I wrote earlier this week about how preachers can misuse the Bible, and I found this great quote that I absolutely had share with all of you:
“The teacher’s temptation is to use the Scripture like a drunk uses a street light: more for support than illumination.”
–unknown
Do you use the Bible in your preaching for support or illumination?
Welcome to the first episode of the Pro Preacher podcast! This is the first episode of what many weekly episodes about preaching and growing your influence and ability to share the Gospel. Pro Preacher is a podcast for pastors, preachers, Bible teachers, Christian writers and speakers, or anyone who wants to communicate with greater effectiveness….
The average pastor spends 8-15 hours a week on sermon preparation. Great preaching requires this time at least. But did you know that after 24 hours, people only remember around 25% of what you say, and within a week they may remember only 10% or less? Most people in your church can’t even remember what…
I have a friend who is really into rebuilding old cars. It is an art form to take a rusted out car from the scrap heap or auction lot and restore it to better than new condition.He once told me that when you rebuild a car, you don’t just add the parts that are missing….
Thanks to you, 2018 was a monumental year for Pro Preacher. Here’s a quick recap of some of the milestones: We’ve crushed last year’s record for visitors and page views, growing nearly 50%. I launched a preaching course. Enrollment is open if you’re interested in stepping up your preaching in 2019. I published the Productive…
The following is a guest post by Adam Tisdale, Pastor of North Hills Church in Meridianville, AL. Adam blogs at helpmyunbelief.wordpress.com about the intersection of his faith and cancer. Would you like to submit a guest post? Click here. When I was 16 years old and still a babe in Christ, I once remarked that I didn’t need to read…
“Will you perform our wedding?” Few questions bring a greater sense of honor and anxiety wrapped into one. As a pastor for ten years, I’ve performed my share of weddings, and I still get a bit nervous. So if you’ve never done it before, it’s incredibly intimidating. So how do you perform a wedding? Here’s…
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