It was a beautiful summer day. The U-Haul truck was fully loaded and I was backing it down the long, steep, Price Hill, Cincinnati Driveway onto the road below. That was until the truck came to a loud, grinding halt.
Instead of backing onto the road, I had backed that 26-foot U-Haul truck into...
If you want people to pay more attention to your next sermon, get better at using tension. In this video, we are going to walk through five different biblical passages and I'll show you some tension points in each.
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Meet Lawrence. He’s a dad of four young kids. He and his wife, Stacy live in the town you preach in. By all typical measures, they’re living a good life. They have some financial margin. They prioritize their marriage. They are connected to their family. And they have a good friend...
Barna recently showed research they did in 2015 and in 2022 where they compared pastoral well-being (and compared the two timeframes).
And the results are... concerning. In this video, we look at their findings and consider 3 things pastors can do to guard against their well-being sliding toward...
As we approach the halfway mark of 2023, the disruption of the last few years is still rippling. The congregation you led three and a half years ago is likely quite different from the congregation you’re leading today—even if it has the same name.
You may even be sensing that your...
I’ve not met another pastor who isn’t interested in helping more people read the Bible more. Every fellow minister I talk to would love to increase biblical engagement in their church.
And I’m in that same boat. So over the last few years, I’ve set out to resource my...
It’s one thing to prepare a single good sermon. It was a good week. You felt refreshed. And your preparation flowed. But what about doing that week in and week out? That can be far more difficult.
Luckily, consistently strong sermon preparation consists of some key pillars and when you...
Every preacher has their own personality and their own wiring. And depending on what that is, they may gravitate toward being more of a pastor in the pulpit or more of a prophet in the pulpit.
So which are you?
Preaching Style: The Pastor
The pastor is the shepherd. The guide.
The pastor in...
You get to the end of a good week. You finished writing the sermon for Sunday. But the question is, will it preach?
It’s penned but will it proclaim? It’s typed but will it talk? Better yet, will it walk?
You and I have both gotten to this point many times. You finish writing...
Some sermons connect and some don't. That's true for all of us. But sometimes not connecting in our preaching can go from every now and again to becoming a trend.
So let's talk about it.
We spend hours upon hours in sermon prep and sermon writing. And then we get to the preaching moment and what...
Sunday has a tendency show up quickly. Your sermon preparation can either set you up well for when Sunday rolls around or hinder you tremendously.
How you spend your time Monday through Saturday greatly influences the sermon you preach on Sunday. You and I know this from experience.
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If you want to write a better sermon, you must improve one of these two things:
- Your content
- Your structure
Last week, I showed you seven different approaches to outlining your sermon.
Having good structure to your sermon is a game-changer.
But what about upgrading your sermon content?
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