I had been preaching for more than two decades, and I should have been at the top of my game. The church I served ran up to 1,500 on Sunday mornings, and the live telecast of our services covered a ...

Three lessons the late pastor-theologian taught me about the art of sermons. The first time I met Tim Keller I asked if we could be friends. I said to him, “I quote you so often to my congregation. I ...

We wondered what kind of reading ministers rely on for inspiration or help in preaching—apart from reading commentaries on scripture or other materials directly related to the task. Do they draw on ...

A few years ago I started to get a lot of affirmation for my preaching. People were listening, worship attendance was growing, and I was overhearing parishioners describe me as a good preacher. Soon ...

(RNS) — In ‘A Will to Preach,’ one of the most effective preachers in the English-speaking world, according to a Baylor University survey, shows how a master craftsman approaches the task. (RNS) — ...

When Emmanuel Baptist Church officials called to talk with the Rev. Herbert Miller II in November 2021 about becoming the church’s next pastor, Miller was in Flint, Mich., considering a run for mayor.

We all need to be good preachers. By good I mean persuasive but also conscientious, promoting good ideas, not bad ones. The last thing we want is a world full of persuasive preachers preaching bad ...

“Hi, my name is Average Christian, and I am bored in most church services because the preaching is boring.” So writes Michael Greiner on the blog “Preaching As War” in part one of a series of posts ...

Of all John Wesley’s memorable lines, my favorite is from his April 2, 1739 journal entry, about having preached for the first time outside the confines of the pulpit: “At four in the afternoon I ...

This article was first published on Mother's Day in 2024. Given its relevance, The Christian Post is republishing it this year. While many clergy in the United States will be preaching sermons in ...