Save Time This Week With these Lenten Resources
Since this is a tight week with extra sermons, I'm sharing with you our resources for the First Sunday of Lent—for both the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. I hope these resources inspire your preaching and streamline your process.
Before Preaching Lent, Go on Retreat—At Home!
Take time before Ash Wednesday to reflect, to sort your thoughts, to let Christ bring you wholeheartedly and single-mindedly into those forty days with this free Lenten retreat for preachers.
To Do or Not to Do: The Hidden Costs of Ministry Decisions
Every time we assume responsibility for a plumbing leak, a pastoral care request, a new bible study, the church bulletin, an email newsletter or blog, a staff meeting, a new initiative, etc., something else is lost. The problem comes when we keep saying yes without recognizing the corresponding no. As a result, we say goodbye to any semblance of a sabbath, to family togetherness, or to the peace of mind on Sunday mornings that comes from delivering a well-prepared sermon.
A Preaching Economy (A Guest Post)
Our people listen to us. They take what we say to heart. It’s our holy responsibility to find the courage to say it.
The Simple but Misunderstood Key to Keeping Listeners Engaged: How to "Show" Rather than "Tell"
It’s often hard work for adults to get literal when it comes to using the five senses. We tend to leap from image to meaning so fast we don’t recognize what we did. But that leap fails to draw our listeners in, to make them feel something. And the more your audience feels, the greater the impact of the story and your sermon.
My Three Preaching Resolutions for 2020
I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. January 1st has always felt like an arbitrary date to begin the things I know I need to do. However, three goals of mine happen to coincide with January 1st as the start date. Perhaps these goals—or resolutions—will inspire you and your preaching.
Happy Preaching New Year! A Wish & A Challenge
If your preaching schedule in 2019 felt out-of-control, all-consuming, or even non-existent, this is the challenge—and year—for you. It’s likely a few strategic tweaks can help you enjoy (and improve!) your preaching life without feeling like it’s running your life. Begins January 7th. Join today!
Preachers, Be Renewed through a Christmas Retreat—at Home!
It’s Christmas Eve.
In no time at all your Christmas sermon(s) will have been preached, the excited little angels put to bed, the presents unwrapped and the feast eaten, and then…?
…Go on retreat.
This Christmas, Preach about Jesus's Wheelhouse
Aiding your listeners to enter 2020 with clarity about their wheelhouses might be the very best gift they receive this Christmas.
10 Inspiring Gifts for Preachers (2019 Edition)
When someone asks you what you want for Christmas, you can send them this list. It’s curated by preachers for preachers and offers suggestions from the relaxing and fun to the super practical. Enjoy!