Television Is King

Television Is King In the last post on this website I introduced the topic of what we can learn from television that can help our preaching.  Stop preaching and start communicating was our theme.  In this post we continue this subject by…

Stop Preaching and Start Communicating

Stop Preaching and Start Communicating In the last couple of posts I explored methods that will help you preach to your whole congregation, to relate to the variety of people in it.   With this post we're going to change gears, and explore…

Preaching to Everyone in the Congregation

Preaching to Everyone in the Congregation In the last post we began looking at the challenge of preaching to everyone in the congregation that is varied by education, by ethnicity, by age, by financial situation, etc.  How do you do that?…

Preaching to Everyone In Particular

Preaching to Everyone In Particular One of the greatest challenges I faced in preaching was to relate to my entire audience, or, as the title of this post describes, "preaching to everyone in particular". In the last congregation I served,…

The Preacher As Mystic and Shepherd

Mystic and Shepherd I am in a series of posts on the character of the preacher.  We've seen, in the previous two posts, that congregations expect their pastor to be a person of faith, and they want their pastor to give accurate information.…

The Preacher as Informer

The Preacher as Informer, Mystic, and Shepherd In the last post I began the process of what I called "exegeting the preacher".  In other words, how does the character of the preacher impact how people hear what is said?  We also saw in the…

Who You Are Impacts How People Hear What You Say

Look Who's Talking In this blog I've looked at the various components of preaching, including effective introductions, good organization of the body, and impactful conclusions.  In other words, we've looked at the pragmatic stuff.  There…

Money Talks For Preachers

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Stewardship Sermons We've been looking at how to talk about money in this series of blog posts.  Here's a link to the first in this series.  Today we will look at some ways to approach preaching on this sticky subject of money under the theme…

Positive Ways To Preach About Money

Positives In Preaching About Money Preaching about money is a challenge, as we've seen in the past few posts.  We've also seen that there are some pitfalls to avoid when you are dealing with this controversial topic.  There are positive…

Mistakes to Avoid When Preaching About Money

Mistakes to Avoid When Preaching About Money In the last couple of posts I introduced the subject of preaching about money.  We've seen that people in your congregation probably have some reasons why they don't like to hear about money from…