In Preaching Articles: "Communication" showing 1-15 of 98

The Morphing Of Community And Friendship

By Steve Smith on May 2, 2022

True friendship and community must be reciprocal.

Tags: Community, Trust, friendship, friendships, community  (view more)  (view less)

Preaching Needs Community: Here's Why

By Todd Hiestand on Nov 19, 2020

"One of the most individual things done in churches these days is preaching." (And that's not a good thing.)

Tags: Community, family, Preaching, Group, encouragement, community  (view more)  (view less)

Swindoll Says Stories Are Valuable

By Michael Duduit on Aug 14, 2023

Stories transport us into another world. They hold our attention.

Scripture: Matthew 13:34

Tags: Communication, Preaching, Story, storytelling, communication, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Illustration Variation

By Peter Mead on Sep 1, 2023

Be careful that you don’t get stuck in a rut with your illustration material.

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-48

Tags: Communication, Preaching, illustration, Quotes, communication, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

3 Things People Hate To Tell You About Your Preaching

By Dr. Larry Moyer on Jun 13, 2021

Not everyone will tell you how they feel about your preaching. Larry Moyer offers three popular frustrations about preaching that people often keep to themselves.

Scripture: John 2:1-11, 1 Corinthians 9:16

Tags: Communication, Preaching, Feedback, Communication Speech, communication  (view more)  (view less)

8 Reasons Churches Should Partner With Secular Community Groups

By Karl Vaters on May 4, 2022

How can we reach our communities if they have no idea we love them? And how will they know we love them if we don’t work alongside them?

Tags: Service, Humility, Culture, community outreach, culture  (view more)  (view less)

Dave Stone’s 8 Principles To Great Preaching

By Brandon Kelley on Sep 10, 2022

Dave Stone’s 8 Principles to Great Preaching

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10

Tags: Communication, Teaching, Preaching, Preaching Help, Communication Speech, Pastoral Ministry, sermon prep, effective preaching, Sermon Prep, communication, preaching, teaching, Sermon prep  (view more)  (view less)

Five Essential Reasons For Christians To Gather In Public Worship

By Brian Croft on Nov 2, 2023

Does church attendance really matter? Here are five important reasons why it is essential that every Christian gather with other Christians in the same local church weekly to hear the preaching of God’s Word.

Scripture: Romans 10:17, Hebrews 10:25, Hebrews 13:17

Tags: Community, Discipleship, Church Attendance, church membership, Christian community, Growing in Faith, Connected, Covenant Community, community, church attendance  (view more)  (view less)

How Long To Preach: The Eternal Question

By Sherman Haywood Cox on Jul 10, 2020

How long is too long? Let's just say many preachers overestimate their ability to hold an audience.

Tags: preaching, Communication, Preaching, preparation, Time, communication  (view more)  (view less)

Four Ways To Cut Through Communication Clutter

By Tim Peters on Aug 28, 2018

When you receive too many messages, you receive no messages. How many messages is your church sending?

Tags: Market, Communication, Message, clutter

Are You Guilty Of Pastoral Plagiarism?

By James Emery White on Oct 9, 2020

Good communicators borrow material all the time. But how should you communicate your sources of ideas and inspiration?

Tags: Preaching, Plagiarism

The True Task Of Every Preacher

By Nathan Aaseng on Oct 16, 2020

Author Nathan Aaseng says, "Preaching is a terrible form of communication." Yet he discovered why preaching is the crown jewel of a pastor's existence.

Tags: Task, Communication, Preaching, pastor, Pastor  (view more)  (view less)

6 Guidelines For Preaching To Postmoderns

By Rich Nathan on Jun 3, 2021

The message may be timeless, but the way we communicate must be flexible while remaining true to the biblical view.

Tags: communicate, postmodern, Message, Preaching

The Bible Works!

By SermonCentral on Jan 9, 2019

Phil Strout: "Everyone has an opinion. And guess what? So does God, and he's communicated it to us."

Tags: Bible, Word of God, Opinion, communicate, phil strout  (view more)  (view less)

One Critical Conviction

By Peter Mead on Apr 28, 2021

A preaching ministry is built on a whole set of convictions. Convictions about God, the Gospel, about people, about ministry.

Tags: Communication, Bible Influence, Bible Relevance, reading the bible, communication  (view more)  (view less)