In Preaching Articles: "Criticism" showing 1-15 of 31

3 Positive Ways To Respond To Negative Criticism

By Joe Hoagland on Feb 26, 2021

Some criticism is unequivocally bad criticism. It is destructive, not based 100% in truth, and is based in bad intentions. Prepare yourself for this kind of criticism.

Tags: Preaching, Criticism, criticism

Thom Rainer: When Not To Respond To Your Critics

By Thom Rainer on Dec 27, 2018

Consider this: If you are not being criticized, you are probably not a leader.

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:2-4

Tags: Preaching, Criticism, Critic, thom rainer

5 Right And Wrong Ways To Deal With Criticism

By Ron Edmondson on Jun 6, 2018

Ron Edmondson offers insight about the good and bad ways we respond to ministry criticism.

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-15:15

Tags: leadership, Preaching, Criticism, Confidence, evaluation, Leadership General  (view more)  (view less)

Top 10 Tips For Handling Church Critics

By Charles Stone on Jun 12, 2018

Charles Stone encourages pastors to use discernment when receiving criticism with these ten tips.

Tags: Preaching

When People Criticize Your Preaching

By Lance Witt on Jan 9, 2021

Gifted speakers and novices alike experience this unenjoyable aspect: people's criticism. In today's Pastor to Pastor, Lance Witt discusses a proper response from a biblical perspective.

Scripture: Proverbs 8:33

Store Away The Criticisms For Tuesday Morning (And 3 More Great Suggestions)

By Sermoncentral on Nov 30, 2019

One of the most dangerous times for a pastor are the hours following his Sunday sermon.

Tags: Preaching, Criticism, dangerous

You Can't Please Everyone With Your Preaching

By Peter Mead on May 7, 2018

The challenge with criticism is to sort it through and preach for our audience of One, yet with a loving sensitivity to the many who sit and listen.

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Tags: Communication, Preaching, Criticism

The Criticism I Hated—but Made Me A Better Preacher

By Joe Hoagland on Dec 27, 2019

None of us appreciate unsolicited, mean-spirited criticism, but we do need to hear people out.

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Tags: Preaching

The Haunted Hayride Of Human Approval

By Marshall Segal on Jan 25, 2022

Perhaps the single most significant hindrance to Christian witness in the world today is our hunger for human approval. By nature, we think more about what people think of us than about what they think of Jesus.

Scripture: Acts 14:8-22, Philippians 3:8

Tags: Criticism, Approval, Approval by Men, praise from men, criticism  (view more)  (view less)

7 Things Preachers Never Say – Pt.2

By Peter Mead on Sep 8, 2017

This series looks at seven things preachers never say. Last time we thought about the burden of expectation. How about this for another: The negative outcomes of both criticism and apathy.

Tags: Criticism, Apathy, Gossip, slander, Pastoral Ministry, church ministry, Negative Response, Backbiting  (view more)  (view less)

10 Things You Shouldn't Say To A Pastor Right After The Sermon

By Sermoncentral on Dec 9, 2019

These ten post-sermon comments are the ones that produced the most visceral reactions in pastors.

Tags: Preaching, Criticism

Three Critical Facts About Your Christmas Service

By Maurilio Amorim on Dec 8, 2012

Maurilio Amorim gives practical ideas for integrating your Christmas program with the church's larger mission.

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-23

Tags: Christmas, Idea, Preaching, integrate

One Critical Conviction

By Peter Mead on Apr 29, 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)

Does Your Preaching Make A Difference? Eight Transformational Keystones

By Sermoncentral on Aug 3, 2021

Our preaching should make a difference. But where and how? Here are some critical markers.

Tags: Transformation

5 Spouse Killers In Your Ministry

By Charles Stone on Oct 22, 2019

One survey discovered that 85 percent of pastors' wives feel unprepared for the ministry lifestyle.

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