Preaching & Teaching

How a Sanctified Imagination Can Improve Your Preaching

A sanctified imagination has the potential to help us connect with the daily lives of our congregation and improve our preaching.

3 Urgent Reasons You Should Preach on Thanksgiving RIGHT NOW

You can capture your congregation’s attention and preach preach on Thanksgiving three weeks “early.” By doing so, you will serve them well, and maybe even make November and December a happier, and more godly, place around your church.

6 Preaching Mistakes You Can Make in the First 5 Minutes

As preachers, how can we connect? Or better yet, what should we avoid preaching mistakes that create a disconnection?

The Power of Sharing Stories

If you’re a pastor, tell more personal stories in the pulpit. If you’re a filmmaker, understand the power of dramatic structure for sharing stories.

We Don’t Need Cops in the Pulpit — We Need the Yoke of Discipleship

There's a big difference between drawing a crowd and preaching a sermon. The church is desperate for life-giving preachers who urge us to take the yoke of discipleship.

Preaching About It *IS* Doing Something About It

It seems like all “we” do is preach about problems without actually doing something about them.

After Easter – 5 Vital Steps for What Comes Next

Is the singing and shouting over? Jesus encountered the disciples on Easter Sunday, but what after Easter: about Monday, or Tuesday, or beyond?

Celebrate Easter Week: But Choose Carefully!

This week, Church Leaders face a dizzying array of choices. Choose carefully, pastor!