Preaching

Article Fusion
- By Paul Scott Wilson
- Posted on July 12th, 2012
Fusion is a practice in sermons that attempts to establish a seamless unity between the biblical text and the congregation such that listeners discover their own reflection in the …
Article Using Stories in Sermons
- By Adam Hamilton
- Posted on July 3rd, 2012
It is likely that people have never found dull preaching enticing to listen to. But in today’s entertainment age, when even the national television networks feel the need to …
Article Getting Personal: Self-Disclosure and Preaching
- By Lee Ramsey
- Posted on June 20th, 2012
Self-disclosure in preaching refers to those elements within the sermon in style and substance that disclose the personhood of the preacher and that selectively incorporate the…
Article Review: What Shall We Say?
- By Jack A. Keller, Jr.
- Posted on June 15th, 2012
Every preacher knows that any time he or she answers the phone, the voice on the other end may be calling with bad news: a death, a life-threatening illness, a devastating…
Article Summer Sunday Preaching
- By Ministry Matters
- Posted on June 3rd, 2012
Few preachers seem to look forward to that long expanse of Sundays reaching from Trinity Sunday to Labor Day. It is a time for planning what will happen after Labor Day and for…
Article Conversation with the Community
- By Rodney T. Smothers
- Posted on May 28th, 2012
Since much of my ministry has been devoted to the planting of new congregations or the revitalization of existing congregations, much of my preaching has been centered on three…