Contemporary Christian homiletics has taken a wrong turn. Reaching out to speak to the world, we fell in—face down. Too troubled by what our audience could and could not hear, we reduced the gospel to ...

John Wesley had a portable pulpit. The immediate need was practical: he was short, and his pulpit elevated him so that he could be seen and heard. Perhaps more importantly, the portable pulpit turned ...

Preaching about immigration, Christian Nationalism, and democracy were among the top priorities for mainline ministers in 2024-25. This article explores the implications of preaching about these ...

Modern preaching is being most severely attacked these days, not by the people who hear it, but by preachers and theologians themselves. “Clergymen are numerous, but prophets are few,” states Dr. Kyle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anti-empathy arguments gained traction in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term, with his flurry of executive ...

What Giglio got right and the church often gets wrong. Today we celebrate the second inauguration of President Obama, but we do so without the benediction of pastor Louie Giglio. In the controversy ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Lilly Endowment Inc. is launching a new initiative to help Christian pastors strengthen their abilities to proclaim the gospel in more engaging and effective ways. The ultimate aim is ...

More than a month after Arizona-based conservative influencer and vocal Christian advocate Charlie Kirk was killed, Christian churches in the Valley have taken markedly different approaches on how to ...

Preachers need models for confronting white Christian Nationalism. For the Facing of this Hour is an instructive collection of such sermons. This is a guest book review by The Rev. Dr. Tyshawn Gardner ...

The future of artificial intelligence promises technology with a human touch. But is it human enough to deliver a convincing spiritual message? Pastors and rabbis have recently discovered that ChatGPT ...