by Geoff Surratt | May 25, 2021 | Church Revitalization, Communication / Preaching, Small Church / Rural Church
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...
by Brian Jones | Mar 18, 2021 | Church Revitalization, Communication / Preaching, Small Church / Rural Church
Here are a few practical things that you can do to take your preaching to the next level, with minimal effort. 1. Do a two-minute warning. My biggest problem in sermon writing is what people call “analysis paralysis” – I get so involved studying for a sermon...
by Ed Stetzer | Jan 21, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
Preaching. Countless people have done it and are doing it. And as we all know, there isn’t just one way of doing it. When it comes to the work of proclamation, we have various strategies and styles–some healthier than others. Three Common Approaches to Preaching What...
by Brian Jones | Dec 29, 2020 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
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 promise that if you finish your sermon by 11 a.m. on Monday… You will instantly improve your mental and emotional well-being (FYI – I believe...
by Brian Jones | Oct 27, 2020 | Church Planting, Communication / Preaching, Pastoral Burnout
A few weeks ago, my sermon in our first service completely bombed. It was the worst in recent memory. Between the first and second service, I re-wrote it and it turned out pretty good for the second and third services. The total time went from 26 minutes to around 21...
