Illustrations of Illustrations For Preaching

Illustrations of Illustrations for Preaching In the last post, we considered the five levels of illustration, as described by Haddon Robinson.  In this post we examine illustrations of illustrations for preaching for those levels. Level…

Make Sure You Illustrate Well When Preaching

Make Sure You Illustrate Well When Preaching I've addressed the need for good illustrations earlier in this blog.  You can check  out posts here and here.  However, my recent reading has included some reflection on what makes a good illustration.…

Preaching To An Intergenerational Church

Preaching to an Intergenerational Church We've been considering the unique needs of five generations of people that are likely represented in your church.  Here is the first post in that series, in case you missed it.   Preaching to an intergenerational…

Preaching Good News to Generation Z

Preaching Good News to Generation Z Those born between 1999 and 2015 make up Generation Z.  After looking at preaching to Builders, Busters, Millennials and Generation X, we turn now to consider preaching good news to Generation Z people in…

Preaching Good News to Millennials

Preaching Good News to Millennials We explored in previous posts some keys to preaching to the Builder Generation, the Boomers, and Gen X.  In this post we move on to learn something about preaching good news to millennials in your congregation. Who…

Preaching to Generation X

Preaching to Generation X We are considering how to preach to the various generations in your church.  We've already looked at the Builder Generation and the Boomer Generation.  Now we turn to the subject of how to go about preaching to Generation…

Preaching To The Baby Boomers

Preaching To The Baby Boomers We are considering how to preach to the various generations in your ministry.  In the last post we looked at the preferences of the Builder, or Silent generation.  This post will focus on preaching too the baby…

Preaching to the Builder Generation

Preaching to the Builder Generation In the last post we began considering what it means to preach to the various generations that exist in your church.  In this post I will combine what is usually called the Builder Generation (born between…

Preaching To Include The Generations

 Preaching to Include the Generations In this post we are going to explore preaching to include the generations that make up your church. I recently reviewed the demographics of the church where I am serving as an Interim, or Transitional…

Preaching on Epiphany Sunday

Preaching on Epiphany Sunday Advent and Christmas are over, as of this writing.   Soon the New Year will be over as well.  Those are often subjects for preaching, as we have seen.  There is one more holiday during this season that you can…