Author: Administrador

Rick Warren explains that in preparing for weekly staff meetings, “For years I asked my team to bring me a brief weekly report on a small 3-by-5 card. This kept the reports short and to the point. Then those cards became our weekly meeting agenda. Today we use email. Here are the four things you … Continue reading “Bringing Focus to Staff Meetings”

In his Dec. 30, 2003, New York Times column, David Brooks observes, “Nearly 200 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville was bewildered by the mixture of devout religiosity he found in the United States combined with the relative absence of denominational strife, at least among Protestants. Americans, he observed, don’t seem to care that their neighbors … Continue reading “Have Americans Abandoned Theology?”

In his Worship Matters newsletter, Bob Kauflin recently shared the following story (original author unknown): An old farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big-city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was. “Well,” said the farmer, “it was good; but they did something different. They sang praise … Continue reading “The Difference Between Hymns and Praise Choruses”

David Allen is Dean of the School of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and one of the editors of the new book Text-Driven Preaching (B&H Academic). Preaching Editor Michael Duduit recently spoke with Allen about the book and the challenge of biblical preaching today. Preaching: First of all David, lets touch … Continue reading “Text-Driven Preaching: An Interview with David Allen”

IntroductionScholars refer to the Book of Psalms as “Humanity’s Hymnbook.” There are many messianic psalms predicting certain events in the life of our Lord. Someone quipped that the Bible is actually a “Him book,” because from Genesis to Revelation it is all about Him, the Lord Jesus Christ. Rev. Herbert Lockyer Jr., wrote a book titled … Continue reading “Don’t Miss the Messiah!”

The Bible often is read poorly in our church services; but when read well, it can minister as deeply as a Spirit-empowered sermon. Unfortunately, in many churches public reading of the Bible is little more than homiletical throat clearing before the sermon; but as W.E. Sangster asserted: “Bible reading offers the widest scope for the … Continue reading “Devote Yourself to the Public Reading: Enhancing the Role of Scripture Reading in Worship”

“And a timely word-how good it is.” (Proverbs 15:23) The scene was set on one particular Sabbath for something beyond the ordinary to occur when Jesus went to His hometown synagogue in Nazareth. What happened that day was more than just coincidental when Jesus was asked to read from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. … Continue reading “Timely Preaching, Timely Worship”

News reports in recent weeks have been filled with stories about more than 250,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables and documents that are suddenly public record due to the work of WikiLeaks, a website produced by a rather strange Australian/Swedish character who believes nothing should be secret except his own location. It seems that due to … Continue reading “Back Page Pulpit: Dump Those Sermons!”

Adverbs are supposed to modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Generally they do not so much modify as nullify, mystify, stultify and nearly always dissatisfy. The easiest way to make an adverb is to take an adjective and add -ly to the end of it. You thereby hybridize briskness with something less moving and confusing. … Continue reading “Preaching Points: Sermon Adjectives”

The King James Version of the Bible marks its 400th year of publication in 2011, which will provide diverse opportunities to celebrate the KJV, including several marathon reading sessions, a History Channel documentary and a flipbook of an entire 1611 printing of the KJV. Reaction to the quadricentennial of the KJV varies widely. Some see … Continue reading “KJV 400: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the King James Version of the Bible”