By Carey Nieuwhof on May 18, 2024
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"If you’ve been in ministry for any length of time, you know the challenge of trying to move the mission forward and handle the pastoral needs of a congregation at the same time. One of the most perplexing problems pastors and church leaders face is how to handle ‘pastoral emergencies’—the crises that come up in the lives of people that they look to you to help solve."
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By Karl Vaters on Jun 5, 2024
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"Preaching the Word, training disciples and ministering to the community may or may not increase the number of people who sit in front of me from Sunday to Sunday. But it will produce a healthy church."
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By Joe Mckeever on Jul 9, 2024
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The most valuable ministry thing you have done just may be the time you stopped to encourage a homeless man and bought him lunch.
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By Ed Stetzer on Apr 20, 2024
This article is the fifth of six in a series on preaching in light of cultural shifts and biblical illiteracy.
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By Matthew Redder on Sep 10, 2025
In this article, we’ll explore how pastors work with others—both living and long gone—to craft sermon content. We’ll reflect on the value of community, the discipline of study, and the humility that comes when we realize that our sermons are enriched by the wisdom of many.
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By Jon Acuff on Oct 28, 2020
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Jon Acuff has heard quite a few sermons in his day. Here's a handy guide for discerning when the end is near.
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By SermonCentral .com on Feb 12, 2021
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Church members aren’t looking for super-pastors, they want basic pastoral competence, honesty and leadership. That’s what they ought to expect.
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By Jonathan J. Watson on Jul 4, 2023
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Is software (and technology in general) a help or a hindrance? Considering I’m typing this on a laptop, and many of you will read it on your smartphones, it’s obvious that technology is an integral part of our lives.
But should we use it when preparing sermons? And does it have any additional impact on my life?
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By Ron Edmondson on Aug 3, 2024
As a pastor, I’ve learned there are plenty of people willing to tell me things I would never hear if I wasn’t the pastor. Sometimes I need to know...sometimes I don’t.
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By Todd Hiestand on May 18, 2020
"My sermon prep is no longer about how many hours I 'spend studying.' With this approach, I genuinely believe that every hour of the week is sermon prep."
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By Ed Stetzer on Mar 27, 2025
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Ed Stetzer shares insights from a new study that reveals what pastors really think about the ministry.
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By Tyler Braun on Sep 10, 2020
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Can your preaching reach the up-and-coming generations? Tyler Braun points out the most common barriers.
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