Art Of The Sermon

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Rev. Jorge Acevedo – Lead Pastor, Grace Church (Cape Coral, FL) General Topic: Team Sermon Preparation Introduction to Jorge Acevedo (0:45) Live preaching across multi-site campuses (3:51) Advantages to team sermon preparation (6:41) Size of the team (12:09) Planning the preaching calendar (15:10) Planning individual sermons (24:06) Team sermon prep for solo pastors (33:39) Recommended Resources (37:47) Connecting with Jorge (39:17) Reaching out to our guest @PastorJAcevedo (Twitter) Next Episode arrives January 19, 2017! An interview with Rev. Eric Huffman, Lead Pastor, The Story (Houston, TX) Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! In October 2016, this podcast celebrated its 1-year anniversary! Thank you all so much for listening and supporting the show for the last 14 months! On this year-end episode, we look back at some memorable moments from the first year of the podcast. Whether you’ve been a listener from the beginning or you have joined in along the way, this is a great recap. Hint, hint: It would also be a perfect episode to share with friends or colleagues who have yet to listen! Finally, every episode is available in full for listening and downloading completely free. Check out the archives as ArtOfTheSermon.com to find episodes you may have missed or favorites you’d like to listen to again. Next Episode arrives January 5, 2017! An interview with Rev. Jorge Ac

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Jay Kranda- Online Campus Pastor, Saddleback Church; Co-Host of the Social Media Church Podcast General Topic: Online and Social Media Ministry Coffee Talk (1:00) Introduction to Jay Kranda (3:16) Jay’s approach to online ministry (8:38) Unique opportunities in online worship (11:52) Challenges in online worship (14:31) Experiencing preaching online versus offline (18:27) Common social media mistakes for churches (24:52) TVapp.church (29:47) Recommended Resources (32:32) Following and Connecting with Jay (34:11) Reaching out to our guest JayKranda.com @JayKranda (Twitter) Next Episode arrives December 15, 2016! We will celebrate a belated first anniversary of the show and review 2016. Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Rev. Melissa Cooper- Director of LECFamily, Program Director for the Life Enrichment Center General Topic: Intergenerational Ministry Introduction to Rev. Melissa Cooper (0:39) Melissa’s approach to preaching (2:42) Intergenerational ministry (7:05) Impact of intergenerational ministry on families (13:06) Planning and creating intergenerational worship (17:59) Tips for making sermons more accessible (28:09) Intergenerate Conference (36:54) Picture Advent (39:08) Recommended Resources (41:10) How to follow Melissa’s work (42:19) Reaching out to our guest LECFamily.org LECFamily (Facebook) @LECFamily (Twitter) @LECFamily (Instagram) Next Episode arrives December 1, 2016! An interview with Rev. Jorge Acevedo, Lead Pastor at Grace Church (C

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Kristen Soltis Anderson – Co-Founder of Echelon Insights, Political Contributor to ABC World News, Author, and Co-Host of The Pollsters Podcast General Topic: Understanding and Connecting with Emerging Generations Introduction to Kristen Soltis Anderson (1:01) Insights into Millennials (4:20) Moves toward issue-specific focus (12:50) Communicating with emerging generations (14:41) How Kristen distills information for the soundbite world of TV (19:41) What gives Kristen hope after a tough election season (22:13) Impactful communicators (25:28) Recommended Resources (27:14) Where to see Kristen on election night and how to follow her work (29:02) Reaching out to our guest @ksoltisanderson (Twitter) @ksoltisanderson (Instagram) Next Episod

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Bishop Ken Carter, Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and President-Elect of the UMC Council of Bishops General Topic: Preaching as a tool for unity The role of preaching in times of conflict (1:11) Wesleyan theology in today's world (5:30) Preaching in fresh expressions of the Church (7:35) Favorite and most challenging preaching experiences (10:08) Impactful preachers and communicators (12:00) Influential books (13:00) Recommended preachers (15:02) How to follow Bishop Carter's work (17:35) Reaching out to our guest Bishop[at]FLUMC[dot]org @BishopKenCarter (Twitter) Next Episode arrives November 3, 2016! An interview with Kristen Soltis Anderson, Co-Founder of Echelon Insights and Political Contributor to ABC News Conne

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Bishop Ken Carter, Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and President-Elect of the UMC Council of Bishops General Topic: The role preaching has played from local pastor to bishop Introduction to Bishop Carter (1:10) Philosophy and general approach to preaching (3:04) Preaching in the local church (4:39) Adapting sermons to multiple churches (7:33) Finding opportunities to preach while serving as an associate pastor (9:18) How preaching changed while serving a larger church (11:43) Bishop Carter’s sermon preparation process (15:01) Serving as a District Superintendent (19:11) Role of preaching in serving as a bishop (21:13) Role of sermons at Annual Conference/Church Meetings (24:54) Reaching out to our guest Bishop[at]FLUMC

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: "Science Mike" McHargue General Topic: Finding God in the Waves and the relationship between science, doubt, and the Christian faith Introduction to Mike (0:43) Telling his story in book form (2:09) Mike's current work (4:05) Making the complicated simple (5:16) The key to connecting with an audience (8:20) Mike's interest in neuroscience (10:13) Why the church should support science (13:11) How pastors and churches can address the tension between science and faith (13:58) Most asked spiritual questions (17:35) Most asked questions by pastors, church leaders (21:08) Faith struggles as a pastor versus lay members (22:34) Why Mike become a United Methodist (27:04) Most difficult and favorite speaking experience (31:30) Impactful preachers

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Leslie Jordan of All Sons & Daughters General Topic: Poets & Saints, writing for worship, and her love for the local church Introduction to Leslie and All Sons & Daughters (0:45) Love for and work with the local church (2:49) The relationship between pastors and worship leaders (6:52) The story and inspirations behind Poets & Saints (8:39) Leslie's favorite parts of the new album (13:22) Connecting the traditional and modern in worship (17:36) The song "You Are Love and Love Alone" (21:06) Influences (23:39) How to follow All Sons & Daughters (25:21) Reaching out to our guest AllSonsAndDaughters.com Next Episode arrives September 15, 2016! An interview with "Science Mike" McHargue Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you thi

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Sarah Green Carmichael, Senior Editor at the Harvard Business Review, Host of the HBR Ideacast General Topic: Leading and Communicating as a Woman in Business Introduction to Sarah and her work (0:45) Experiences where gender was front and center (1:37) Speaking authoritatively (3:22) Reactions to Hillary Clinton (6:09) What has surprised Sarah (7:46) What women can uniquely bring (10:50) Leading large organizations (14:03) Female leaders that Sarah admires (15:24) Opportunities for women leaders (16:32) Advice for male colleagues (19:04) Mentoring female employees (21:15) Words of encouragement (23:21) Favorite and most challenging communication experiences (25:00) Impactful communicators in Sarah’s life (26:22) Book recommendations (2

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Adam Weber – Founding and Lead Pastor at Embrace Church, the fastest growing United Methodist Church General Topic: The Role of Preaching in a Growing Church Introduction to Adam and his work (1:11) Growth and Heath of Embrace Church (3:36) Philosophy of communication and preaching (6:16) How growing up outside the church shapes preaching (7:16) Role of preaching at Embrace (11:38) Guest preachers (13:29) Adam’s upcoming book on prayer (17:47) Teaching from within the community (20:24) Authenticity in preaching (23:45) Challenging and favorite preaching experiences (28:45) Recommendations (32:54) How to follow Adam (35:07) Reaching out to our guest AdamWeber.com @AdamWeber (Twitter) @AdamAWeber (Instagram) Next Episode arrives August 18

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Pokemon GO (0:26) Social Media Graphics Tutorial Video (2:13) Experimentation with the Show (2:37) Back to Podcasting (3:38) Podcasting Your Sermons (4:32) Reason 1: Time (5:23) Reason 2: Church Attendance (7:07) Reason 3: Sermons have Purpose (11:46) Reason 4: Value Beyond Your Church (13:02) Next Episode arrives August 4, 2016! An interview with Adam Weber – Founding and Lead Pastor at Embrace Church, the fastest growing United Methodist Church Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon C

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Jonathan Howe – Director of Strategic Initiatives at LifeWay, Host of Rainer on Leadership and SBC This Week podcasts General Topic: Podcasting for Pastors and Ministries Introduction to Jonathan and his work (0:30) Philosophy of communication (1:56) History with podcasting (3:09) Relationship between blog and podcast audiences (5:32) Benefits of podcasting (7:27) Cautions with podcasting (9:07) Finding your niche (10:37) Editing your podcast (12:06) Length of show (15:14) Intangibles and what makes a good show (17:43) Jonathan’s podcasting set-up (19:43) Jonathan’s podcasting process (21:59) Toughest and favorite projects (24:55) Finding New Ideas (26:16) Impactful preachers and communicators (27:06) Influential books, media, podcasts

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Brady Shearer – CEO of Pro Church Tools and Host of the Pro Church Podcast General Topic: Design, Storytelling, and Ministry Online Summer moves and retirements (0:15) Advent Prep (2:24) How to create social media images (4:41) Church branding (9:56) Dangers of storytelling (10:49) Online ministry (17:44) Links to things mentioned in the episode Pro Church Tools Pro Church Podcast Awaiting the Already: An Advent Journey Through the Gospels - Magrey deVega Songs for the Waiting: Devotions Inspired by the Hymns of Advent by Magrey deVega Art of the Sermon Episode 1: The Blessing and Challenge of Preaching Advent - An Interview with Rev. Magrey deVega GIMP DesignFeed.io Adobe Spark Church Branding on Pro Church Tools Simple Church Branding

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Brady Shearer – CEO of Pro Church Tools and Host of the Pro Church Podcast General Topic: Using Media in Preaching and Teaching Introduction to Brady and his work (1:26) Philosophy of communication (3:51) Attention – the most valuable commodity (5:38) 3-pronged approach to storytelling (7:47) Stories, stats, steps (10:40) What pastors need to know about media (13:00) Church logo design (15:37) Reminder: social media is free! (20:01) Pastoring opportunities online (20:43) Latest trends (22:52) Toughest and favorite projects (25:49) Impactful preachers and communicators (27:03) Influential books (28:17) Recommended Follows (29:20) How to follow Brady (30:59) Links to things mentioned in the episode Pro Church Tools Pro Church Podcast The

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Dr. Brian Russell – Professor of Biblical studies and Dean of the School of Urban Ministries at Asbury Theological Seminary, Writer, and Speaker General Topic: Speaking Human Spring has sprung (0:16) Recapping the North Carolina Preaching Festival (3:00) Ideas from Nadia Bolz-Weber (3:57) More with Dr. Brian Russell (6:32) Working with Bible translations (7:40) Speaking Human (12:41) Links to things mentioned in the episode (re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World Asbury Theological Seminary Reaching out to our guest BrianRussell.org Next Episode arrives June 2, 2016! An interview with Brady Shearer - Founder and CEO of ProChurch Tools Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especia

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Dr. Brian Russell – Professor of Biblical studies and Dean of the School of Urban Ministries at Asbury Theological Seminary, Writer, and Speaker General Topic: Reading Scripture as a Whole for Church and World Introduction to Brian and his work (0:40) The ultimate compliment (3:17) Philosophy and approach to preaching (4:40) Practical steps for reading Scripture (5:45) Philosophy for reading Scripture (9:56) When Bible reading becomes dry (16:08) Incorporating the whole narrative (18:13) Parallels in the Old Testament with today’s world (20:38) Toughest and favorite preaching experiences (26:14) Impactful preachers and communicators (29:19) Influential books (34:21) How to follow Brian (35:22) Reaching out to our guest BrianRussell.org

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Derrick Scott III – Executive Director at CCW (Campus to City Wesley Foundation) General Topic: The Blessings and Challenges of New Ministry Forms Ministry Matters and Google Play Music (0:15) Announcement: NC Preaching Festival (1:13) Listener Email: Abby (2:21) Listener Feedback: Haley (4:27) When Things Don’t Come Out Right with Rick (5:28) Congratulations to Father Jonathan and family (7:01) Derrick Scott III on mobile ministry (7:48) Derrick on the challenges of new ministry (13:00) Reaching out to our guest @Dluruth3 (Twitter) Derrick(dot)Luruth(at)gmail(dot)com Next Episode arrives May 5, 2016! An interview with Dr. Brian Russell - Professor of Biblical studies and Dean of the School of Urban Ministries at Asbury Theological Semi

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Derrick Scott III – Executive Director at CCW (Campus to City Wesley Foundation) General Topic: A Calling to Lay Leadership Introduction to Derrick and his ministry (1:12) Philosophy and Approach to Preaching (3:02) Tapping into what God is already saying (4:46) 2 Questions for staying in touch with his students (6:09) Unease with preaching (10:49) Discerning a call to the laity (12:23) Valuing the role and ministry of the laity (17:12) Words of encouragement for discernment (20:15) Working with Millennials (23:32) Connection over numbers (27:39) Toughest and favorite preaching experiences (29:16) Impactful preachers and communicators (31:22) Influential books (33:19) How to follow Derrick (45:00) Reaching out to our guest @Dluruth3 (Tw

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Thank you and hello to new listeners (0:15) Listener Feedback: Joshua (1:45) Rationale behind standard closing questions (2:05) Inspired by comedians (3:00) Listener Feedback: Ryan (4:38) Having something to say (4:57) Noticing and collecting (5:40) Interested, curious, and passionate (7:02) Time is a multiplier (8:22) Rob Bell advice: Make a sermon “to do” list (8:58) Get your voice on the podcast (10:22) Rob Bell: Structure breeds spontaneity (11:14) Rob Bell’s key to memorizing (12:39) Andy Stanley and when things don’t come out right (13:49) Announcements (18:04) Links to things mentioned in the episode Rob’s Amazon Page The RobCast How to Be Here Poets, Prophets, Preachers Sleepwalk with Me My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend AOTS 001 AOTS 010 AOTS