In Preaching Articles: "Workplace Balance" showing 1-15 of 16

How Your Calendar Is Killing You (And What To Do About It)

By Carey Nieuwhof on Dec 26, 2017

Here’s the sad truth: when your calendar is out of control, so are you. And so is your life.

Tags: Schedule, Busyness, Time Management, productivity, Personal Life, Balanced Life, Workplace Balance, pastoral leadership  (view more)  (view less)

The Work Life Balance Myth

By Shawn Lovejoy on May 27, 2022

Family and work can’t be balanced. The good news is that it’s not supposed to be.

Scripture: Proverbs 24:27

Tags: family, leadership, priorities, Balanced Life, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Of Course My Preaching Is Balanced--I Think

By Peter Mead on Jan 14, 2019

We tend to view ourselves as impartial and somehow capable of adjudicating "healthy balance" based on our own perspective. But how small our perspective can be at times.

Scripture: Daniel 9:4

Tags: Read, Preaching, Balance, devour

Does Your Preaching Strike A Grace/Truth Balance?

By Sermoncentral on Oct 16, 2021

In 25 years our church has only been picketed twice--two weeks in a row!--first by radically liberal nonbelievers for speaking truth, and then by radically conservative believers for showing grace.

Scripture: 2 Kings 2:8-9, Isaiah 40:1-15, Luke 18:1-8

Tags: Grace, Gospel, Truth, Preaching, Balance, grace, gospel, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Did 2016 Expose America's (And The Church's) Fame Addiction?

By Sermoncentral on Jan 10, 2017

The church should be providing a counter-cultural balance to our fame obsession. Instead, we feed into it.

Tags: Culture, Pride, Fame, church culture

10 Preaching Questions With Tim Keller

By Colin Adams on Mar 10, 2020

Colin Adams interviews Tim Keller about the greatest perils in preaching, sermon prep, and balancing the demands of leadership.

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Tags: Exposition, blood, Preaching

When Creativity Crosses The Line To Become Offensive

By Calvin Miller on Jul 21, 2018

Calvin Miller explains the balancing act between fresh presentation and outright impropriety.

Tags: Church, Communication, Preaching, Confidence, Creativity  (view more)  (view less)

8 Must-Have Elements Of Your Easter Sermon

By Josh Reich on Apr 20, 2019

Eternities and lives hang in the balance--here's a checklist to keep you grounded for this very important sermon.

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:23-31, Luke 24:1-12

Tags: Easter, Preaching, Easter Good Friday, Easter Resurrection

Creating A Church Culture Through Sermons

By Sermoncentral on Sep 17, 2020

Our responsibility is not only to feed the flock a balanced diet from Scripture but also to create a church culture within our congregation.

Tags: Preaching

To The Point: Ten Preaching Tips To Sharpen Your Skills

By Dr. Frank D. Macchia on Aug 12, 2021

Practical advice whether you're a novice or an experienced hand. Check this list.

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-14

Tags: Preaching, Balance, experience, skill, practical advice  (view more)  (view less)

Thom Rainer: Ten Signs A Pastor Is Becoming A Chaplain

By Sermoncentral on Jul 2, 2019

How do you strike the balance between ministering to people's needs or equipping the folk?

Scripture: Philippians 1:1

Tags: Preaching

Does Your Preaching Balance Law And Grace?

By Nathan Aaseng on Nov 2, 2021

Even though law and grace are opposites in many ways, both have their place in the pulpit.

Scripture: Mark 1:14-20, Exodus 2:5, Exodus 2:1-10, Job 22:25-30

Tags: Grace, Law, Gospel, Preaching, opposites, grace  (view more)  (view less)

Doing Ministry Without Losing Your Soul Part 2

By Lance Witt on Oct 16, 2017

"In ministry, there are certain tensions that we must live with. Sometimes they seem contradictory, but they are tensions that are actually healthy for us."

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-8, Psalm 27:4, 2 Corinthians 3:18

Tags: leadership, Balance, pastoral leadership, Pastoral Ministry, church ministry, Healthy Ministry, Tensions in Ministry  (view more)  (view less)

The Final Piece Of Sermon Prep: What To Cut, What To Add

By Peter Mead on Feb 23, 2019

Rookie preachers wonder how they will fill the time. Experienced preachers know the real challenge is in what to leave out.

Scripture: Exodus 6:1-9

Tags: Preaching, Balance, information, sermon prep, selective  (view more)  (view less)

How To Balance Exegesis And Application

By Sermoncentral on Jul 16, 2020

D. A. Carson, Tim Keller, and John Piper discuss the importance of preaching in a way that connects to listeners, draws them into the Word, and brings them back to the present day to live out what they've learned.

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-2:20

Tags: Hope, Preaching, difficult, Prep, Faith Hope Love  (view more)  (view less)