Not everything has to be loud! Vary your tone. Use inflections. Sometimes even vary your speed. It’s not interesting to hear 20 minutes of monotone. Make it conversational. Let your voice tell the story. To access this post, you must purchase Standard Membership,...
Do you have a “wagging” finger problem? Or a lagging finger problem? Some preachers spend so much time finger wagging that they forget to add in God’s grace and forgiveness. Others forget that God’s grace comes with repentance. Somewhere between a wagging finger and...
Leave spaces and pauses in your sermon for people to think, to comment, to answer, to participate! If you talk like a train engine heading for the station, not only can no one else get a word in, but the metaphors and the meanings will have rushed by so fast…...
When you preach, preach to the WHOLE congregation, the children too! If you want your kids to be part of the Body of Christ, if you want them to feel they are a vital part of worship, then make sure when you preach that you include them too. If you… To access...
Don’t be aloof! Sometimes pastors seem to swoop in like circus performers…. do their thing (accent on the “their”), and then swoop away again having no real contact with the people in the room. Your “sermon” is not just the 15-20-30 minutes you stand in a pulpit and...
Don’t read it! If you want people’s attention, you need to look at them, speak to them, engage them. You can’t do that if your nose is stuck in your manuscript. Practice stepping away from it. Trust the Holy Spirit, and preach without notes! To access this post,...
