How to Preach Badly, Part Three By Steve Schlossberg My earlier contributions explained what we should avoid if we want to preach badly and tackled the question of preparation for a bad sermon. This part helps guide would-be bad preachers ... Read More...
How To Preach Badly, Part Two By Steve Schlossberg Part one gave an overview of good preaching, which I usually manage to avoid. Today we begin to set our sights on how to attain the goal of preaching badly. Here I focus on preparation, ... Read More...
A Tale of Two Sermons By Calvin Lane For Martin Luther, preaching the “word” meant a living message. “It is a wonderful thing,” Luther wrote, “that the mouth of every pastor is the mouth of Christ.” In the Large Catechism (1529), he reflected on the link between preaching, the ... Read More...
How the Pandemic Made Me a Better Preacher; or Learning from Richard Greenham Study. Pray. Have one point about the texts and get to it. Be winsome and authentic. Start the Creed. By Calvin Lane While I have no desire to add to the veritable avalanche of posts, essays, and podcasts a... Read More...
Preaching without Restrictions By Sam Keyes Coming back to the pulpit in a different church after a long hiatus can be a surreal experience. I’m sure I’m not the only one in this boat —I serve in a “diocese” after all where the vast major... Read More...
How to Prepare a Sermon (In Nine Not-Always-Easy Steps) By Daniel Martins As I peer over the ledge and stare down the final few months before becoming best friends with the Church Pension Fund, I am aware that part of my legacy (for whatever such things are worth) in ordained ministry will be that of a preacher.... Read More...
Introducing The Living Word By Mark Michael Like so many of my colleagues, I never planned to be a televangelist. But with the assistance of our tech-savvy assistant rector, we quickly collected spotlights, tripods, mixers, and microph... Read More...
Clear-Sighted Preaching This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here. By Sarah Cornwell I have worn glasses since I was 4 years old. Suffice it to say... Read More...