Author: Heidi Mann

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Culture
Sermon Development
Preaching and AI

People all over the world are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). ChatGPT is now the fifth most [...]

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Sermon Development
What Kind of Preaching Inspires Faith in Listeners?

What is the ultimate goal [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Gospel of Justice

What do you say to those who feel uncomfortable when [...]

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Sermon Development
Reading the Lectionary with Rashi

I have had the great fortune to teach in several [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Preaching Congregational Endings

“It’s the end of the world, as we know it.” [...]

Preaching and humor - Working Preacher Books volume,
Sermon Development
Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor

Do you ever experience a [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Passion Narrative in a Time of Eco-Crisis

dear Matafele Peinam you are [...]

Leading with the Sermon by Will Willimon in the Working Preacher Books series.
Sermon Development
Leading with the Sermon

The sermon can do so many things, but how is it “the most important leadership activity of [...]

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Sermon Development
Hymns as Theological Commentaries

Born into a musical pastor’s family, I was hearing the [...]