Meet Lawrence. He’s a dad of four young kids. He and his wife, Stacy live in the town you preach in. By all typical measures, they’re living a good life. They have some financial margin. They prioritize their marriage. They are connected to their family. And they have a good friend group.

But for s...

As we approach the halfway mark of 2023, the disruption of the last few years is still rippling. The congregation you led three and a half years ago is likely quite different from the congregation you’re leading today—even if it has the same name.

You may even be sensing that your church is stuck. ...

I’ve not met another pastor who isn’t interested in helping more people read the Bible more. Every fellow minister I talk to would love to increase biblical engagement in their church. 

And I’m in that same boat. So over the last few years, I’ve set out to resource my congregation with more tools t...

It’s one thing to prepare a single good sermon. It was a good week. You felt refreshed. And your preparation flowed. But what about doing that week in and week out? That can be far more difficult.

Luckily, consistently strong sermon preparation consists of some key pillars and when you focus on bui...

Every preacher has their own personality and their own wiring. And depending on what that is, they may gravitate toward being more of a pastor in the pulpit or more of a prophet in the pulpit.

So which are you?

Preaching Style: The Pastor

The pastor is the shepherd. The guide. 

The pastor in the...

You get to the end of a good week. You finished writing the sermon for Sunday. But the question is, will it preach? 

It’s penned but will it proclaim? It’s typed but will it talk? Better yet, will it walk?

You and I have both gotten to this point many times. You finish writing the sermon but you h...

Some sermons connect and some don't. That's true for all of us. But sometimes not connecting in our preaching can go from every now and again to becoming a trend.

So let's talk about it.

We spend hours upon hours in sermon prep and sermon writing. And then we get to the preaching moment and what h...

Sunday has a tendency show up quickly. Your sermon preparation can either set you up well for when Sunday rolls around or hinder you tremendously. 

How you spend your time Monday through Saturday greatly influences the sermon you preach on Sunday. You and I know this from experience. 

But if you w...

If you want to write a better sermon, you must improve one of these two things:

1. Your content
2. Your structure

Last week, I showed you seven different approaches to outlining your sermon. 

Having good structure to your sermon is a game-changer.

But what about upgrading your sermon content?

Le...

Want to write a better sermon? 

You can improve one of two things:

1. Your content
2. Your structure

This article will focus on the latter. Your structure. Your outline.

Right now, you might be drowning in all the information you’ve compiled for your next sermon. You’ve got insights, illustration...

When you stand up to preach, you want to handle the word well. You want to teach the Bible as well as you possibly can so that people walk away understanding God’s word and knowing what He is calling them to.

By using these 7 questions, you’ll never be stuck staring at your computer screen wonderin...