Practical Preaching Advice for Pastors and Lay Preachers #27

Boring Preaching Is a Crime! 7 Ways to Be Interesting

"If you think the gathering of biblical facts and standing up with a Bible in your hand will automatically equip you to communicate well, you are desperately mistaken. It will not. You must work at being interesting. Boredom is a gross violation, being dull is a grave offense, and irrelevance is a disgrace to the gospel. Too often these three crimes go unpunished and we preachers are the criminals." ~ Charles Swindoll Read More

Digging Deep: How Do You Define The Ministry Of The Word?

"The ministry of the word is stewarding and heralding God's word in such a way that people encounter God through his word." Read More

12 Recommended Books On Preaching

We at Southeastern Seminary have an incredible preaching faculty, including Danny Akin, Jim Shaddix, Scott Pace, Dwayne Milioni, and Ronjour Locke. Actually, while I had good preaching professors as a student, I’m jealous of our students who get to learn from these men (especially our doctoral students who get significant interaction with them). I asked them to give me some books on preaching they would want preachers to read, and here are their recommendations in no order of preference....Read More

My Top 10 Secrets to Improve Your Public Speaking

If you’re going very far as a leader or creative professional, sooner or later you’ll need to speak to audiences. Whether it’s a conference keynote, workshop or you just need to inspire your team at the office or studio, I believe every leader should be comfortable speaking in front of a group. However, there are plenty of speakers, preachers and teachers who simply aren’t capable of captivating an audience. That’s why I created these top ten secrets that will take your public speaking to a new level. Conquer this list and you’re on your way.... Read More

Al Mohler: Expository Preaching Is The Antidote To Anemic Preaching

"The anemia of evangelical worship—all the music and energy aside—is directly attributable to the absence of genuine expository preaching." Read More

Tips to Improve Your Sermon Preparation

One of the ways I prepare for sermons is by constantly collecting content—things like news stories or statistics that might make a good illustration, anecdotes and quotes, and Bible verses based on a common theme. Read More