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The State of Preaching 2020

The State of Preaching

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In this Issue
The State of Preaching
Preaching
The State of Preaching
A look inside our fall special issue.
Kelli B. Trujillo
What Pastors See as the ‘New Normal’ for Preaching After the Pandemic
Preaching
What Pastors See as the ‘New Normal’ for Preaching After the Pandemic
COVID-19’s ministry disruptions are generating lasting insights.
David Roach
Who Am I to Speak for God?
Preaching
Who Am I to Speak for God?
We craft personas as preachers. God prefers to use us as real people.
Daniel Harrell
Research Roundup: Preaching Takeaways from the Latest in Social Science
Preaching
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.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
Confront Injustice with the Gospel
Preaching
Confront Injustice with the Gospel
The Sunday after George Floyd’s death, I preached Christ’s death and resurrection.
Brandon Washington
Are All Pastors Televangelists Now?
Preaching
Are All Pastors Televangelists Now?
What Billy Graham, Fred Rogers, Mother Angelica, and others can teach us about delivering sermons to a camera.
Compiled by Daniel Silliman
How Culture Shapes Sermons
Preaching
How Culture Shapes Sermons
Recent books on culturally distinct preaching challenge misconceptions and equip diverse pastors to better address a multiethnic world.
Mark DeYmaz
If You Want to Reach Skeptics, Start Your Sermon Preparation with Distress
Preaching
If You Want to Reach Skeptics, Start Your Sermon Preparation with Distress
Paul’s model for preaching with a missional edge.
Jay Kim
Your Preaching Is Not God’s Work. You Are God’s Work.
Preaching
Your Preaching Is Not God’s Work. You Are God’s Work.
How inner transformation shapes outward proclamation.
Todd Hunter
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Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Outreach |Preaching
Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Why the NYC pastor’s goal is “to winsomely offend everybody.”
Interview by Kelli B. Trujillo
Sermon Prep in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Preaching
Sermon Prep in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
How the Trinity is reshaping my preaching.
Stephen L. Woodworth
God Gave You a Specific Congregation. Preach to Them.
Preaching
God Gave You a Specific Congregation. Preach to Them.
5 keys to effective, locally focused preaching.
Aaron and Michelle Reyes
How to Preach When You Don’t Know Who’s Listening
Preaching
How to Preach When You Don’t Know Who’s Listening
5 principles for online preaching.
Laura Buffington
Listening to Podcasts Makes Us Better Preachers
Preaching
Listening to Podcasts Makes Us Better Preachers
How the popular audio genre can help pastors fine-tune sermon preparation and delivery.
Daniel Darling
10 Things We Learned about Medicine and Illness in Bible Times
Preaching
10 Things We Learned about Medicine and Illness in Bible Times
Insights for Covidtide from “The Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical and Post-Biblical Antiquity.”
Compiled by Ted Olsen

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