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Created on Wednesday, 05 June 2013 / Adversity

Tags: Blame, God, Joe McKeever, cowardice, offense, preacher, Holy Spirit, courageous, Bible, fear
The spirit of cowardice lives and thrives in churches these days. It has a corner in the office of many a pastor and makes whimpering sounds familiar to many of us: “You don’t want to do that. It might ... [ +++ ]

From Moses to Martin: Preachers Part Political Waters

Created on Tuesday, 04 June 2013 / Preaching

Tags: Dan Cummins, preachers, politicians, waters, Moses, Martin Luther King Jr., American Revolution, Black Robe Regiment, American Clergy, American Statesman
From Moses to Martin, preachers have parted political waters and led the oppressed to the Promised Land. Either by summons to a pharaoh to “Let my people go,” parting the Red Sea with an outstretched ... [ +++ ]

Lee Grady: No More Spineless Christianity

Created on Thursday, 30 May 2013 / Preaching

Tags: J. Lee Grady, spineless, Christianity, angry preachers, hateful, materialism, gospel, cheap grace, preach, Apostle Paul
People often complain about angry preachers. I don’t like them either, and I agree that if a person mixes a sermon with hateful language (or if he believes God has called him to picket other churches) ... [ +++ ]

Why Successful Preachers Face Constant Temptation

Created on Monday, 29 April 2013 / Ethics

Tags: Joe McKeever, preachers, constant, temptation, successful, pontificate, preen, posture, control publicity, discount
... services. Do not read such puffery for factual reports because you will not find any. The meeting attended by 200 people by actual count balloons to a thousand by the time his spin machine tells it. ... [ +++ ]

Keep Obedience a Priority When Taking Guest-Preacher Offering

Created on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 / Ethics

Tags: Joe McKeever, guest preacher, offering, obedience, expense, worship, honor, evangelists
I’m finishing my fourth year as an itinerant preacher and have been the beneficiary of some great (i.e., generous, encouraging) love offerings and the victim of no poor offerings. (That was a good place ... [ +++ ]

Prophetic Preachers Should Preach Without Fanfare

Created on Thursday, 07 February 2013 / Culture

Tags: J. Lee Grady, Prophecy, Preachers, Fanfare, Credit
Ever since God called me to preach, I’ve battled with deep insecurity about my delivery style. I can’t electrify a crowd like T.D. Jakes, pack an arena like Reinhard Bonnke or get audiences to turn sermons ... [ +++ ]

Please Don’t Worship the iPreacher

Created on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 / Kingdom Culture

Tags: Isaac Hunter, church scandal, preacher, minister
Let’s be careful of building a ministry on one man’s charisma—even if he is trendy Thanks to amazing advancements in digital technology, pastors today can reach massive audiences. Their sermons can become ... [ +++ ]

Stuck in a Professional Rut?

Created on Friday, 19 October 2012 / Main

Tags: Professional, Trapped, Rut, Tent-making skills, Preachers, Occupational ministry
Three strategies for freeing you up to develop your ‘tent-making’ skills One of my favorite quotes on bi-vocationalism comes from renowned Southern writer and economist Wendell Berry. He spoke at a 2007 ... [ +++ ]

Fifteen-Year-Old Preaches at Church

Created on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 / Main

Tags: bishop darrell gooden,holy spirit,perri costley,preachers,teenager
... he heard Perri Costley, a 15-year-old girl, preach to his congregation. Gooden was so impressed that he invited Costley to speak at an international conference for more than 200 ministers. Gooden expects ... [ +++ ]

Are My Sermons Making a Difference?

Created on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 / Main

Tags: boring,britain,college of preachers,durham university,england,entertainment,kate bruce,life-changing,paul johns,preaching,sermons,study,worship service
Every pastor asks this question—most likely on a regular basis. But after a British survey of 300 hearers of the Word from various denominations, preachers worldwide now have some ... [ +++ ]

Personality Preaching

Created on Tuesday, 04 August 2009 / Main

Tags: Stephen Gaukroger, preaching, personality, communication, preacher, Clarion Trust International
QUOTE: "We have lots of people in our churches who desperately need help in their preaching—help to be attractive, to be biblical and to be good communicators. … People's souls have to be fed—it ... [ +++ ]