What makes a man a great preacher? Not sure if “being a great listener” would be among the top answers. Yet, that’s what Burk Parsons persuasively argues in The Wisdom of Listening: In fact, the greatest speakers, the greatest teachers, and…
What makes a man a great preacher? Not sure if “being a great listener” would be among the top answers. Yet, that’s what Burk Parsons persuasively argues in The Wisdom of Listening: In fact, the greatest speakers, the greatest teachers, and…
Since coming to North America, I’ve preached in a number of different churches. A few times I’ve been taken aback by laughter in response to something I’ve said in my sermon. The first time it happened, I froze on the…
Preaching or pastoring? That’s the choice that many pastors make at the beginning of their ministries, and also each day of their ministries. Will my life-focus, or daily-focus, be on preaching or on visiting the flock? Will I concentrate on…
Should I write blog posts that increase my traffic or that help change the way (a few) people think? That’s the question mega-blogger Seth Godin honestly grapples with in Drive-by culture and the endless search for wow. When he is…
I will never preach a perfect sermon. My content will never be perfect. My manner will never be perfect. In fact, the more I preach, the more I understand why Paul called preaching “foolishness.” Yet, God has chosen “the foolishness…
“Can I be called to the ministry, if I dread sermon preparation?” I was recently asked. “You can still be called to the ministry and yet, at least sometimes, dread sermon preparation,” was my reply. Right or wrong? If it…