Currently, I serve as Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Virginia Theological Seminary. Our theological institution turns 200 in 2023. To celebrate and commemorate the occasion, our Seminary ...

One of the greatest joys of the ministry is the spontaneity of note-free preaching. Freedom from notes is worth all that it costs. It depends mainly on three factors in preparation: saturation, ...

A new artificial intelligence platform aimed at helping pastors preach their sermons more effectively is set to launch later this month. Pulpit AI, created by Michael Whittle and Jake Sweetman, will ...

A fascinating study of story, homiletics, humor, faith and the art of preaching. Take an unprecedented look at a pastor moving from scripture to sermon. Through interviews with family and colleagues, ...

Your congregation needs rest, not a “to-do” list. White hair flew and blue eyes moistened as the ancient preacher pounded his pulpit. “It is the cross of Christ,” he said. “It is the gospel of grace ...

You would think there are as many different ways to write a sermon as there are to write a song. However, when the Light asked four local clergy how they find inspiration for the task, their answers ...

How Pastor Joel Osteen built America's largest Christian congregation. Oct. 15, 2007 — -- Thousands gather weekly to the religious arena known as Lakewood Church in Houston, but no one sits down.