Craft of Preaching

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Videos
Ordinary 17B: Baskets Overflowing

Matt Skinner was asked to define the word “basket” for [...]

Mentoring new preachers to share a message that resonates
Sermon Development
Mentoring New Preachers

As a mentor to new preachers—intern pastors and intern deacons—I have been privileged to guide these new [...]

Steep steps down to lake - take a risk!
Videos
Ordinary 16B: Inspired to Risk

Karoline Lewis reflects on family heritage in front of the [...]

Practices for busy preachers - artwork of woman looking at undulating hills
Sermon Development
Unhurried Preaching: Three practices for busy preachers

Preparing a sermon is a [...]

Crazy Horse sculpture in Black Hills, South Dakota
Videos
Ordinary 15B: Bear Witness

Joy J. Moore joins us in South Dakota at the Crazy Horse Memorial. She reminds [...]

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Videos
Ordinary 14B: Travel Light

Do you have difficulty packing light? Matt Skinner can relate! He reminds preachers of Mark [...]

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Preaching Series
The Foundation of Integrity: An RCL preaching series for late summer

This four-week sermon series is [...]

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Videos
Ordinary 13B: Taking a Risk

Karoline Lewis reflects on Mark 5:28 for Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, “If I but just [...]

Loaves of bread and wheat stalks
Theology and Interpretation
Learning from the Bread of Life

Preaching on the Bread of Life passages this summer? Before [...]

Seedlings emerging from soil
Videos
Ordinary 11B: Trust the Process

Matt Skinner provides a key insight for preachers from Mark [...]