{"id":45,"date":"2025-08-22T19:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:44:56","slug":"guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull sub-nav-pattern has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87bab845 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><nav class=\"items-justified-center no-wrap alignfull sub-nav-menu wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-12a27398 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Menu 5\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container items-justified-center no-wrap alignfull sub-nav-menu wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/guides\/preaching\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Preaching<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/guides\/leadership\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Leadership<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/guides\/discipleship\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Discipleship<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/guides\/outreach\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Outreach<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/guides\/exegetical\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Exegetical<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #191919; color: white;\" class=\"ct-feature alignfull wp-block-acf-feature\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ct-feature__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/preaching-on-easter-introduction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A sketch of eggs in a birds nest with stylized notes beside it\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png 2996w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=1920,1080 1920w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=301,169 301w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=602,338 602w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=634,356 634w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=1266,712 1266w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=324,182 324w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=648,364 648w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=82,46 82w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=164,92 164w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=412,231 412w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=824,463 824w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=821,462 821w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=1300,732 1300w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/preaching-on-easter.png?resize=160,90 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-kicker\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/guides\/\">Field Guide<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature__content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ct-feature__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/preaching-on-easter-introduction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreaching on Easter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature__deck\"><p>How do you keep Easter preaching intellectually engaging for skeptics while also fresh and practical for believers?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .ct-feature__content-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-feature__actions wp-block-button is-style-outline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/preaching-on-easter-introduction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .ct-feature__content -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-credit\">Illustration by Emily Fernando \/ Source Images: Edwin L. 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602px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ct-article-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/praying-for-your-sermon\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\tPraying for Your Sermon\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-article-card-deck\">\n\t\t\t<p>Practical and creative ways to rekindle and then integrate prayer into your preaching routines and rhythms.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .card-content -->\n<\/div><!-- .ct-article-card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-article-card ct-article-card-vertical\" style=\"--thumb-col-width: 120px;\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/preaching-on-easter-introduction\/\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ct-article-card-link\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Preaching on Easter\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img 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