For several years now, we’ve planned our preaching calendar one year in advance and it never surprises me how God is able to know exactly what our church will need to hear, especially when we take the time to pray, fast and plan one year in advance. I just received an email from one of my Coaching Alumni that reminded … Read More
Improve your Preaching with a Simple Online Tool
For those of you who have implemented my weekly message run-through, I have found a great tool I want to share with you. If you don’t know what a weekly message run-through is, check out this past blog where I explain it: http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/blog/2011/04/18/how-to-make-this-sundays-service-excellent-at-your-church/ Simply stated, the way you do the weekly message run-through will greatly affect the way the message goes … Read More
Recommended Books to Improve Your Teaching and Preaching
One of the most common question I get asked is for recommendations on books to improve in the area of communication through preaching and teaching. Today I wanted to suggest some books that may be a little more obscure: 1. Everyone Communicate, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently – John Maxwell Available on Amazon 2. You’ve Got … Read More
Plan Your Easter Sermon Now with 50% Off of My Top 8 Sermon Series
With Easter only about six weeks away, now is the time to plan what you’re going to preach. And since I am committed to helping you experience a powerful Easter at your church, I’m offering eight of my most effective sermon series resources at 50% Off – THIS WEEK ONLY. Sermons available for 50% Off include: From Stress to Rest … Read More
Let’s Plan Our 2012 Preaching Calendar Together – FREE Webinar
You’re invited to join me next week for one of 4 free webinars I’m leading called “Planning Your 2012 Preaching Calendar.” After coaching more than 1,000 pastors over the last few years, I’ve learned that one of the best tools for reducing your stress, maximizing creativity, honoring God and working with the natural patterns of your people is planning your preaching calendar months … Read More
The First Few Minutes Matter – Sermon Lessons from Hollywood
Around The Journey, we call it “The Hook” – it’s the first 3 to 5 minutes of the sermon that is designed to capture the attention of your audience and set the tone for the message you are to deliver. As a communicator, I’m always looking for examples of how to ‘set the tone’ to share God’s word and ‘capture the attention’ of … Read More
4 Tips for How to Preach on Video
We are fortunate to live in an age when so many great ministry tools are available to us. One powerful ministry tool at our disposal is video preaching. Whether you’re in a multi-site situation or simply a solo pastor preparing to be away for a Sunday, the ability to record a sermon on video and play it back during the … Read More
The Ten Commandments of Preaching
One of the decisions I made early on in my ministry was that I would do everything possible to cooperate with God to become the best preacher I could be. And I”m still committed to constant improvement. With that in mind, I read a great article recently by Tyler Scarlett, Pastor of Forest (Virginia) Baptist Church, and I want to … Read More
Four Keys to Maximize Your Preaching on Easter
Like I have been telling you the last couple of days, I’m committed to helping you Maximize Easter this year like never before! To help you make this the BEST EASTER EVER for your church, here are four keys to make the maximum possible impact with your preaching this Easter: 1- Begin a new Sermon Series on Easter Sunday, April 24. … Read More
Help for Planning Your Easter Sermon Series (25% Off)
With Easter only about six weeks away, now is the time to plan what you’re going to preach. And since I am committed to helping you experience a powerful Easter at your church, I’m offering seven of my most effective sermon series resources at 25% Off – THIS WEEK ONLY. Sermons available for 25% Off include: From Stress to Rest … Read More