The art of writing a sermon fascinates me. How does a speaker move from a good idea to a great message? Others much more qualified than me have written on this subject (e.g. Andy Stanley's Communicating for a Change), but I wanted to throw out a couple of thoughts....
Here are a few practical things that you can do to take your preaching to the next level, with minimal effort. 1. Do a...
All great communicators begin with focusing on their listener’s mindset, not their topic. Senior Pastor’s who are...
It happened again. Great worship was happening and then … nothing. Silence Dead air time Squirrel!!! Let’s be honest...
One of the best changes my church ever made was going from preaching stand-alone sermons every Sunday to preaching...
If you’re going to lead your church through the next growth barrier, you can’t squander the most precious personal...
“Yeah, the weirdest thing. Everything seemed to be going well, at least it looked that way on the surface to us. We...
The following is a guest post by Happy Leman. Happy and his wife Dianne are the co-founding pastors of The Vineyard...
Vision isn’t just something good for leaders to have, it’s a must! Proverbs says it pretty clearly… Without vision...
Note: This post was originally written several years ago but is still relevant today and something worth considering...
CP Editor Note: This article was previously posted many years ago. The content, however, is still very relevant and...
Here are a few things to consider when planning sermons for the new year: 1) Consider preaching through the Bible...
I want to show you how you can finish your sermons, every single week, by Monday at 11 a.m. Yes, you heard me right. I...
Jeff and I are big fans of quotes. For communicators, a powerful quote that’s well placed will stir your listeners and/or readers. The following are some of our favorites — in fact this is a just a small part of several thousand on hand. Perhaps more quote books will follow… — God’s best to you and your communication gifts — may these be powerful tools in your hands! – Steve Sjogren