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- 1. 11 Ministry Questions You Never Dreamed You Might Ask
- ... ary steps that hospitals (and others) have had to take, but I also want to do in-person ministry. 3. What will it be like to preach to people in masks? I'm not sure which is more challenging—preachi ...
- Created on 22 May 2020
- 2. Pastors Think They're Keeping Their Sermons Shorter—Churchgoers Disagree
- ... 3%). "Many pastors have likely been preaching shorter sermons while their churches have met virtually," said McConnell. "More than a quarter of churchgoers would prefer such shorter sermons when they ret ...
- Created on 14 May 2020
- 3. This Sermon Illustration Could Save You in Decision-Making
- Years ago, on a personal retreat, I read a book called The Will of God. It was during a time of questioning my calling and evaluating my own walk with the Lord, and I was considering next steps. At the ...
- Created on 04 May 2020
- 4. California Pastor: We Must Not Abandon the Church's Greatest Priority
- ... says. Still, teaching on them sometimes results in pushback. He recalls being challenged by a fellow Christian in 2008—when Californians were voting on a homosexual "marriage" referendum—for preac ...
- Created on 04 May 2020
- 5. 7 Things Pastors Cannot Do in the Pulpit
- ... d good-for-nothing Ahab. c) Might there be exceptions to No. 7? Of course. But let the minister get good counsel and do so graciously and faithfully. Joe McKeever is retired from the pastorate but still a ...
- Created on 01 May 2020
- 6. Should a Pastor Confess His Doubts About the Bible?
- ... ing" (2 Tim. 4:1-2). Joe McKeever is retired from the pastorate but still active in preaching, writing and cartooning for Christian publications. He lives in Ridgeland, Mississippi. For the original article, v ...
- Created on 20 April 2020
- 7. 9 Signs You've Made Preaching an Idol ...
- I confess that these thoughts are not original. The idea for this post came from Lewis Allen's book, The Preacher's Catechism, where Allen lists the first three signs of preaching idolatry listed belo ...
- Created on 27 March 2020
- 8. How to Tell You've Arrived as a Big-Shot Preacher
- ... ed from the pastorate but still active in preaching, writing and cartooning for Christian publications. He lives in Ridgeland, Mississippi. For the original article, visit joemckeever.com. ...
- Created on 24 March 2020
- 9. Why a Young Minister May Not Be Ready to Pastor a Church
- ... rney, but infinitely worth the effort to lose yourself in Him and find that He is enough (2 Cor. 3:5). Joe McKeever is retired from the pastorate but still active in preaching, writing and cartooning ...
- Created on 28 February 2020
- 10. 10 Leadership Lessons You Have to Learn the Hard Way
- ... ays the Lord, and for that, we'll need some of you to get arrested for preaching. Then, when the judge says, "Tell us what you have been preaching," sit back and be quiet, because the Holy Spirit will ta ...
- Created on 25 February 2020
- 11. The Apostle Paul's Surprising Gift to Preachers
- ... s Paul saying: "I was feeling far from strong. I was nervous and rather shaky." In his commentary on this epistle, Gordon Fee adds: "At the heart of (Paul's) preaching stood the 'weakness of God' (1:25) ...
- Created on 20 February 2020
- 12. The No. 1 Problem With Preaching in America ...
- I believe the No. 1 problem with preaching in America is its lack of application. Too many pastors use an academic model in which they simply lecture their congregations. As a result, people often walk ...
- Created on 11 February 2020
- 13. You'll Probably Think These 15 Things as You Preach This Sunday
- I've preached most Sundays since April of 1981. You'd assume by now that I could simply focus on nothing but the Word when I'm preaching, but I still think about other things at the same time. Here are s ...
- Created on 24 January 2020
- 14. How to Swipe Sermons and Keep Your Integrity
- ... I look for sermons on the passage or topic I am preaching on, and as part of my research, I do three things with them: I look for ideas that I connect with. What are the preacher's points? Which ones do I ...
- Created on 22 January 2020
- 15. 5 Mistakes Preachers Make When Choosing Sermon Material
- ... tied. The pastor who spends a year or more on one book of the Bible will bog his preaching down in minutiae and his people in quicksand. No one will ever love First John again, I guarantee. Let the nex ...
- Created on 10 January 2020
- 16. The Message All Leaders Should Preach This Christmas
- "Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John 14:27). I spend time on Twitter and Facebook, and ...
- Created on 15 December 2019
- 17. 5 Pieces of Advice Every Pastor Should Take to Heart
- ... fresh from seminary and the brash new pastor of a church in the Mississippi Delta. This was in the late 1960s, one year before Martin Luther King was assassinated. I was preaching on God's love for a ...
- Created on 13 December 2019
- 18. How Holy Spirit Will Crush Favoritism in the Pulpit in 2020
- I want to say loud and proud that I am an advocate for girl power. I am for the church empowering women, because I know the Holy Spirit has been doing so for thousands of years. This past weekend, I had ...
- Created on 09 December 2019
- 19. 7 Principles That Will Double the Quality of Your Preaching ...
- ... practices I use to improve the quality of my preaching. Which should you add to your preaching regimen? Write out a full manuscript. Writing a full manuscript will force you to choose your thoughts carefully ...
- Created on 14 November 2019
- 20. One Huge Assumption You Never Want to Make About Your Preaching ...
- I've listened to an enormous number of pastors lately who assume everyone in the audience knows what they're talking about. Whatever the subject—communion, the presence of the Holy Spirit, the Bible, the ...
- Created on 06 November 2019
