Craft of Preaching

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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 21C): Sabbath liberation

“Don’t praise God—it’s the Sabbath.” [...]

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Culture
Sermon Development
Empowering Young People as Proclaimers

As preachers, part of our vocation is in helping disciples [...]

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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 20C): Tough texts call for creativity

Preachers, what do you do [...]

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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 19C)

Preachers, where’s your treasure? Karoline Lewis shares a Preacher to Preacher [...]

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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 18C): Our attachments

Is your stuff running your [...]

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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 17C): Prayerful proclamation

Cemeteries are full of theology—and [...]

For Every Matter Under Heaven: Preaching on Special Occasions
Culture
Sermon Development
For Every Matter Under Heaven

Funerals, Weddings, and Preaching into Life’s Many Other Seasons and Circumstances Funeral? Wedding? House blessing? [...]

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Preaching Series
First-Century Guidance for 21st-Century Preaching: A Sermon Series on 1-2 Timothy

Leading a church as part [...]

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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 16C): Rest awhile

Preachers, is your “push muscle” [...]

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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 15C): Slow down

What keeps us from helping others? Rolf Jacobson shares a [...]