is not taking care of himself likely wont have the energy he needs to […]
Preaching Truth Even When It’s Not Popular
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encouragewith great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching […] This article discusses the importance of preaching unpopular truth even when faced with societal pressure.
Survey: How Long Should Sermon Length Be?
When pastors begin to welcome back their congregations to in-person services, they may want to consider offering them a shorter sermon. A study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found Protestant pastors estimates of their sermon lengths are shorter than the estimates of their congregations. Additionally, more than a quarter of churchgoers say their pastor typically preaches […]
The Joy and Crown of Pastoral Ministry
Excerpted FromBefore We ForgetEdited by Jonathon Woodyard and Nathan Millican First Thessalonians 1–3 is a passage that touches on the joys of pastoral ministry. Paul finds joy and fulfillment in the development of the Thessalonian church. Now, there is considerable debate about whether or not we can call an apostle like Paul a pastor, and … Continued
The Most Frightening Thing About Being a Pastor
Know what really scares me as a pastor? It’s that my words are going to cause people to take action. People will, based on a sermon, based on a tweet, based on an interaction, or a counseling session decide things about their future based on my advice based on how I explain the wisdom of … Continued
6 Things I’ve Missed During This Season of Preaching to a Camera
A few weeks into this madness, the global pandemic that has resulted in the unprecedented move to not provide physical worship gatherings at our church, Kenton Beshore called to check on me. Kenton is my predecessor, our pastor emeritus, and he still serves as teaching pastor for us. “How in the world are you not … Continued
