This is a post by Jeff Henderson. Jeff is a leading voice on how to create and grow momentum for organizations and leaders and is a member of my Speaking Team. You can book Jeff to consult with your team or speak…
This is a guest post by Mark Clark, Senior Pastor of Village Church. I have the great opportunity to not only communicate as part of my job – as a preacher, writer, conference speaker, etc., – but actually help train up…
This post is co-written by Carey Nieuwhof and Mark Clark. In a culture where everything’s changing, so is preaching. Sure…the message never changes, but the method has to if you want to be effective. What worked in preaching a decade…
It’s the hope of almost every preacher I’ve ever met that people will embrace Jesus. That’s been my hope every time I preach. And yet the opposite seems to be happening: more people than ever before seem to be walking…
This is a guest post by Dillon Smith. Raising up new communicators can feel like navigating a minefield. There is a tension that anyone trying to invest in the next generation of communicators feels. On one hand, you want them…
I admit it, I can be a little sensitive to criticism. Whenever I’m finished giving a sermon or talk, you know what I really want to hear? You crushed it. That was world-class. Best message ever. That was spectacular. Show…
In a world where everything’s changing, how should the church change to reach more (not fewer) people? The struggle you have is likely the struggle most church leaders have: reaching new people seems to be getting harder and harder every…
Every week, you host services at your church hoping to reach more people, which is admirable and appropriate. The problem is that the culture is changing, and never bothered to ask your permission. In many ways, preachers are using a…
It freaks everyone out, but at some point or another, you’re going to be called to give an impromptu talk. Maybe it will be in front of eight people in the boardroom after the boss taps you on the shoulder…
One of the worst feelings any preacher has is finishing up a message and having no idea how it really went. I mean, you have your own subjective opinion, but we all know ourselves well enough to realize that sometimes…