Sermon Development

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Sermon Development
The Love of Preaching and the Preaching of Love

The renowned Brazilian educator Paolo Freire often said that teaching [...]

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A Lay Preacher’s Guide

Where does a lay preacher even begin? In A Lay Preacher’s Guide: How to Craft [...]

Sermon Development
Listening to God in Community

As preachers, at times it can be difficult to feel like we are listening to [...]

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Interview Style of Online Preaching: Why and How

The Interview Style of preaching, especially in the dynamic world [...]

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

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

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Unhurried Preaching: Three practices for busy preachers

Preparing a sermon is a [...]

Joe Davis
Sermon Development
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The Art of Sermon Delivery (Part 2 of 2)

Connection through verbal and nonverbal techniques Effective sermon delivery goes [...]

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Transformative Power of Biblical Storytelling

Connecting through shared narratives Storytelling has been a fundamental aspect [...]

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Queering the Pulpit

Much has been said over the years—in preaching books, classes, and conversations—about the importance of contextualization in [...]

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Dialogue Sermons: How and Why

David: How we got here I’ve long been attracted to the communal nature of preaching: [...]