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Making People Want to Listen to your Sermon

Neal Michell -
This essay is adapted from Neal’s forthcoming book, How to Hit the Ground Running: A Quick-start Guide for Congregations with New Leadership, Revised, scheduled...
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How to Preach Badly, Part Three

Steve Schlossberg -
My earlier contributions explained what we should avoid if we want to preach badly and tackled the question of preparation for a bad sermon....
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How To Preach Badly, Part Two

Steve Schlossberg -
Part one gave an overview of good preaching, which I usually manage to avoid. Today we begin to set our sights on how to...
Church Life

A Tale of Two Sermons

Calvin Lane -
By Calvin Lane For Martin Luther, preaching the “word” meant a living message. “It is a wonderful thing,” Luther wrote, “that the mouth of every...
Church Life

How the Pandemic Made Me a Better Preacher; or Learning from Richard Greenham

Calvin Lane -
Study. Pray. Have one point about the texts and get to it. Be winsome and authentic. Start the Creed. By Calvin Lane While I have no...
Church Life

Preaching without Restrictions

Sam Keyes -
By Sam Keyes Coming back to the pulpit in a different church after a long hiatus can be a surreal experience. I’m sure I’m not...
Church Life

How to Prepare a Sermon (In Nine Not-Always-Easy Steps)

Daniel Martins -
By Daniel Martins As I peer over the ledge and stare down the final few months before becoming best friends with the Church Pension Fund,...
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Introducing The Living Word

Mark Michael -
Like so many of my colleagues, I never planned to be a televangelist. But with the assistance of our tech-savvy assistant rector, we quickly...
Church Life

Clear-Sighted Preaching

Sarah Cornwell -
This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here. By Sarah Cornwell I have worn glasses...
Church Life

The Promise and Perils of Preaching Experience

Timothy O'Malley -
This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here. By Tim O’Malley I often hear two...
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