The Ten Most Inspiring Gifts for Preachers (2017 Edition)
Wondering what to give the preacher in your life? Not sure what to put on your own Christmas list? Check out BsP's round-up of the most inspiring gifts for preachers—created by preachers (so you know they're items preachers really want!).
Three Sermon Themes for Advent
How do we make the well-known story of Christ's birth new again? How do we nurture the sense of longing and anticipation the advent season suggests? Consider these three themes to help your listeners (and yourself!) connect to the store anew.
What Not to Preach on All Saints' Day
How do we harness the example of the Saints' stories without leaving our listeners feeling washed up and hopeless? There's one key element that takes the Saints off their proverbial pedestal so they can be a healthy model for our listeners.
Preaching in the Storm
As Hurricane Harvey approaches, we consider how to preach when facing a natural disaster. What is the role of a preacher? How do we comfort and encourage when life and livelihood are threatened?
An Easter Reflection for Preachers
Thank you, Preachers, for sharing the Good News of Easter.
From all of us at Backstory Preaching,
Micah, Cathie, Shaundra, Mary, Jessica, Taira, & Lisa
An Invitation to Preachers this Christmas: Give yourself the gift of time to prepare your sermon
It's a busy time of year, isn't?
I know what it's like to have to wedge sermon prep time into wherever I can get a spare minute. But this year, I have a radical idea: getting ready to preach goes first on my calendar.
As a gift not only to me but to my listeners.
5 Questions to Guide Your Christmas Sermon Prep: How to make the classic story new again
Preaching an original Christmas sermon is challenging.
The Christmas story has been preached so many times, we're tempted to believe there's nothing new to say. The Scripture, the music, the movies, and the sermons we've heard or preached year after year seem to sum up the season quite nicely.
Or do they?
Our Christian story has unfathomable depth.