Preaching & Teaching

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.

True Story: The Guiness Record for the World’s Longest Sermon

Pastor Zach Zehnder of Cross Church began his quest on Fri., Nov. 7, and by Sunday had preached for 53 hours and 18 minutes.

7 TEDTalks for Pastors That Will Make You a Better Preacher

You may have studied exegesis, theology, and even counseling people in seminary, but what did you learn about body language, the mechanics of speaking, and overcoming stage fright?

Have You Fallen Into the “Passionate Preaching Trap”?

If a pastor isn’t careful, they will only preach on the things they find important. This can be good and bad.

3 Tests of Pulpit Plagiarism: Do You Pass Them?

How do we walk the line between preparation and outright theft? Here's help.