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Preaching : Holidays & Events

As we enter this busy holiday season—Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas—here are a few fresh ideas for planning events and preaching these important Sundays.

Latest on Holidays & Events

Feeling the ‘Ugh’ at Christmastime
Can your church be honest about heartache this Advent?

Mandy Smith
Outreach
3 Tips for Hosting an Outstanding Church Dinner or Potluck
Use the dinner table like Jesus did.

Verlon Fosner
What Your Pastor Really Wants for Christmas
This year, forego the gift cards and get them something they’ll really appreciate.

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Discipleship |Leadership
Glad Tidings and Cups of Bitterness
Serving Christ means experiencing sorrow—even at Christmas.

John Dickerson
Preaching
Grieving with Charleston
What five pastors will be telling their congregations about the massacre at Emanuel Church.

Brandon Green, David Swanson, Jose Humphreys, Richard Kohng, Dominique DuBois Gilliard
Discipleship |Preaching
Honoring Fathers When Many Aren’t Honorable
Beware the generalities when preaching on Father’s Day.

Sam Serio
Discipleship
No Easter without Good Friday
How Lent prepared me to celebrate the Resurrection.

Michael Hidalgo
Cartoon
Disaster Training