We are “users” of the Christian faith and can therefore recommend the Gospel to the people who have come to trust us as they see us living as Christians in a visible and tangible way.

I am alarmed at the number of soundbites that promote intolerance, all in the name of freedom of speech.

Wonderful enrichment for life and haunting warnings await us if we just travel into the Bible with our hearts open and ready to learn.

Good observation of the details in a passage will set us up to accurately learn what the text means.

Learning to think clearly about your own thinking is a critical skill for the preacher. Study more. Study longer. Study humble. Study persistently.

The spiritual gravitas and countless other personal and ministry benefits only come from diligent exegetical labour.

Hélder Favarin, evangelist and pastor in Spain, addresses some of the challenges of preaching to both Christians and non-Christians.

Let’s keep prayerfully pondering how we can explain the meaning of the text in a way that is clear, helpful, instructive and not distracting.

In times of struggle, we can look to the lives of those who have gone before us and take courage from the fact that their experiences can mirror our own. By Jacob Dunn.

Understanding new generations is an essential part of a true mission mind in this rapidly changing world. An article by Steve Sang-Cheol Moon.

The complementary and transforming ministry of ‘fresh expressions’. An article by Michael Moynagh.

A familiar text may require less exegetical work, but be sure that your listeners are getting fresh preaching because you have prepared your heart as well as your message.

While you may use multiple texts, it is not primarily to build the main idea, but rather to reinforce the main idea.

Without context, God’s epoch-defining intervention in human history to rescue and transform the world, is turned into an anodyne children’s story.

Make sure any flourishes work to support the preaching of the text, not to steal the spotlight away from it.

Instead of simply provoking a celebratory nod from “the choir” in your church, why not clarify what you mean in your explanation, and what you mean by way of application? 

Always take a look and see what the context of the Biblical text is offering by way of motivation. 

Why European languages are not sufficient in African contexts.

Embracing a theology of ‘unity in diversity’.

When a narrative does its work, it can really work in the heart and mind of a listener. 

We should recognise that breadth of awareness is not evidence of the depth of our engagement.