by Jeff Hoglen | Jun 14, 2021 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
Pastors, if you are anything like me, Mondays can be tough. Tough in many ways. For starters, there is the physical recuperation that needs to take place – especially the more worship services you offer. Besides that, there are a couple of things that impact my...
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 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 | Aug 7, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
The secret to leading a growing church is to steal, steal, steal. If you want to lead your church in dynamic spiritual and numerical growth you don’t have time to reinvent the wheel each time you recognize that something original needs to be created in your church....