In recent months, our family has been looking for a new church, due to our recent move to Waco, Texas. After the service, as we are driving home or going out to eat for lunch, we have debriefed as a ...

Most sermons begin with prayer. Often it is a prayer which asks God to hide the preacher from view. “Let my words be forgotten, so that only what comes from you is remembered” the preacher intones. I ...

On the first day of our introductory preaching course, my colleague presents a continuum. At one end is the view that the preacher has sole responsibility to make the gospel heard, to get Jesus to ...

"I have done exhausting jobs before, but this exhaustion caught me by surprise," says first-time pastor Joy Clark.

During the day, Gene Keeth raises five daughters with his wife and works for a small business in Katy. But every Friday night, Keeth has a special commitment. The 47-year-old says a prayer, gathers ...

As far as birthdays go, James L. Mullinax’s 87th was one to remember. The Henderson County, N.C., native, known to congregations around the county as “Preacher Buddy” for the past 65 years, turned 87 ...

Kids do say the darndest things, and with decades of pulpit experience, the Rev. Joe McKeever has learned these revelatory remarks often happen just after church. In one case, a parent shared a ...

Athletes call it being "in the zone." Psychologists describe it as a state of "flow." Musicians say it's like being "in the pocket." It's that transcendent moment when time seems to slow down for an ...

(RNS) — A dozen pastors known for their consistently stellar performances in the pulpit made Baylor University’s list of the most effective preachers in the English-speaking world. The list of 11 men ...

Attending Islamic preaching sessions and Quran classes are key activities for many in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, writes Dina Ezzat ...

(RNS) — Jed Ostoich needed a job. He and his wife had bills to pay while they were in graduate school. But his undergraduate degree from Moody Bible Institute left him with few professional skills ...