3 Things to Do After Easter (to keep the momentum) leadership

You’re energized and exhausted at the same time.

I get it.

So while you’re recovering from all that God did during Easter weekend, I want to help you stay intentional and strategic so that you can join God in the momentum He’s building in your church.

3 Things to Do After Easter

1. Follow up wit...

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4 Secret Weapons of Dynamic Preachers (Brutal honesty inside) preaching

Ever preached a sermon you thought would change lives… only to watch people file out like they’d just sat through a tax seminar?

Maybe you’ve thought to yourself, “people these days just don’t care about the word of God!”

Consider this…

What if your people aren’t bored with truth – what if they’r...

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Introducing: The Preaching Sticky Sermons Workshop preaching

Big announcement!

You're invited to register for a brand-new FREE training designed to help you preach life-changing sermons every week (while spending less time in preparation).

It's called, The Preaching Sticky Sermons Workshop.

If you want to preach biblical, soul-stirring messages every week,...

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The Best Ways to Start Your Sermon (7 Sermon Introduction Templates) preaching

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A strong sermon introduction is critical for engaging listeners and setting the stage for the message. If you want people to listen to the core message of the sermon, you must make the most of its beginning.

Sermon introductio...

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Preacher: This is What Your People Really Need From You preaching

Preachers, this is what your people really need from you. Some raw reflections on the task and call of preaching.

Improve your preaching and get the 10-Step Guide to Writing a Sticky Sermon.

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3 Ministry Enemies Solo Pastors Must Slay leadership

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If you're a solo pastor, you know the challenges that come with it. Recently, a pastor in the Preach & Lead community emailed me about the challenges they faced as a solo pastor. This is my [expanded] reply.

If I were a solo pastor, this is what I'd ...

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30 Must-Read Books for Church Leaders in 2025 (Recommended by Church Leaders) leadership preaching

Every year, I love asking fellow church leaders, preachers, and pastors what their favorite books were from the past year that they would recommend to other church leaders.

This year's response didn't disappoint. 

So, as you look to what you plan on reading in 2025, consider grabbing these must-re...

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7 Questions Every Christian Leader Should Answer (before 2025) leadership

Wisdom comes from learned-from experience. These 7 questions will help you do a prayerful year-end review so that you gain more wisdom and live & lead with more intentionality in the new year. 2024 has plenty of lessons to teach us, so let's not waste it as we move into 2025.

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My 6 Favorite Productivity Tools for Ministry (to get more done) leadership

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There's a lot of things to get done in ministry. You manage a lot. So if there's a way to do the work we do better, I want to know about it. So to help you out with some tools I've found to be extremely helpful in my...

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I’ve Preached 100s of Sermons and Learned This preaching

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After preaching hundreds of sermons, I've realized that I still have so much more to learn. But along the way, I've discovered some powerful preaching lessons. And in this video, I share 40 of th...

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10 Habits Poisoning Your Preaching preaching

As faithful preachers, we recognize the inherent tension in our calling.

We believe in the power of God's word, knowing it will not return void and will accomplish its purpose. However, we also acknowledge the need to continuously refine our preaching craft, fanning the flame of the gift God has gi...

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3 Elements for Transformational Preaching preaching

Every preacher I know wants to not merely preach information, but they want to preach for transformation.

That’s why you and I do what we do, isn’t it? Because we want people to experience all the riches of Christ.

  • We want people to experience the love of God.
  • We want people to experience freed
  • ...
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