Culture
Sermon Development
Empowering Young People as Proclaimers
As preachers, part of our vocation is in helping disciples [...]
preaching
Culture
Sermon Development
For Every Matter Under Heaven
Funerals, Weddings, and Preaching into Life’s Many Other Seasons and Circumstances Funeral? Wedding? House blessing? [...]
Culture
Sermon Development
The Risks of Preaching in Politically Fraught Times
In our current political climate, [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching Jeremiah: In Memory of Walter Brueggemann
How is preaching today similar [...]
Culture
Sermon Development
Preaching and AI
People all over the world are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). ChatGPT is now the fifth most [...]
Sermon Development
What Kind of Preaching Inspires Faith in Listeners?
What is the ultimate goal [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Gospel of Justice
What do you say to those who feel uncomfortable when [...]
Sermon Development
Reading the Lectionary with Rashi
I have had the great fortune to teach in several [...]
Sermon Development
Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor
Do you ever experience a [...]
Sermon Development
Leading with the Sermon
The sermon can do so many things, but how is it “the most important leadership activity of [...]