Pastors

When personal experience becomes the foundation of your sermon.

John Koessler serves as chair of the department of pastoral studies at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.

What it means to identify with your hearers

Sermons are embodied truth—and that truth comes through you.

Learning to communicate in ways a congregation expects.

Everyone does theology. Do you do it right?

Much has been said recently about the dangers of sermon plagiarism, but the effect can be a misguided shunning of others' sermons. Growing preachers study the messages of other outstanding preachers.

Why being disappointed by your church may actually be a good thing.