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Who knew that reading a magazine could be so dangerous?
I recently read about a dust-up among our British cousins involving advice given...
Starting Fresh: An Interview With James Merritt
Most pastors with church memberships of 12,000-plus would laugh at the thought of leaving and planting a new church. James Merritt didn't laugh, and today he is pastor of the new Church at Cross Pointe in one of the fastest-growing areas of suburban Atlanta. Merritt is...
How Can A Church Congregation Help Evangelists?
A man-on-the-street interviewer queried, "What is an evangelist?", of passers-by. "Do you know what the word means?" he asked further on seeing their blank expressions....
Leslie D. Weatherhead: The Sermon As Psychotherapy
This preacher is of interest to all students of the craft if only because he was one of the most widely heard English preachers in the post-World War II years. In his masterly chronicle entitled A History of Pastoral Care in America, E. Brooks Holifield describes...
The Idolatry Of Relevance: An Interview With Os Guinness
Os Guinness is an internationally renowned speaker, analyst of faith and culture issues, and author of numerous books, including Time for Truth, The Call, and Dining With the Devil. An Englishman, he was born in China, graduated from the...
10 Things Everyone Wants In A Sermon
Here are the top ten things both seekers and Christians want in a sermon, all of which I've encountered in my experience...
Talking Back: Is There A Place For Interactive Preaching?
Any truly, contemporary preacher would agree that preaching is a form of dialogue. John Stott argues that "true preaching is always dialogical." He goes on to say, "It refers to the silent dialogue which should be developing between the preacher and the hearers. For ...
Thinking, Leading & Preaching: An Interview With John Maxwell
John Maxwell is one of today's premier authorities on Christian leadership. Through his best-selling books, conferences, and organization (INJOY), this former pastor is sharing practical insights and tools with thousands of leaders and potential leaders, in and...
George Whitefield: Evangelist Of The Great Awakening
George Whitefield: Evangelist Of The Great Awakening