You’ve probably heard of expository preaching …and exegetical preaching …and topical preaching. If you’re looking for clarity on how these differ from each other, you’re not the only one. But understanding exactly what each means can help you use different…
If you’re a preacher, you probably feel some combination of excitement, overwhelm, and light dread every time you get up to deliver a sermon. I get it. Preaching is exhilarating work. And it’s exceptionally demanding. I preached regularly for over…
Preaching a funeral sermon for the first time? Let me guess. No seminary class prepared you to step into the reality of a grieving family that’s lost a loved one. Nothing prepared you to be the person everyone is looking…
Most people (yes, even preachers) struggle to communicate at times. Have you ever had a message become muddled as you go along? Have you preached too long or come up a bit short? This is where a sermon outline template…
So let me guess. You’ve found yourself partway through writing a sermon on a powerful subject and felt like things just aren’t coming together as you pictured. Maybe everything feels too dry (or dull), or what seemed so clear in…
“Why Your Church Needs to be Texting in 2024” is written by Dillon Wilson, Texting and Engagement Lead at Gloo. Gloo helps churches and people connect to one another and then powers those connections with the right digital tools. In…
If there’s one thing you never set out to be as a leader or communicator, it’s boring. And yet everyone who communicates, preaches, or even tries to persuade someone of an idea has discovered that sinking sense that you’ve lost…
If you’re a preacher or communicator, you realize that things have changed. Yet it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly what’s happening in preaching today or in the preaching of the future. There will always be a core of people…
So, you throw your heart into preparing and delivering a sermon only to see…almost no response? We’ve all been there as preachers. I’ve been there. And my guess is you’ve seen that kind of tepid response too. The ‘nice sermon’…
As you know, everything is changing, and that includes preaching. Many Western nations have become post-Christian over the last century: Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand just to name a few. America has been a holdout—until recently. While the subject…