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Sharing the Driver's Seat
When pastors team up to write the week's sermon, can they avoid oncoming traffic?
by Brian Lowery
Leadership Journal, Spring 2008
Is it Still Gospel Preaching?
The 21st-century makes demands of those who want to communicate the richness of the gospel.
by Leighton Ford
Leadership Journal, Winter 2008
Biblical Authority & Today's Preacher
How much has changed over 50 years?
Leadership Journal, Winter 2008
People of the Book
God's people are distinguished by one thing; my job is to teach it.
by John Ortberg
Leadership Journal, Winter 2008
Form-fit Preaching
How the genre of the biblical text should shape sermon structure.
by Jeffrey Arthurs
Leadership Journal, Winter 2008
Hot Theology
If we ignore the reality of hell, we make one of Jesus' frequent teachings a mere metaphor.
by Dan Kimball
Leadership Journal, Winter 2008
Fewer Whiffs
by Adam Hamilton
Leadership Journal, Fall 2007
Glimpses of Glory
How many voices speak of God in your church? And what messages are heard?
by Skye Jethani
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
Incarnate Preaching
It's not just living your words, it's knowing the lives of those you're speaking to.
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
Birthing a Sermon
A step-by-step guide to bringing the text alive.
by John Ortberg
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
4-H Sermons
by Adam Hamilton
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
Preaching by Faith and by Sight
How oral communicators are joining the visual revolution.
The Leadership Survey reported by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
The Tech Effect
Technology is changing the way we preach. Is this a good thing?
A Leadership Interview
Leadership Journal, Summer 2007
My Holy of Holies
How all-too-human preachers can prepare their souls to preach.
by John Ortberg
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Reaching the Unchurched
by Adam Hamilton
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Lent for the Non-Liturgical
by Elizabeth Diffin
Leadership Journal, Winter 2007
High Stakes
With internet wagers unregulated, gambling is on the rise and closer to home. How will we help the hooked and persuade the unconvinced?
by Abram Book
Leadership Journal, Fall 2006
Preaching Past TiVo
Do you tell the whole truth to people who want only certain parts?
A Leadership Forum
Leadership Journal, Summer 2006
Ancient Voices
Why I prefer wisdom from the elders rather than the youngers.
by Neil Young
Leadership Journal, Spring 2006
License to Thrill
In my city, prostitution is legal and preaching is dangerous.
by Brian Newman
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
Accepting Critique
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
The Joy of Preaching Sex
For better intimacy at home, we need more sex in the pulpit.
by Bryan Wilkerson
Leadership Journal, Winter 2006
Preaching in Times of Crisis
What do you say when tragedy demands a response?
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
Saying the Hard Stuff
Sometimes we have to deliver an unwelcome message.
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
Dare to Evaluate
Your best planning tool is an honest look at last Sunday.
Leadership Journal, Spring 2005
Naked in the Pulpit
How my preaching became an act of intimacy.
By Tim Keel
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
Preaching Your Convictions
What working with John Stott taught me about preaching.
from PreachingToday.com
Leadership Journal, Summer 2004
The Sermon that Got My Goat
Scapegoat: Who would bear the penalty if this innovative Easter service failed—the prop or the preacher?
By John Beukema
Leadership Journal, Summer 2004
Dropping the Mask
When I blow it, I let my church know it. And they respect me for it.
By Dave Stone
Leadership Journal, Summer 2004
Paper Sack Sermons
Props make sermons stick.
By David B. Smith
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
Preaching thru the Bible in One Year
Following this path, I preached through the entire Bible in one year.
by Bob Bolender
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
Going Soul Deep in your Sermons
Why do we skip across the surface when we really want to go …
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
Killer Applications
How to make sure your listeners can apply what you've preached.
By David Mains
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
The Language of Planet Zion
Why people today wonder what on earth we're talking about.
By Ron Martoia
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
Reach Deeper than "Felt Needs"
By Duane Litfin
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
What Gives Preaching Its Power?
Amid so many forms of communication—multimedia, music, and more—what is it about preaching, even today, that carries life-changing power?
5 LEADERS RESPOND
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
Opening Closed Minds
When you address controversial issues today, you can irritate or influence, but not both.
By Adam Hamilton
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
The Accompanying Presence
His voice is still small, but you'll preach better if you hear first from the Holy Spirit.
An Interview with Bill Hybels
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
The Subversive Art
Drawing from the prophets, the rabbis, and Jesus to confront the culture.
Interview with Rob Bell
Leadership Journal, Spring 2004
Rick Warren on Preaching Repentance
In fact, that's what preaching is all about.
Leadership Journal, Winter 2004
Absolved of Their Old Baggage
By M. Craig Barnes
Leadership Journal, Fall 2003
Making Sermons More Potent, Plus Holiday Sermons
How distilling your messages makes them more potent.
By Andy Stanley
Leadership Journal, Fall 2003
War, Politics, and the Pulpit
How do you handle potentially explosive social issues when you know your congregation is not of one mind?
Erwin McManus, Cheryl Sanders, and Ken Fong
Leadership Journal, Summer 2003
Holy Multi-tasking
Lots of transactions take place during the sermon, many of them sacred. On occasion I get to watch.
David Hansen
Leadership Journal, Spring 2003
Let's Go to the Tape
As churches experiment with preaching on video, what are we learning?
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Spring 2003
Preaching with Power
How to be bold before any audience.
Leadership Journal, Winter 2003
"My Words in Your Mouth"
Five words from God that will change your preaching.
by Ken Ulmer
Leadership Journal, Winter 2003
An Honest Sermon
Plagiarism, the pulpit, and how to appropriate others' ideas appropriately.
by Mike Woodruff and Steve Moore
Leadership Journal, Winter 2003
Reliable Sources
When sermon prep is more appropriation than inspiration, how much credit should a preacher give to sources?
A Leadership Forum
Leadership Journal, Winter 2003
Life vs. Law
Your preaching can inspire graceful or grudging obedience.
by Ted Haggard
Leadership Journal, Fall 2002
Preaching Past the Fear Factor
Surprise! People are eager to hear about joyful giving, if you approach it in the right way.
by Bob Russell
Leadership Journal, Fall 2002
Preaching for Change
How positive sermons promote personal growth.
by Randy Frazee
Summer 2002
Life in Leviticus
Planting this church, I spent a year preaching Leviticus and (surprise!) it worked.
by Rob Bell
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
I Prayed for My Preaching
And got answers I didn't expect.
by Joe McKeever
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Jesus vs. Generic God
Surrounded by "In God We Trust," how specific should Christians get?
by Will Willimon
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Backdraft Preaching
You've got to reignite the flames Sunday after Sunday.
by Mark Buchanan
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Slow-Cooking Your Sermons
Pastor Rob won't forget his first day at his new church.
by Kenton C. Anderson
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Suspense
Why everybody—including your Sunday audience—loves a mystery.
by Dave McClellan
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
He Said, She Heard
Any time you speak to both men and women, you're facing cross-cultural communication.
by Jeffrey Arthurs
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
What is your most effective community outreach?
We're all looking for ways to get our churches involved in the community and our communities involved in the church.
by Jeffrey Arthurs
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Best of the Best
Leadership readers choose two as today's most effective preachers.
from the editors
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Speaking into Crisis
What we can learn from two pastors—Bonhoeffer and Thielicke—who ministered in terrible times.
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Preaching Amid Pluralism
Elevating Christ in a culture that sees all religions as equal.
by Tim Keller
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
What to Preach Next
How to plan your sermon series to connect with who is in the congregation and what they're thinking.
by Ed Young
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Seasons Change
Cover significant facets of the faith at strategic times.
by Andy Stanley
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
How I Find My Next Series
Five pastors reveal their sourcees.
by Warren H. Stewart Sr., Phil Campbell, Pat Simpson, M. Scott Bashoor, and Penny Zettler
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Deeper Faith
What to preach when uncertainty is the new normal.
A Leadership Interview with James A. Forbes
Leadership Journal, Winter 2002
Beyond "Prayer Requests"
What if people's wishes run counter to God's sometimes painful path of transformation?
by Wayne Jacobsen
Leadership Journal, Fall 2001
No More Cheesy Slide Shows
Pastor Rene Shlaepfer taught a large crowd at the 2001 National Pastors Conference how to use PowerPoint to enhance preaching.
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Leadership Journal, Fall 2001
Comedy Club Pastor
How a course in stand-up invigorated my preaching.
by Dennis Beatty with Elizabeth E. Beatty
Leadership Journal, Spring 2001
Sermons that Stand Up
This structure gives a form listeners can follow.
by Dennis Beatty
Leadership Journal, Spring 2001
Preaching That Restores
What's the good news for those who need it most?
by Frank Lewis
Leadership Journal, Winter 2001
Footnotes in the Pulpit
How to credit your sources without distracting your hearers.
by Chris Stinnett
Leadership Journal, Fall 2000
Peewee Hockey Taught Me to Preach
The real action isn't always on the ice.
by Matthew Woodley
Leadership Journal, Fall 2000
Preaching by Number
You can add more color to your preaching.
by Peter Farthing
Leadership Journal, Summer 2000
Preaching to the Tattooed
I'm nothing like these tough guys. So why do they keep showing up for my sermons?
by Bill Giovannetti
Leadership Journal, Spring 2000
When the News Intrudes
What do you say from the pulpit about national crises and tragedies?
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
The Great Delivery Debate
Three pastors on what works best: manuscript, notes, or nothing at all.
by Jerry Andrews, Paul Atwater, and Rich Knight
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
Unsolved Mysteries
Biblical paradox offers an alternative to "how to" sermons.
by Richard P. Hansen
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
Targeted Preaching
To reach people at varying distances from God, in one sermon, aim at three bulls-eyes.
by David Riemenschneider
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
The Power of Mere Words
Preaching may appear to be "just talk," but don't underestimate its impact.
by William Willimon
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
There's PowerPoint in the Blood
I can't imagine preaching without my electronic research assistant and sermon coach.
by Richard Doebler
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
Glorious Foolishness
Who dares to speak for God? As preachers, we dare not do anything else!
by Mark Labberton
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
Sharing the Preaching Load
How do you make preaching a team effort when you're the only preacher?
by Charles F. Boyd and Bob Blahnik
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
Preaching in the '00 Zone
Recommended reading on effective pulpit communication in the 21st century.
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Winter 2000
The Preaching Report Card
Today's listeners grade pastors on what they hear from the pulpit.
by Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Summer 1999
Preaching to Those Who Just Don't Get It
The day I recovered my faith in the sermon's unpredictable power.
by Edward K. Rowell
Leadership Journal, Fall 1998
This Is Not Your Father's Preaching Style
How to speak the language of the "whatever" generation.
by Danny Harrell
Leadership Journal, Summer 1998
Making Your Message Memorable
How to preach so people remember what you say.
by Fred Smith
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
Best Titles for Sermons
How to select a great name for a great message.
by Calvin Miller and Rick Warren
Leadership Journal, Winter 1998
The Heresy of Application
It's when we're applying Scripture that error is most likely to creep in. An interview with Haddon Robinson.
by the Leadership editors
Leadership Journal, Fall 1997
Freedom from Less-Than-Perfect Motives
Whether or not my motivations are wholly pure, it's time to preach. How do I avoid a lingering sense of condemnation?
by Craig Brian Larson
Leadership Journal, Fall 1997
Before You Preach
Questions you ask yourself now may save your sermon later.
by Ed Rowell
Leadership Journal, Fall 1997
Smoothing Out the Landing
A great sermon not only starts well, it ends well.
by E. K. Bailey
Leadership Journal, Fall 1997
Preaching Hell in a Tolerant Age
Brimstone for the broad-minded.
by Tim Keller
Leadership Journal, Fall 1997
My Um, Um, Annoying Pulpit Mannerisms
And how I overcame them.
by Kenneth Quick
Leadership Journal, Fall 1997
From B.C. to 11 A.M.
How to preach an Old Testament narrative with accuracy and power.
by Steven D. Mathewson
Leadership Journal, Fall 1997
Preaching the Prophets with Honor
How to accurately present these overlooked books.
by Elizabeth Achtemeier
Leadership Journal, Fall 1997
The Ever-More-Difficult Marriage Sermon
In an age of divorce and remarriage, how can you preach graciously about lifelong commitment?
by Bob Russell
Leadership Journal, Fall 1997
How to Be Heard
Mastering six overlooked fundamentals of clear communication.
by Fred Smith
Leadership Journal, Summer 1997
Preaching a Double-Header
How to deliver one sermon at two completely different services.
by Wayne Brouwer
Leadership Journal, Spring 1997
Roadkill on the Information Superhighway
Don't ever believe a computer will save you time.
by Ed Rowell
Leadership Journal, Spring 1997
The Power of Mere Words
In a high-tech society, how effective is a lone person standing behind a pulpit?
by Craig Brian Larson
Leadership Journal, Winter 1997
This Culture is Overrated
Why it's dangerous to want to relate the gospel to the modern world.
by William H. Willimon
Leadership Journal, Winter 1997
Where Preaching is Headed
Forces shaping tomorrow's sermon.
by Edward K. Rowell
Leadership Journal, Winter 1997
A Checkup for Sermon Illustrations
7 questions to keep your preaching stories healthy.
by Wayne Harvey
Leadership Journal, Winter 1997
How to Preach like John Grisham Writes
I needed to move from principle to plot.
by Bill Oudemolen
Leadership Journal, Fall 1996
Accept no substitutes
6 reasons not to abandon expository preaching.
by D. A. Carson
Leadership Journal, Summer 1996
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