Combating Evangelical individualism and having concern over the plight of the lost and hurting is – Christ in us.
Courageous Preaching
What a shame it would be to spend years studying languages, reading commentaries, sitting in classrooms, and preparing for ministry only to find that you lack enough backbone to stand and speak the truth.
The Preacher’s Character
What we discover is there is sometimes tension between what a preacher believes and how the preacher lives. What we are talking about is character, the foundation of a preacher’s — and person’s life.
Trends in Culture that Affect Preaching | Ed Stetzer
“If information was the answer,” entrepreneur Derek Sivers observes, “We’d all be billionaires with perfect abs.”(1) Information alone won’t bring transformation, and standing to preach doesn’t guarantee disciples are being made. How do we effectively preach God’s Word in the culture of now? How do we move from presenting biblical information to forcefully shaping both the cultural landscape and sea …
Preaching in an Urban Setting | An Interview with Romell Williams
Preaching in the Urban Setting An Interview with Romell Williams Romell Williams is pastor at Lilydale Progressive Missionary Baptist Church in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. A third-generation pastor, Williams is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and Trinity International University, and is associate director for preaching workshops with the Simeon Trust. He was interviewed by Preaching executive editor Michael …
The Most Bang for Your Buck | Mike Glenn
We use this expression often. Whenever we’re making a purchase, we want to be sure we get the most value for our money. Most of us will turn the decision over and over in our minds, looking at it from every angle to make sure we’re getting everything that we can out of our purchase. Now, we’re having this same …
Preaching Happy | An Interview with Max Lucado
Preaching Happy An Interview with Max Lucado Max Lucado is one of America’s best known Christian pastors and authors, with more than a hundred million copies of his books in print. He continues to serve in ministry at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Max’s latest book is called How Happiness Happens, published by Thomas Nelson. He was recently …
5 Ways to Engage Your Students’ Minds
It’s common knowledge that students’ use of online access has had a profound impact upon how they think and process information. Students have more information at their fingertips than any other generation in our nation’s history; however, they need help filtering the information and thinking deeply about it.
Preaching to the Next Generation | Roy Kirkwood
Students Need the Word Preaching to the next generation is not the easiest thing to do. What makes preaching to middle school, high school and college students so hard? Is it the fact that their attention span is shorter than previous generations? Is it the many distractions right in the palms of their hands? Or is it because morals in …
A Preaching Legacy | An Interview with Philip Pointer
A Preaching Legacy An Interview with Philip Pointer Phillip Pointer is a fourth generation pastor, and since 2012 he has served as the Senior Pastor of Saint Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has an active preaching ministry in churches and conferences around the nation. He was interviewed recently by Preaching Executive Editor Michael Duduit. Michael Duduit: Describe …