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We are excited to announce that Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will be hosting an Effective Preaching Workshop from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Monday, September 30, 2024 at the Riley Center on campus. The focus of the workshop will be 2 Corinthians. Part... Read More »

FOUNDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE PREACHING: A PREACHER’S PRAYER LIFE

The following article is part of a series of articles that will explore necessary disciplines for preachers. As the title of the series suggests, these disciplines act as foundations for effective preaching. Charles Spurgeon challenged preachers to, “Study y... Read More »

FOUNDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE PREACHING: A PREACHER’S EAR FOR THE TEXT

The following article is part of a series of articles that will explore necessary disciplines for preachers. As the title of the series suggests, these disciplines act as foundations for effective preaching. At some point, you may have heard a real estate agen... Read More »

FOUNDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE PREACHING: A PREACHER’S DEVOTIONAL LIFE

The following article is part of a series of articles that will explore necessary disciplines for preachers. As the title of the series suggests, these disciplines act as foundations for effective preaching.  A Christian preacher is someone who verbally commu... Read More »

FOUNDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE PREACHING: A PREACHER’S LOVE FOR HIS FLOCK

The following article is part of a series of articles that will explore necessary disciplines for preachers. As the title of the series suggests, these disciplines act as foundations for effective preaching. The Apostle Paul wrote, “For God is my witness, ho... Read More »

ANNOUNCEMENT

We are excited to inform our readers that PreachingSource is returning from hiatus. We will begin posting blog articles next Monday, April 22! Read More »

Announcement

We want to let all our readers know that PreachingSource blog posts will be on hiatus this summer. In the meantime, all other website resources are available, including all previous posts. We hope you will continue to enjoy and utilize PreachingSource.com! Read More »

A Professor His Books and Preachers: “Lessons from the ‘Plodding’ Prince of 19th Century British Preaching”

The following article is part of a series of articles by the preaching faculty at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where a faculty member reviews a recent book they have read and shares its importance for preachers. John C. Carlile, Alexander Mclaren... Read More »

Pastors and Burnout

This is a term that is defined by emotional, spiritual, and sometimes physical fatigue that leaves one incapable of handling well the life they are living. Covid has certainly not helped this. Ministry is one of those callings that can drain a person in this w... Read More »

Advice for Guest Preachers

In preaching classes at SWBTS, I aim to connect class content to the concrete reality of a student’s preaching experience in the local church. In the process of doing this, I frequently say something like, “One day, when you are preaching at FBC Bugtussle... Read More »

A Professor His Books and Preachers: The Puritans

The following article is the first of a series of articles by the preaching faculty at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where a faculty member reviews a recent book they have read and shares its importance for preachers. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, The Pu... Read More »

Preaching, Reaching, and Teaching: The Disambiguation of Preaching

The word preach can mean many things.  Just ask Madonna.  But, periodically, it’s helpful to remind ourselves from Scripture what it is as preachers we are called to do. Some preaching textbooks include “didactic preaching” as a style of preaching and ... Read More »

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