Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher
Learning to Tell Time

Dear Working Preacher, You know what they say: timing is everything. Whether it’s telling a joke, making [...]

Sermon Development
Discerning When to Preach Without Notes

Preachers and listeners who favor preaching without notes have long [...]

Columnist
No Fact Filter for Sermons

I feel somewhat sheepish about starting out the year with nuts & bolts procedural issues [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Preaching a More Meaningful Baptism

Dear Working Preacher, Did you know that most of the [...]

Columnist
Enmeshed in Light

Last month, I attend a conference called “The Forgiving Victim.” James Alison, a brilliant theologian and an [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 250: Eugene Peterson

Eugene Peterson offers a word of encouragement to preachers, drawing [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The “Adults-Only” Nativity Story

Dear Working Preacher, There are two ways to tell the [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Living the Story

Blessed Christmas, dear Working Preacher! By the time you read this – (I hope!) – you will [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 249: Gary Charles

Pastor Charles helps preachers think about ways to preach engagingly [...]

Columnist
Epiphany’s Creative Light

This monthly column will point out environmental dimensions in upcoming lectionary passages and suggest ways [...]