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From the Editor: Clergy Appreciation Month Articles: Blogging asVisioncasting What Helps ChurchesMake a Comeback? Illustrations: HumilitySecond ComingUnintended ConsequencesLoyalty Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…   “History is a vast early warning system”   (Norman Cousins)   Sign up now for a 1-year subscription to Preaching Magazine. That’s 6 great issues for only … Continue reading “PreachingNOW – Vol. 6, No. 37”

Sydney, Australia, October 22, 2007 – The most popular scriptures have been revealed after an internet survey of 37 million Bible references. The survey results rank every Bible verse by popularity and are published on the TopVerses.com website. A new search was created from the rankings to find Bible verses more quickly. Instead of starting … Continue reading “Top Bible Verses Revealed”

The month of October has come to be recognized as Clergy Appreciation Month in many circles. In a recent editorial for The Alabama Baptist, Bob Terry offered several suggestions for ways to honor and encourage the pastor. I particularly appreciated this one: “Do not distract the minister from a ministry opportunity Sad are the stories … Continue reading “Suggestions to honor the pastor”

Can a blog be a strategic tool in casting a vision for your church? Yes, according to Brian Bailey in his book the blogging church (John Wiley & Sons). Bailey writes: “The vision of your church is too critical to be left to a quiet weekend in the summer and a dusty CD case at … Continue reading “Blogging as Visioncasting”

From the Editor: A Day at New Orleans Baptist Seminary Illustrations: Evangelism Confession Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…     Conviction is that wonderful quality in ourselves which we call stubbornness in others.   Sign up now for a 1-year subscription to Preaching Magazine. That’s 6 great issues for only $39.95-a savings of over 15% … Continue reading “PreachingNOW – Vol. 6, No. 38”

Speaking to a conference at New Orleans Baptist Seminary, LifeWay Research head Ed Stetzer said: Comeback churches exhibited three common faith factors: a renewed belief in Jesus Christ and the mission of the church; a renewed attitude of servanthood; and a more strategic prayer effort. “You can’t love Jesus and hate His wife … you … Continue reading “What helps churches make a comeback?”

James Stuart Stewart was selected as the greatest preacher of the twentieth century by Preaching Magazine in a poll of its readers and contributing editors shortly before the new millennium began.[1] The choice would have embarrassed Stewart and it surprised some of those polled, but not those of us who sat in his classes, visited … Continue reading “James S. Stewart”

“How was your trip to Denver?” asked Bill as he stepped out of his car. “Did you learn anything new?” “What I learned definitely affirmed the things I was already thinking. It’s a new day for church leaders; that’s for sure,” responded Greg as they stepped into the diner at the corner of Fourth and … Continue reading “Experience Preaching”

Through his best-selling books, Max Lucado has become one of the nation’s most widely-known ministers and teachers. In his newest book, 3:16 (Thomas Nelson), Lucado explores that great passage we know as John 3:16. He recently visited with Preaching editor Michael Duduit about the sermon series that led to the book, then discussed his own … Continue reading “An Interview with Max Lucado: Preaching John 3:16”

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. A 26-word parade of hope: beginning with God, ending with life, and urging us to do the same. Brief enough to write on a napkin or memorize in a … Continue reading “An Alphabet of Grace”