Articles in this Issue
PREACHING PYROTECHNICS
Why some illustrations work better than others.
DO WE REALLY HAVE TO COMPETE WITH TV?
A Leadership Forum
WHAT PASTORS ARE PAID
A Leadership survey analyzes the dollars and sense of compensation packages.
SOULWORK
How to strengthen ministry from the inside out.
COMMNICATING TO CONTEMPORARIES
Wallace Hostetter
ROOTING OUT CAUSES OF CONFLICT
When you get to the bottom, church conflict may have several sources.
Preaching Where Giants Have Trod
An interview with Joel Gregory
WHAT AUTHORITY DO WE HAVE ANYMORE?
How to bridge the credibility gap that today’s listeners perceive.
OUT FROM UNDER THE INFLUENCE
What happens when a minister brings his problem into the open?
Preaching the Terrors
What do we say about the ghastly parts of the Bible?
RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE PREACHING LOAD
The benefits of regularly sharing the pulpit, and how one church is seeing it work.
THE BACK PAGE
A thriving ministry has no shortage of messy stalls.
WHEN IT’T TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE
The sweet sorrow of departure provides unique ministry opportunities.
LETTING LISTENERS MAKE THE DISCOVERIES
Telling people as much as possible may not be the best way to get the message across.
FACING THE FIRING SQUAD
Preaching can be intimidating, especially if we’re preparing for the wrong group of listeners.
THE PASSION DRIVEN CHURCH
It takes more than meeting needs to keep a church energized