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What is it like to lead in a post-Christian culture? Glen Shady shares with us what he is preparing himself for as he looks to move to France and work as a missionary. In addition to getting to hear the behind the scenes experience of Glen as he prepares, we’ll also glean insights on how […]

One of my favorite podcasts is SermonSmith. It’s a podcast dedicated to the craft of sermon preparation. John Chandler is the guy behind that podcast and we had the privilege of discussing with him his ministry context, sermon prep, bivocational ministry, and what he has learned from interviewing 60 or so pastors on sermon preparation. It […]

You want people to take action from your preaching, right? Of course you do. That’s why we do it – so that people will respond to God’s word and God’s grace. It’s amazing how much God can do with a single sermon in someone’s life.  What we’re going to talk about today are some essential principles […]

Is manuscripting your sermon a part of your sermon preparation process? From what we’ve seen, many people are on both sides of that question. Many do and many don’t. We believe that there is a ton of value in writing out your sermon in manuscript form whether you preach from the manuscript or not. In […]

Your sermon is meant to be used past Sunday. We call people to action in sermons so don’t we want their action to go past Sunday? Of course we do. What if there were some ways to take your sermon past Sunday and to help your congregation further their walk with God in the process? […]

Conventional wisdom says that you should concentrate on improving your weaknesses. Well, we’re not so big on conventional wisdom because we say the opposite. Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, you’d be much better suited to cultivate your strengths. In this episode we go into detail on why improving your weaknesses is almost a waste […]