When I was attending Calvin Theological Seminary, someone somewhere along the line gave me a good piece of advice. He told me that when I became a pastor of a congregation, if the consistory (or the ...

(RNS) — During last month’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, debates about if women can serve as pastors dominated the business sessions and national news coverage. But at multiple Baptist ...

Not everyone can make it to church every Sunday. People get sick, travel or are deployed far away from their hometowns. That’s the case in Snohomish County, particularly Everett, where many men and ...

WACO - The Rev. George W. Truett, the namesake of Baylor University's seminary, was known for being an eloquent preacher with a knack for using everyday events to make Scripture more relatable for his ...

Preachers need an organized program of feedback to determine whether they have hit their target. What do you think of sermons?” the Institute for Advanced Pastoral Studies asked churchgoers—and got an ...

In September, I’ll be posting an article on by blog titled “Preaching Brick by Brick.” That article is directed toward regular pastors, encouraging them to approach the task of preaching as if they ...

Crafting a message for your—yes your—congregation. The hardest part of preaching, by far, is the application. It's one thing to say, "Love God and love your neighbor." Its another to show people what ...

Shortly after my most recent move, my long-time boyfriend and I ended our relationship. The next week, I was scheduled to preach. I'm part of a multi-pastor church, and my colleagues graciously ...

Why do we listen to sermons? Where did sermons come from in the tradition of the church and how has preaching managed to hang in there across 2,000 years that have seen so much change in so many other ...