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In a recent article for his own blog, Eric Geiger writes: “As you encourage your church members to bring friends on Easter weekend, think as much about the Monday morning after Easter. You will hopefully have a list of all the guests who attended for the first time. By God’s grace, you will have a … Continue reading “Preparing for Easter”

During a discussion following his lectures on preaching at Beeson Divinity School some time ago, Haddon Robinson expressed concern that, “The model for the preacher has changed. Up through the 1940s into the 50s—at least among evangelicals—the model for the preacher was the evangelist… “In the late 50s and 60s, the model in many circles … Continue reading “Preaching Model Has Changed, Robinson Says”

The Parable of the Talents took on new meaning recently for members of Newsong Church in Grove, Oklahoma. That’s when Pastor Steve Dyer handed out $14,000 to congregation members with instructions to invest the funds for seven weeks, then bring the money and profits back to the church to be used in missionary work. Members … Continue reading “Pastor Hands out Money”

We’re bringing the world a whole new Preaching.com! We soon will be launching a new Preaching.com. In preparation, we will be expanding the exposure of the current site and growing our database of powerful sermons, illustrations and preaching resources. We need your help! You can get your sermon, illustration or leadership topic featured on the top … Continue reading “Writers Wanted!”

In the book Exploring and Proclaiming the Apostles’ Creed (Eerdmans), Roger Van Harn notes, “When the confirmation class was concluding its preparatory sessions with a weekend retreat, Pastor Mary decided it was time for a no holds barred wrestling with church doctrines. The sessions to date were laced with ‘What do you believe about..?’ and ‘What … Continue reading “Do We Need More Doctrinal Preaching?”

Lee Eclov has an excellent article in the Preaching Today newsletter on why we preach from the Psalms. He begins: “Preaching on a psalm is like trying to give a talk on ‘America the Beautiful’ or ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow.’ Psalms are meant to be sung—or at least read—again and again, till we know the … Continue reading “Preaching the Psalms”

Jim Cymbala is pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York City. He became pastor there in the early 1970s when the church numbered less than 20 people. Through God’s grace, the congregation today involves more than 10,000 and has a worldwide outreach through its various missions and ministries. He is author of a new … Continue reading “Preaching and the Holy Spirit: An Interview with Jim Cymbala”

5. Offer Discipleship, Not MembershipYears ago, my church, Phinney Ridge Lutheran, and many other congregations rediscovered the possibility of forming the faith of new Christians using the pattern of the ancient church: The WAY is a year-long journey of discovery in which people who are either new to the church or returning to the church … Continue reading “Top Five Lessons from the Ancient Church on Discipleship”

In a recent post at his blog, Thom Rainer points to changing trends in the way pastor search committees are doing their work. Among those: “Social media has become a major reference to check on potential pastors. More churches and pastor search committees are looking at blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media venues of … Continue reading “Changing Pastor Search Committees”

In an article for Mikros, a newsletter for pastors of smaller churches, Glenn Damon writes, “Small church pastors can become relationally isolated from the congregation because of their position within the church. Small church pastors often isolate themselves from the congregation because of pride and their fear of people seeing their faults. Within the small … Continue reading “Small Church Pastors Often Struggle with Relationships”