The danger of an insufficient accuracy …
Some years ago, Pew Research conducted a massive study with church members and guests as to why people pick the specific local church they join or visit […]
04
Apr
2024
Category
Preaching
19
Apr
2021
Things ministers teach that are more false than true …
If ministers don’t teach the truth, trusting them with anything they teach becomes difficult (at best). That’s likely one of the reasons why the Apostle Paul wrote […]
08
Feb
2020
Your pastor might preach moral incrementalism, but Jesus didn’t …
If you take a step back, and take a long, hard look at the church, you’ll see some important things that are missing, or at least lacking. […]
22
Aug
2019
Six reasons to preach more than once on the same topic …
Someone once told the story about a minister who preached an unusual sermon one day, and used a peanut to illustrate several things from the Bible. One […]
11
Aug
2018
Humor is great, but there’s some bad humor that needs to be removed from pulpits …
Laughing together through life adds to the joy a family can experience. Humor can be a great thing! “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken […]
31
Jul
2018
The overemphasis of influence in spiritual leadership …
The mantra taught to 21st century church leaders is that “leadership is influence.” There’s a lot of truth in that statement for business or secular leaders, but […]
24
Jun
2018
Afraid to preach boldly? Try using the “Latimer technique” …
“Glossophobia,” or speech anxiety, is the fear of speaking in public. It’s something some preachers must face and overcome when they first become preachers. A greater fear […]
13
Jul
2017
How to suck the power out of your preaching and teaching …
Dr. Erwin Lutzer, former senior pastor of Moody Church in Chicago, shared the following tidbit in his book, “Pastor to Pastor”: A church janitor was heard to […]
19
Mar
2017
If we’re not careful, how we preach can teach the wrong thing …
Some preachers are so set on staying as far away from talking about sin or hell or anything “negative” that how they preach can actually teach the […]
24
Feb
2014
Was that a sermon or a book report?
Are you preaching a book report or a message from God? With the busy schedules of pastors, many have turned their sermons into research projects (some who […]