What is it like to lead in a post-Christian culture? Glen Shady shares with us what he is preparing himself for as he looks to move to France and work as a missionary. In addition to getting to hear the behind the scenes experience of Glen as he prepares, we’ll also glean insights on how we can lead better in America and in other places that are qu…

One of my favorite podcasts is SermonSmith. It’s a podcast dedicated to the craft of sermon preparation. John Chandler is the guy behind that podcast and we had the privilege of discussing with him his ministry context, sermon prep, bivocational ministry, and what he has learned from interviewing 60 or so pastors on sermon preparation. It was the s…

You want people to take action from your preaching, right? Of course you do. That’s why we do it – so that people will respond to God’s word and God’s grace. It’s amazing how much God can do with a single sermon in someone’s life. What we’re going to talk about today are some essential principles or ingredients for motivating action from your preac…

Is manuscripting your sermon a part of your sermon preparation process? From what we’ve seen, many people are on both sides of that question. Many do and many don’t. We believe that there is a ton of value in writing out your sermon in manuscript form whether you preach from the manuscript or not. In today’s episode, we break down what manuscriptin…

Your sermon is meant to be used past Sunday. We call people to action in sermons so don’t we want their action to go past Sunday? Of course we do. What if there were some ways to take your sermon past Sunday and to help your congregation further their walk with God in the process? This is the topic of conversation for episode 14 of the Rookie Preac…

Conventional wisdom says that you should concentrate on improving your weaknesses. Well, we’re not so big on conventional wisdom because we say the opposite. Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, you’d be much better suited to cultivate your strengths. In this episode we go into detail on why improving your weaknesses is almost a waste of time an…

Great leaders build great teams. It’s a leader’s responsibility to steward the gifts of others and we break this down in three different ways today in the latest episode of the Rookie Preacher Podcast. Want to see the mission of your church furthered even more? Build a great team (or two or three or ten). Here are 3 ways to do so. These are SO impo…

What if we told you that you should and can preach the Gospel every time no matter the passage? We believe you should and can. In today’s podcast we break this idea down and show you how to do it with a few examples. This is so important that if we don’t do this, we leave people with simply self-help sermons. And those don’t do any eternal good. Jo…

Do you want people to walk away from hearing your next sermon to be inspired, take action, and see their lives changed? Of course you do. In today’s episode we’re going to give you the tools you need to make sure that your next sermon conclusion is your best sermon conclusion. Don’t miss these in your next sermon conclusion. We have to be intention…

Change in every church is inevitable. How you lead through that change is going to determine whether or not you survive through it. Our churches need us to lead boldly through change. Innovation is vitally important. We need more entrepreneurial leaders within the church. Our culture is rapidly changing, technology is rapidly changing, and the way …