The Future of Preaching

Written by: Adam Sinnett  Adam Sinnett is the lead pastor of Downtown Cornerstone Church in Seattle, Washington. This following content was originally published on Acts 29’s website,...

Churches Are Missing the Big Opportunity to Minister to Single-parents

Single-parent homes are far more prevalent in the United States than most realize. They comprise one-quarter to one-third of homes with children in many...

Preparing for Easter – Part 1 by Cody Jones

At the very first SCN XChange I ever attended, Pastor Jim Graff taught a message called “Planning That Produces Life and Peace.” I’m not sure how...

Rediscover the Power of Preaching: 6 Learnings from My Year-long Sermon Hiatus

If you’re a preacher, you probably feel some combination of excitement, overwhelm, and light dread every time you get up to deliver a sermon. I...

Effective Communication: the Key to Building Strong Relationships

I can’t hammer it home enough how important communication is in leadership and, more importantly, your life overall. While John Maxwell says everything rises...

Sloppiness In Ministry Is Not Allowed

“Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men, knowing that you will receive the reward of...

Seven Tips to Make Sermon Points More Memorable

My wife recently found a box of old church bulletins with notes from my previous sermons. She is a prodigious note-taker. These old bulletins...

Nuances for Delivering Short Powerful Funeral Sermons (with Examples)

Preaching a funeral sermon for the first time? Let me guess. No seminary class prepared you to step into the reality of a grieving family...

The Necessity of Apologetics In the Local Church

Written by: Dayton Hartman Dayton Hartman is the lead pastor at Redeemer Church in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He serves as an adjunct professor of church history for Southeastern...

What Is Expository Preaching? Four Different Approaches to Hone Your Sermon Prep.

You’ve probably heard of expository preaching …and exegetical preaching …and topical preaching. If you’re looking for clarity on how these differ from each other,...
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How to Be a Grateful and Appreciative Leader

As a team member, feeling appreciated beyond the paycheck is important. You put a lot of effort into fulfilling your job requirements, finding things...

10 Ways to Tell You Are Slipping Spiritually

For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.  (Hebrews...

12 Things That Tempt Men to Peruse Porn

As I’ve researched the issues caused by porn, I am shocked not just at its moral consequences, but at its social costs, damage to marriages,...