TED Talks are known world-wide now for not only their amazing content, but their consistently quality presentations. It seems, then, that evaluating the differences in quality between the various TED talks might provide those of us who preach with some quality insight into what makes for a good sermon.
If a church discourages cell phones in worship, we seem out of touch. If we say nothing, people may feel free to disengage and check Facebook, text a friend, or just play Trivia Crack. What if we encouraged people to use their cell phones as tools to have a more meaningful, engaging worship experience?
With each sermon I prepare for my congregation, I try to imagine three people walking in for worship that day. If all of them walk in one Sunday, will I be ready?
Using a tablet for sermon notes offers several benefits. Give yourself a few weeks of practice, and you’ll be preaching from a tablet like a pro.
We believe that a new revival is poised to break out in churches and communities across the world, and the Preaching Collective is designed to give those who carry God’s Word the tools, ideas, and resources that we pray will enable us to “shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon Earth.”
Poetry and pulpits need a reunion, or so says David Hatton. Why? Because the Bible is full of good poetry, and the Incarnation is, in a sense, the great Poem of God. Here are 3 elements of good poetry to help you make selections for sermons.
The question is: What is biblical preaching? Or, put somewhat differently, what ought to be the relationship between the biblical text and the delivered sermon?
Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas shares what he expects to hear from preachers, and in turn, what this means for his own preaching.
Dr. Michael Pasquarello here describes what makes a sermon beautiful.
