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The responsibilities of a pastor are wide-ranging. In this Ultimate Resource List for Intentional Pastors, you'll find tools to help you do ministry, lead the church intentionally, and be more productive.

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7 Ways to Design Your Sermon For Life-Changing Impact preaching

Most sermons would have more impact if they were designed better. 

That’s right. We all get to a point in our sermon prep when we need to take all of our raw materials and design a message. And this part is vital to whether or not our message cuts to people’s hearts or if it...

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Top 10 Sermon Writing Mistakes Preachers Make preaching

In order to write sermons well, you need to avoid these ten mistakes.

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5 Things to Do With the Text in Every Sermon preaching

In every sermon, there are certain things you should do with the passage you're preaching on. In this video, I break down 5 things to do in your next sermon.

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4 Keys to Closing Your Sermon Powerfully preaching

If you want to preach a great sermon, you need to make sure you get the ending of your sermon right. In this video, I'll show you 4 keys to making your next sermon ending your best yet.

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3 Simple Steps to Preaching the Gospel No Matter the Passage preaching

It’s time we preach the gospel every time, no matter the passage. Here’s how in three steps.

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10 Habits of Highly Intentional Pastors leadership preaching

Highly intentional pastors are purposeful people. They understand the weight of what the Lord has called them to do and they take that work seriously.

Most of us want to be intentional pastors.

But what makes the difference between drifting pastors and intentional pastors are the habits they...

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3 Drastic Warnings for Gifted Preachers (So You Don't Wreck Your Life) leadership preaching

Like a rocket launched toward space, such can be the acclaim and notoriety that come quickly to a gifted preacher.

A gifted preacher, no matter if they are a part of a small church or mega church or somewhere in between, can deal with the same pitfalls.

And even if public acclaim and notoriety...

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What John Ortberg Taught Me About Sermon Intros and Endings preaching

There’s a massive difference between someone sitting in the room while you preach and someone engaged with what you’re saying while you preach.

Let’s face it: this world is full of distractions. People come into a church service with an assortment of things on their mind. Add to...

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Sermon Prep With Notion in Matthew | Let's Sermon Prep Together preaching

Come along with me as I prepare a sermon in Matthew 3 while using the software, Notion.

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I preached on SEX AND POLITICS - here's what happened preaching

I recently preached on sex and politics. In this video, I share what happened.

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Avoid a Bad Sermon: How to Preach So They'll Actually Listen preaching

When you stand up to preach, you want them to listen. But you’re competing for their attention.

On any given Sunday, the people you preach to are coming with weight on their shoulders and stressors in their heart. They’re in the room, but their minds might be hanging out somewhere...

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3 Reasons Preachers Should Ask More Questions in Sermons preaching

What is one of the most powerful things you can do in your preaching?

Ask more questions.

Think about it: what is your goal when you stand up to preach?

To merely transfer information? Of course not.

It's transformation.

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