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67. Are You Killing Your Church's Generosity? (5 ways you might be)
Churches rely on the generosity of their members to fund the church's ministries. It stands to reason that pastors would want to avoid doing things that end up reducing their members' giving. But many pastors and...
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66. How to Preach with Confidence When Pastors are Losing Trust
The environment in which we preach is not always friendly towards pastors. The trust that a person in ministry might have had three or four decades ago has been eroded. Rather than implicit trust, we are more likely...
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65. The Best Preachers Balance Intensity and Relief (Here's how)
For your sermons to be most effective you should have moments of great intensity balanced with moments of relief. I once preached a sermon on how to change. The sermon was intense because it dealt with the fallen...
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64. Are Shorter Sermons Better?
"Shorter sermons are almost always better." That was the title of one of the first articles I published at Preaching Donkey back in 2014. I felt strongly that a shorter sermon is a more effective sermon simply because...
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63. Preach Better Sermons by Eliminating these Words
Pauses are great. They can add emphasis and give more weight to your point. A well-placed pause is a powerful public speaking tool that you should know how to use. But the wonderful effect of a pause is destroyed by a...
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62. How to Preach a BORING Sermon!
There’s nothing like a good snoozer of a sermon. We’ve all sat through them. We’ve all given them at one point or another (myself included). But what does it take to preach a sermon that makes your listeners fall...
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61. The One Thing Missing from Your Sermons: Tension
As a preacher, it’s easy to focus on your content and not really consider if your listeners are ready to hear it. You’ve been studying your material all week, and you’re totally energized by it. It’s all you’ve...
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60. Why Conversational Preaching is Best (and how to do it)
59. Why Charismatic Churches are Growing - Lessons for Pastors
Why Charismatic Churches are Growing - Lessons for Pastors. Grab your FREE 21-Day Guide to Creating Killer Sermons: https://preachingdonkey.com/21days For the last several decades, attractional churches have reigned...
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58. Holographic Tech for Multisite Video Preaching (Too Much or Spot on?)
Holographic Tech for Multisite Video Preaching (Too Much or Spot on?) Grab your FREE 21-Day Guide to Creating Killer Sermons: https://preachingdonkey.com/21days I've served on staff at multi-site churches as well as...
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BREAKING: Southern Baptists Refused to Act on Abuse, Despite Secret List of Pastors
BREAKING: Southern Baptists Refused to Act on Abuse, Despite Secret List of Pastors | Grab your FREE 21-Day Guide to Creating Killer Sermons: https://preachingdonkey.com/21days A new report by Christianity Today's...
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57. TWO Ways to Approach Preaching (One is common but terrible)
TWO Ways to Approach Preaching (One is common but terrible) Grab your FREE 21-Day Guide to Creating Killer Sermons: https://preachingdonkey.com/21days This week as I was preparing my message for this Sunday, something...
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