5 Benefits of Planning a One-Year Preaching Calendar

This is Kerrick Thomas – and for the last 12 years I’ve served alongside of Nelson Searcy as Executive Pastor of The Journey Church. I’m guest blogging today and would like to talk to you about the benefits of planning out your preaching calendar.

As a teaching pastor, I’m very familiar with the weekly grind of preaching week in and week out. But I also know there is a way to break the week-to-week cycle — through the power of planning your preaching calendar.

Planning out your preaching for 2017 will allow you to maximize your preaching all year long. Here’s why:

Lowers the stress from having to plan series to series or week to week.
Dedicated time to pray for the upcoming year and to seek God’s guidance for the entire year.
More input and ideas from staff and church members.
More time to prepare creative elements since you know what topics/ sermons are coming up.
Planning the entire year at once allows you to create theological balance of themes and topics.

– Kerrick

P.S. – For practical help on how to get started today, check out this resource where Nelson Searcy and I walk through the key steps to Planning a One-Year Preaching Calendar. Click here to learn more!

About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.