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At Purple Churches, Pastors Struggle with Polarized Congregations
A challenging year threatens to divide Christians who have resisted the cultural trend.
Who Preaches on Politics? Most Pastors.
Study of 100,000 sermons shows gospel applied to economics, war, welfare, and other current issues.
To Question or Not to Question
Are questions inappropriate?
Research Roundup: Preaching Takeaways from the Latest in Social Science
Because, as Karl Barth never said, a pastor should read the Bible in one hand, the newspaper in the other, and a peer-reviewed social science journal in another.
Are All Pastors Televangelists Now?
What Billy Graham, Fred Rogers, Mother Angelica, and others can teach us about delivering sermons to a camera.
Your Preaching Is Not God’s Work. You Are God’s Work.
How inner transformation shapes outward proclamation.
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How Culture Shapes Sermons
Recent books on culturally distinct preaching challenge misconceptions and equip diverse pastors to better address a multiethnic world.
Listening to Podcasts Makes Us Better Preachers
How the popular audio genre can help pastors fine-tune sermon preparation and delivery.
How to Preach When You Don’t Know Who’s Listening
5 principles for online preaching.
God Gave You a Specific Congregation. Preach to Them.
5 keys to effective, locally focused preaching.
Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Why the NYC pastor’s goal is “to winsomely offend everybody.”
Sermon Prep in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
How the Trinity is reshaping my preaching.
Confront Injustice with the Gospel
The Sunday after George Floyd’s death, I preached Christ’s death and resurrection.
If You Want to Reach Skeptics, Start Your Sermon Preparation with Distress
Paul’s model for preaching with a missional edge.
What Pastors See as the ‘New Normal’ for Preaching After the Pandemic
COVID-19’s ministry disruptions are generating lasting insights.
Who Am I to Speak for God?
We craft personas as preachers. God prefers to use us as real people.
The State of Preaching
A look inside our fall special issue.
Researcher: Most Evangelicals Support Women in Church Leadership
Despite the ongoing debates over gender roles, surveys show significant agreement in favor of female Sunday school teachers, worship leaders, speakers, and preachers.
Prayer amid PandemicEpisode 4|14min
A 19th-Century Celebrity Pastor Frequently Found Himself an Invalid
How London’s most popular preacher dealt with routine bouts of physical and mental illness.
Preach a Double-Edged Sermon
The message you prepare for your congregation is also meant for you.

Top Story June 26, 2024

When My Sermon Riled Our City
When My Sermon Riled Our City
Preaching on sex and gender led to local uproar and national headlines. Here are seven things I learned.

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