Preaching & Teaching

It’s SO Tempting, but Don’t You Dare Shortcut Quality Exegesis in Your Preaching

Short-cuts in exegesis result in a passage idea that does not carry the true content, nor the character, of the passage we claim to be preaching.

Funerals: 6 Things We Should–and Shouldn’t–Do

Is a funeral the proper venue for preaching? These guidelines will help.

Derwin Gray: I Prepare My Sermons by Dancing

Before I prepare a sermon, Jesus must prepare me.

Preaching Advice You Don’t Often Hear: “Make ‘Em Laugh”

Humor is a must for good preaching. It disarms, engages and reinforces a good preacher's points. But only good humor.

5 Ways to Shorten Your Sermon

Sometimes, the toughest decision is not what to include, but what to cut.

Messed-up Bible “Heroes” and What We Can Learn From Them

"The thing that amazes me is how many of those “great lives” were actually lived by damaged people with serious family issues."

12 Benefits of Team Leadership

The labor is too important, when souls are in the balance, to go at it on our own.

Eight Reasons We Preach

Another year of preaching. So why do we do it? Your answers mean the difference between great preaching or just phoning it in.