I recently surveyed a group of senior pastors to find out, “How far in advance do you plan your preaching?” Any guesses on the results? Not surprisingly – over half are living week to week. And only 10% are planning more than 4 months out. Well it’s time to stop the unnecessary weekly stress! There is a much better way. If … Read More
How to Save Yourself Hours of Planning– Starts Tomorrow!
I’d like to invite you to join me for an upcoming “Planning Your 2014 Preaching Calendar” webinar that starts TOMORROW! This webinar will help relieve your stress and increase your creativity by planning your preaching. I’ve just added a few upcoming times on three different days – Tomorrow, November 12th, November 13th and November 14th. These are the same webinars, … Read More
Nine Simple Steps to Maximize the Effectiveness of Your Preaching
I want to help you double the effectiveness of your preaching with a simple nine-step process. One of the first rules actors learn is to speak the words of a script out loud before they go into an audition room. Why? Because no matter how many times they run through their part in their head, no matter how well they’ve … Read More
Your Preaching Calendar Questions – Summer Sermon Series?
Q: You mentioned doing a series during the summer that isn’t sequential. Can you elaborate on what that looks like? A: The basic concept is to do a number of messages that can be combined under the same title, but that don’t build on one another from week to week. Essentially, you should do a series that is made up … Read More
Your Preaching Calendar Questions – What to Promote
Q: How do you balance promoting a new sermon series with the current sermon series? A: I use the word “promotion” to refer primarily to external promotion, or promoting a message series to the people in your community. Most of this type of promotion is reserved for your Attraction series (or at least those with attractional titles). Think from the … Read More
Your Preaching Calendar Questions – “Splitting” a Series?
Q: Is there ever a need to split a series (maybe for a guest speaker)? A: In most cases I would say no. Rather than “split” a message series, see if the guest speaker’s message will fit into the series that is scheduled during that time (this may be as simple as changing the title of their message so that … Read More
Your Preaching Calendar Questions – Full Church Campaigns?
Q: You recommended doing a “full church campaign” in the fall. That just looks like an extra long series on the calendar – can you explain further what is involved in a campaign like this? A: I do recommend doing a full church campaign each fall. The concept behind the campaign is to take your entire church through the same … Read More
Your Preaching Calendar Questions – How Far in Advance Should I Plan and More
Last week’s “How to Plan Your 2010 Preaching Calendar” Webinars were a great success and I’ve enjoyed hearing from so many of you about how your planning is going. I have also received a number of recurring questions that I’d like to address, starting today, here on the blog. Q: How far in advance does the preaching calendar planning process … Read More
FREE Preaching Calendar Webinars (next week)
Planning your preaching calendar in advance is one of the absolute best ways I’ve found to reduce stress and increase creativity as a pastor. And I’m determined to help you implement this practice for 2010! Hopefully, you’ve already seen and downloaded a FREE copy of my “Planning a One Year Preaching Calendar” Resource that I’ve been giving away this week … Read More
Download Your Free Preaching Calendar Training (Free MP3 Resource)
NOW is the time to plan what you will be preaching in 2010! To help you plan your 2010 Preaching Calendar, I would like to give you a FREE copy of Planning a One Year Preaching Calendar (one of my best-selling resources). By planning your preaching calendar in advance, you can lower your stress, increase the creativity of your team … Read More