Something is bothering me in the aftermath of Easter. I’m trying to let it go, but I can’t. A lot of pastors are only preparing their preaching week-to-week, and worse, many are just beginning to write their sermons on Saturday before delivering it on Sunday! “Brandon, how do you know?” Here’s how: Traffic on this…
You preach your sermon, finish a long day at church, and head home. Before you know it, it’s Monday morning, and the alarm is ringing. You know what that means: It’s time to write another sermon. You have less than seven days to present another message. The life of your church, the faith of your…
Easter is coming! And it’s a busy season for churches. It’s easy to make mistakes when you feel overwhelmed with all the extra work and preparation. To help you make this Easter the best yet, here are five of the common mistakes I see pastors make on Easter. 1. Not Preaching With Urgency Do you feel…
Readers are leaders, and leaders are learners. As a leader of God’s people, you can’t ever be done growing, learning and improving. The day you stop learning is the day you stop growing, and often the start of your decline. You need to develop an insatiable appetite for life-long learning. And today, with the internet…
One of my favorite things about running this website is getting emails from readers. You guys are awesome. You ask great questions and challenge me to think deeper and more clearly. I got an email this week asking a great question that most new pastors have but are afraid to ask. So I got permission…
It’s a long week and there’s not enough coffee in the world. You have exhausted your preaching, but another sermon must come. So you stare at the screen as the blinking cursor mocks you. Come on. Think! The words come slow. Do you ever struggle with the blank page in your sermon preparation? Honestly, most…
84% of pastors use a standard word processing application for sermon writing. Sermonary is working to change that. Sermonary is a new online tool launching today that promises to help pastors build their sermon more efficiently by writing, presenting, and storing their sermons on a single platform After launching on kickstarter a few months ago, Sermonary…
Unfair criticism. All pastors get it. It doesn’t matter who you are or what size your church is. Criticism is coming your way. So what should you do when you get that email or comment card (because the biggest critics rarely have the courage to speak to you face-to-face) and your blood begins to boil?…
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