In Preaching Articles: "build" showing 1-15 of 27

Building A High-Performing Team

By Lance Witt on Apr 22, 2022

The bullseye on the target of a great team is both health and high-performance.

Tags: leadership, Teamwork, team building, Performance, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Passion, Prayer, And Planning Ministry: Building The Nehemiah Way

By Todd Brown on Mar 11, 2022

Working with hundreds of churches over the last 35 years, I have observed three common elements of successful building programs and all three are characteristics displayed by quality leaders.

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:13

Tags: Nehemiah, Prayer, strategy, Church Building

Build Your Sermon Like A House

By Greg Stier on Oct 24, 2018

Greg Stier learned to exegete a text at the same time he learned to swing a hammer. It paid off.

Scripture: Luke 14:22-33

Tags: Preaching, House, build

Why Don't More Seminaries Teach A Method For Building A Sermon?

By Sermoncentral on Aug 17, 2021

Listen to this professor of homiletics discuss what's been left undone in most pastors' education.

Scripture: John 4:34-38

Tags: Preaching, Seminary, build, dennis prutow

Does Your Building Speak Louder Than Your Preaching?

By Ron Geyer on May 28, 2021

Actors know that where a story is told can influence how or whether the story is heard. It's true whether your story comes from Shakespeare or Solomon.

Tags: Building, Preaching, Sound, room, Loud  (view more)  (view less)

Should You Start A Chapter Of The Boring Preacher's Club?

By Michael Duduit on Sep 28, 2020

In a culture obsessed with activity and extremes, a little bit of boring can build character.

Tags: Preaching

5 Reasons Why Young People Are Seeking Old Ways Of Doing Church

By Kathleen And Kevin-Neil Ward on Apr 9, 2021

Today, something unexpected is happening. There is a small but distinct movement of young people abandoning the smoke machines, multi-purpose buildings and celebrity pastors of recent church models, and heading back towards traditional worship services, where sacraments are central, buildings are beautiful, and the liturgy has a historic rootedness about it.

Tags: Eucharist, liturgy, participation, traditional, Church History, 2 Styles of Worship  (view more)  (view less)

Small Does Not Equal Broken: 5 Steps To Greatness In A Small Church

By Sermoncentral on Apr 19, 2021

Where are all the great small churches? Would you know one if you saw one? They exist. There’s no doubt about that. There are great small churches in every country, serving every ethnic group and in virtually every language. They worship in every imaginable liturgical style and they meet in every type of building – including no building at all.

Tags: Perseverance, Determination, Church size, Expectation, big versus small  (view more)  (view less)

What To Preach--And When: Build Your Preaching Calendar

By Sermoncentral on Jan 6, 2021

There's no such thing as a perfect preaching calendar, but Hal Seed helps you get close!

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-32

Tags: Preaching

Building Preacher-Listener Connection – Part 1

By Peter Mead on Feb 21, 2017

People can usually sense if you are not being genuine.

Tags: relationships, Confess Sin, God's Word, Genuine Faith

How To Build A Healthy Elder Team

By Josh Reich on Apr 25, 2022

If there is one thing pastors know well, it is the pain that can stem from a poorly run elder team.

Tags: Eldership, Elders Church, elders, Elder Qualification

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

By Bill Couchenour on Jan 31, 2013

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

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:1-30:2

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

5 Team-Killers In Church Leadership

By Matt Steen on Jul 9, 2020

Some behaviors are like cancer to a leadership team. Are any of them part of your team?

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Tags: Community, unity, Teamwork, team building, community  (view more)  (view less)

Why Structure Is Essential For Creativity

By Adam Russell on Oct 22, 2018

You have creatives in your church right now. It's not enough to make room for them, you should build a safe place for them, as well.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27-28

Tags: Fruit, leadership, creative, potential

Build Your Sermon Series On The Wonder, Worry And Wishes Of Your Congregation

By Charles Arn on Sep 23, 2021

The most important thing has to do with your sermon topics. They should address people's life issues and questions about the faith.

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Job 21:7-34

Tags: Preaching, worry, Wonder, Relevance, Wish, Worry  (view more)  (view less)