Craft of Preaching

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Culture
Am I My Sibling’s Keeper?: Preaching with Systems Theory

We were created for relationship. [...]

Author
Danáe Ashley
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Dear Working Preacher
Listening Anew for God’s Call

Last weekend, my husband and I took our son Isaac [...]

Author
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Culture
Preaching when the Pastor Is Sick

Some years ago, I was scheduled for herniated disc surgery [...]

Molly Baskette
Molly Phinney Baskette
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Dear Working Preacher
Exploring the Depths of Scripture’s Richness

Three years ago, when we [...]

Author
Cameron B.R. Howard
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Dear Working Preacher
An Uncontrollable Calling

In recent years, various responses to employment related stress and expectations have trended online. These [...]

Author
Jennifer Vija Pietz
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Sermon Development
How to Get Useful Sermon Feedback from Listeners: 5 Keys for Success 

It’s the end of the [...]

Rev. Dr. Lisa Cressman
Lisa Cressman
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Worship
‘It’s Your Day!’: Preaching on a Congregation’s Milestones

My Anglican parish in a [...]

Grace Pritchard Burson
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Dear Working Preacher
A Community of Honesty and Hope

I’ve just spent the week in Custer State Park. Well, [...]

Author
Joy J. Moore
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Dear Working Preacher
Preparing for a Different Reality

Looks like we made it! To the other side of [...]

Author
Joy J. Moore
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Culture
When Good News Is Harder to Proclaim: Preaching Amid Trauma

Mass trauma is an unfortunate [...]

Kimberly Wagner
Kimberly Wagner