Jessica Miller Kelley
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Blog Two Essentials for More Effective Announcements
It’s great when an event announcement leaves people wanting more. But it’s not so great when the “more” they are wanting is basic information like when and …
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Blog Startled by God (A Sermon Illustration)
My eight-month-old daughter startles very easily. She'll be creeping across the floor and if I call to her or walk into her line of sight, she jolts in panic before smiling and…
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Blog Preaching on Sin
One Sunday in high school, my best friend took me to her Fundamental Baptist church. All I knew before going was that the denomination was more conservative than the SBC and that…
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Article Heroic Rite of Passage for Boys
Discussions of “Christian manhood” these days bring to mind controversial comments from church leaders, like Mark Driscoll’s descriptions of Jesus as an Ultimate …
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Article Stewards of God's Children
A Sermon on Genesis 22:1-18 and Matthew 25:14-27 Our younger daughter Claire’s middle name is “Moriah.” Not Mariah (with an A) like Mariah Carey, but Moriah…
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Blog Cutting Scripture Short
I've only preached twice in my life. Actually, only once, since the second sermon I prepared ended up being delivered by my husband, the pastor, while I stayed home with our…
About This Author
Jessica Miller Kelley is a managing editor of Ministry Matters and of Circuit Rider magazine. A denominational mutt and pastor's wife, her work equipping and inspiring leaders for ministry is informed by a wide range of church experiences. She also blogs about working motherhood, cute kids and craftiness at The Parsonage Family.
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