In Preaching Articles: "How To Stay"

Off The Cuff: A Sermon Outline You Can Use If You Don't Have Time To Prepare

By Ken Collins on Oct 19, 2019

You can learn how to preach a well-organized sermon off the cuff.

Tags: Plan, Preaching, Preaching Help, preach, extemporaneous, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

5 Ways To Help People Experience Scripture As You Preach

By Nicholas Mcdonald on Sep 15, 2021

How do we invite people to use their imagination when we preach?

Scripture: Job 32:1-10

Tags: Scripture, Preaching, experience, imagine

Words Create Worlds… Part 2

By Lance Witt on Aug 18, 2023

It’s not just what you say, but how you say it.

Scripture: Proverbs 15:1, Philippians 4:5, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 27:5-6, Proverbs 10:17, Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 17:28, Proverbs 15:28, Proverbs 19:4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: words, Influence, Words do hurt, pastoral leadership

Being A Pastor: Blessing Or Burden? Part 1

By Lance Witt on Apr 29, 2024

How do you not let the burden of ministry not rob you of the blessing of ministry?

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-3, Exodus 28:29, Philippians 1:7

Tags: Humility, Stewardship, Shepherd, Organize, Jesus' church  (view more)  (view less)

3 Ways To Collaborate In Sermon Preparation

By Joe Hoagland on Aug 5, 2022

Have you ever considered how you might collaborate in sermon prep?

Scripture: Joshua 1:1

Tags: collaboration, Teaching Prep, Sermon Prep, preaching, teaching, Teaching, Preaching, Pastoral Ministry, sermon prep, working together  (view more)  (view less)

Discover The Power Behind Empowered Ministry This Year

By Paul Hontz on Dec 30, 2023

Discover how to prioritize prayer in your personal ministry in this engaging interview with Paul Hontz.

Tags: Preaching, preaching

3 Tests Of Pulpit Plagiarism: Do You Pass Them?

By Ron Forseth on Sep 3, 2024

How do you walk the line between preparation and outright theft? Here's help.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15, Romans 14:22-23

Tags: Preaching, preparation, Speech, theft, Plagiarism, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

5 Reasons People Check Out Of Your Sermons

By Patrick Holden on Sep 3, 2020

Five common mistakes any speaker can make--or learn how to avoid.

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-8

Tags: Preaching, preaching

What It Really Means To Preach Grace

By Dr. Richard Ganz on May 3, 2025

How a chance encounter changed one pastor's preaching forever, all because of a misunderstanding.

Tags: Evangelism, Scripture, Arrogance, Share, unbeliever, evangelism, Unbeliever  (view more)  (view less)

30 Seconds At A Traffic Light: Is This Preaching?

By SermonCentral .com on Jun 24, 2023

There are crowds gathered in every city, every day. The question is: how to reach them?

Tags: Evangelism, Outreach, Preaching, Correct, street, evangelism, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Are You Leading The Church You’d Want To Attend?

By Bill Couchenour on Jan 25, 2024

Relationships are more important to church growth than preaching, media or music. How are yours?

Tags: Building, Preaching, relationships, lead, Leadership General, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Why Great Sermons Also Include Listening

By Ryan Huguley on May 31, 2025

Listening is a lost art in our culture, so how should we listen to a sermon?

Tags: Preaching, Listen, Great, preaching

Does Your Preaching Make A Difference? Eight Transformational Keystones

By SermonCentral .com on Aug 3, 2021

Our preaching should make a difference. But where and how? Here are some critical markers.

Tags: Transformation

Change Your Ministry: Ten Books, Ten Months

By Ray Hollenbach on Jun 25, 2025

The well-rounded preacher draws from multiple sources. How wide is your reading?

Tags: Ministry, inspiration, book, writer, ministry  (view more)  (view less)

12 Things Tedx Speakers Do That Preachers Don't

By Nicholas Mcdonald on Aug 31, 2021

"How in the world do each of these talks end up consistently blowing me away?"

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1

Tags: Preaching, Respect, structure, speaker