Preaching “In the Zone”

WHEN PREACHING JUST FEELS RIGHT Kenton C. Anderson I am one of those preachers that play golf. Most of the… Read more Preaching “In the Zone”

Preaching as Dialogue

This paper was first presented to the Evangelical Homiletics Society in October of 2006. It was also published in the… Read more Preaching as Dialogue

Constant, Incremental Improvement

As I have been working with my students at the end of the semester, I’ve been thinking about the Japanese… Read more Constant, Incremental Improvement

Tone Sculpting

We all know what it is like to hear a sermon that takes the same emotional tone from start to… Read more Tone Sculpting

Manipulative Preaching

In my last post, I suggested that offering poor content by means of dramatic delivery is a form of manipulation.… Read more Manipulative Preaching

Piling On

In football there is a penalty known as “piling on” which is assessed whenever players excessively tackle an opposing player… Read more Piling On

Head and Heart

It is the way of things, that in order to champion something that has been under-appreciated, we feel the need… Read more Head and Heart

Sequential Series Preaching

There are some significant advantages to preaching sequentially through books of the Bible. Preaching a series on the book of… Read more Sequential Series Preaching

When Motivation Becomes Manipulation

There is a line somewhere between manipulation and motivation in preaching. That line is not always evident, though most of… Read more When Motivation Becomes Manipulation

These People

It seems to me we spend a lot of time obsessing about other people – particularly people who have no… Read more These People