What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
We are going to begin a series of posts about the myths of Black Preaching. There are a number of these that we need to clarify if we are going …
Black Preaching Myths – Black Preaching And Style Read More
I had a conversation with a friend of mine on great preaching. She named some media preachers whom she considered great. I then began to probe her for the reasons. …
Why Do You Like That Preacher? Read More
Great preaching must engage the mind. I don’t know how many times I have heard a preacher get up there and simply attempt to engage the emotions. These preachers get …
The Shout Aint Enough Read More
As you can see, we have not had many updates in previous months. This is due to the time requriements to keep a site such as this updated and moving …
Moving On Read More
Great preaching is more than about the transfer of knowledge, but it is about facilitating an experience with God by God’s word. To accomplish this task some attention needs to …
Don’t Rush, Timing is Everything Read More
It is surprising how many preachers think that preaching really doesn’t matter much. Some think that there are other more fruitful ways to minister. They say that one on one …
Does Preaching Matter? Read More
Doctrinal Sermons need celebration just like any other kind of sermon. In this audio, Elder Cox speaks of the importance of addressing both the emotive and the intellectual dimensions of …
Audio 36 – Celebration and Doctrinal Sermons Read More
Here is an interesting exercise that might help you in your preaching. Take a number of your sermons. Try to find the purpose of each one. Then ask yourself, what …
What Are You Celebrating? Read More
The other day I was listening to a preacher. After about 5 minutes I realized that his presentation style, rate of speech, and sermonic structure were copied from a popular …
Be You – Don’t Copy Read More
Olin Moyd writes on page 36 of The Sacred Art: Redemption for African Americans meant salvation from states and circumstances as well as salvation from sin, guilt, and the consequence …
Salvation Includes Physical and Mental Liberation Read More
A while back I wrote a post on how we sometimes domesticate Jesus. He becomes a Jesus who always supports our own causes and defeats other’s causes. As I noted …
Killing the Communal Aspects of the Gospel Read More
The question has come up on many if not most of our web seminars. The question is interesting in my own Soul Preaching ministry in that we are an eclectic …
Should Women Preach? Read More
How can you preach when you don’t feel like preaching? Someone asked that question a while ago. And this is a very interesting question. Let me first of all say …
Preaching When You Dont Feel Like Preaching Read More
A pastor friend of mine told me that there are many so called “great” preachers who preach “great” sermons, but their preaching does not seem to have the conversion power only given by the Holy Ghost.
Too many preachers are simply preaching sermons about “God hooking you up.” Their sermons are about what humanity is going to get. It is about the money, jobs, fame, etc that God has for those who are God’s own.
How To Preach Without Converting Anybody Read More