Passion is a key ingredient to good preaching. Nobody wants to listen to a passionless preacher. However, passion alone doesn’t make a speaker good. It takes more than passion to preach. You still need the fundamental principles of effective public…
Have you ever met the person who is always in the middle of some kind of drama? Somebody always said something, looked some way, thought something, or didn’t do something and the drama queen (or king) is all hot and…
Christmas is almost here, which means the need to write yet another Christmas sermon. Are you stuck coming up with ideas for another brilliant Christmas sermon? Have no fear! ProPreacher.com is here just in time to save Christmas! Here is…
I didn’t always want to be a preacher. In fact, public speaking used to scare me to death. I actually got started in ministry as a worship leader. In Middle School and High School I led my youth group in…
What do all of the greatest talks in history have in common? In this TED video, Nancy Duarte explains her findings in analyzing the greatest talks in history. She came up with a simple form that all great presentations have….
Most preachers preach like a light bulb. They shine their ideas every which way and illuminate as much as possible. But the best preachers preach like a laser. They are so intensely focused on one idea that it pierces the…
If you didn’t catch it the first time around, the Preach Better Sermons online conference is airing again for FREE on December 5th from 12:00-3:30pm EST! Hear from Andy Stanley, Perry Noble, Jud Wilhite, Louie Giglio, Vanable Moody, Jeff Henderson,…
An updated and revised version of this list that combines both part 1 and part 2, can be found here. Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of my list of favorite iPhone apps that I use as a pastor. Today I…
An updated version of this list containing new apps that combines both part 1 & 2, can be found here. I love my iPhone. I tell her all the time. Unfortunately, she doesn’t love me back. If you have an…