NEW! The Ultimate Resource List for Intentional Pastors

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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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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Did That Really Happen? 10 Hilarious Preaching Moments

Sometimes things don't go as planned while you're preaching. 

Knowing this, Thom Rainer recently asked his social media followers the following question.

Pastors: What is something strange or funny that happened to you while you were preaching? - Thom Rainer

And the responses to his...

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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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3 Sermon Worksheets I Use Every Week

One of the most helpful things you can do in your sermon prep is to outline your sermon before you write it. In this video, I go over the three sermon worksheets I use every week and show you how I use them.

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3 Areas Pastors Can't Ignore to Lead the Church Effectively leadership

The work of a pastor is part preacher, part theologian, part counselor, part strategist, part administrator, and part leader.

And while you may not enjoy the comparisons of leading a church to organizational leadership, there is one inescapable reality: an organization is “a group of...

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7 Biggest Changes When I Became a Lead Pastor

When I became a lead pastor, one thing became abundantly clear: being a lead pastor is dramatically different from being an associate pastor.

If you would’ve asked me if I believed that was the case prior to the switch, I would have said, of course they are different. But can I be honest?

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Pastors Are QUITTING? Top 10 Reasons They Are Strongly Considering it

According to Barna research, 2 in 5 pastors have strongly considered quitting ministry in the last year which is an increase from the year before. In this video, I break down the top 10 reasons pastors give for considering quitting and the top 7 reasons pastors give for staying. And throughout,...

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How to Write a Sermon That Connects, Step-by-Step

Sermon preparation and sermon writing are intricately connected. And what makes both better is having a plan that brings them together. In this video, I break down my 10-step sermon writing process that will take you from a blank page to a dynamic sermon that deeply connects (all in less time).

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