Sermon Development
Yearning for a Word
Reading sermons has never been very inspiring to me, and many of my pastoral colleagues agree. So [...]
Craft of Preaching
Culture
10 Things I Learned at Confirmation Camp
Two weeks ago I helped out a friend by acting [...]
Videos
Preaching Moment 66: William Willimon
Bishop Willimon considers the question “Why preach?” Would you like [...]
Columnist
Beautiful Day
It was tempting to sentimentalize the whole thing because it was so beautiful, so poignant. It was [...]
Sermon Development
Writing for the Ear, Part 3
Preachers are usually so close to the sermon that they do not notice gaps in [...]
Videos
Preaching Moment 65: Raphael G. Warnock
On the significance of life experience and seminary education in [...]
Culture
Sacred or Secular or Both?
As ministers in the church, we are called to be witnesses to the creative and [...]
Sermon Development
Writing for the Ear, Part 2
Once you have a sermon draft, you can begin to tweak various elements. It is [...]