The Art of Extemporaneous Preaching "How did he do it? Amid pastoring a growing church, preparing sermons for publication, mentoring pastoral students, caring for his family, and more, how did he find time to prepare

Five Paradoxes of Preaching (Stott) This post offers a helpful summary of a chapter in John Stott's book The Living Church, which focus is on the preached word. “Quite …Able to Communicate” Fred Sanders shares

Dear Pastor . . . Don’t Settle for the Status Quo in Your Preaching "While not every case of preacher apathy might present itself as starkly as these, preachers can give up on aspiring to

Christ’s Resurrection Is the Amen of His Promises Randy Alcorn notes here, "The physical resurrection of Jesus is the cornerstone of redemption. Without it and what it means—an eternal future for fully restored humans dwelling

5 Preaching Tips from the Puritans In this post, Kevin DeYoung considers, "The Puritan tradition of preaching can be traced to the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, but the term

Truthful Thinking Is Greater Than Positive Thinking "I regularly meet people who promote a worldview of positive thinking. In fact, there are religions and schools of thought that major in it. Such belief systems claim,

Cynics in the Hand of a Living God: How to Shake a Cynicism Habit "But as I looked around at the myriad failures of other Christian leaders and considered the wander-proneness of my own heart,

Find the Edge in Your Preaching In this post Trevin Wax writes, "Here’s a challenge every preacher faces: our effectiveness is diminished whenever we fail to connect God’s truth to contemporary concerns in a way

The Long View of Preaching "Every preacher prays for a positive response to his efforts. If we’re honest, we’d rather like to see that response sooner rather than later. It’s encouraging to hear from people

Courageous Pastors or Overbearing Leaders: How Do We Tell the Difference? "This generation needs courageous pastors. Every generation does. Shepherds are charged with guarding and protecting the flock of God from harm, and there’s plenty of that out