Monday Morning Preacher
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Monday Morning Preacher
Preaching Today exists to encourage and equip preachers to faithfully and creatively proclaim God's Word so that the church grows up into the fullness of Christ. Monday Morning Preacher is for preachers by preachers. Each episode focuses on one unique aspect of preaching and explores how preachers c...
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83 episodes
Four Things We Learned About Preaching: Season Finale
In this episode, co-hosts Matt Woodley and Kevin Miller reflect on what they learned about preaching, over the last four seasons of Monday Morning Pre...
Preaching With Both of Your Eyes Towards Christ
How can you keep Christ at the center of your preaching? In this episode, Matt Woodley explores that question with Bryan Chapell, the Stated Clerk for...
Christmas Preaching and The Loneliness of The Holy Family
How can you bring a fresh angle to your next Christmas sermon? In this episode, Matt Woodley explores that question with Timothy Clarke, senior pastor...
Three Ways to Create Tension in Your Sermon
Why does tension even matter in a sermon? How do you keep the tension? Co-hosts Matt Woodley and Kevin Miller explore these questions, considering the...
Making the Most of Your Time for Sermon Prep
How can you find the time you need for sermon prep? After all, time is a precious commodity. In this episode, Kevin Miller explores that question with...
Why the Ministry of Presence Can Help People in Hard Times
How can you help people maintain faith when they are suffering? In this episode, Kevin Miller explores that question with Emily H. McGowin, Assistant...
Apply Your Sermon with the Help of the Holy Spirit
How can you apply your sermon, based on the Biblical text? In this episode, Kevin Miller explores that question with Robert Smith, Jr., Chair of Divin...
Preaching as a Human Exercise Centered in Christ
What is preaching? In this episode, Darrell Johnson, author of The Glory of Preaching explores that question with Matt Woodley.
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What Preaching Authority Looks Like For You, the Pastor
Pastors aim to speak with authority, but it’s not easy in the 21st century. According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, there’s “a widespread mistrust o...
How to Exegete Like the Great Preacher, John Stott
How can you exegete like John Stott? In this episode, Matt Woodley and Kevin Miller explore that question. They reflect on Stott’s sermon “The Greates...
The Role of Deliberate Practice in Preaching
How can you practice deliberately as a preacher? In this episode, Matt Woodley explores that question with Jared Alcantara, associate professor of pre...
Long-Time Pastor Argues for the One Point Sermon
How can you provide a clear path for people to hear God’s word? In this episode, Matt Woodley explores that question with co-host Kevin Miller. He’s a...
The Word Made Flesh: What Preaching Looks Like Amidst Persecution
How can you preach in countries that persecute Christians? In this episode, Matt Woodley explores that question with Venerable Justice Okoronkwo, Dire...
Preaching to People in Pain
How can you preach to people who are suffering? Matthew D. Kim, author of Preaching to People in Pain believes that beauty is often buried beneath pai...
Preaching Truth in the Public Square
What can preachers learn from prophets? In this episode, Matt Woodley explores that question with Danny Carroll, Professor of Biblical Studies and Ped...
How Your Life Shapes Your Preaching
How do live a life that cultivates great sermons? In this episode, Matt Woodley explores that question with Steve Norman, author of “The Preacher as S...
Why Three Point Sermons Are Effective
What are the merits of a three point sermon? In this episode, Matt Woodley and Kevin Miller explore that question. Matt argues for the three point ser...
How to Preach with a Biblical Imagination
How can you preach with a Biblical imagination? Alison Gerber, pastor at Second Congregational Church in Massachusetts explores that question with our...
Say it Again! Preaching the Good News of Easter
How can you preach the good news of Easter? Bishop Timothy Clarke, Senior Pastor at First Church of God in Ohio says you don’t have to make the Easter...
Keeping Grace Fresh in Your Preaching
How can you preach the grace of the gospel in a fresh way? In this episode, Kevin Miller and Ethan Magness, pastor at Grace Anglican Church in Grove C...
Striking the Right Tone in Your Preaching
How can pastors improve the tone of their preaching? In this episode, Matt Woodley and Dr. Hershael York, Senior Pastor at Buck Run Baptist Church set...
Fear, Politics and Preaching: How to Move Forward
How can preachers respond to a tense political climate? In this episode, Kevin Miller and Matt Woodley seek to find a way forward, after a divisive pr...
The Power of the Potent Phrase in Preaching
Martin Luther said that “the ears are the organ of conversion.” How do you craft the right combination of words, so that it sticks in the minds and he...
The Life and Preaching of Charles H. Spurgeon
Charles H. Spurgeon, a Baptist minister from England (1834-1892) has a unique legacy as a preacher. His sermons “often contain subtle and bold referen...
Preaching the Genres of Scripture
How do you preach on the genres of scripture? Matt Woodley and Ken J. Langley, Senior Pastor at Christ Community Church in Zion, Illinois explore this...
Does Your Sermon Equip People For Their Vocation?
Are you preaching in a way that speaks to people, in their vocations? In this episode Matt Woodley talks to Steven Garber, author and Senior Fellow fo...
Sermon Openings for a Weary World
In this episode, co-hosts Matt Woodley and Kevin Miller explore the intricacies of sermon openings and why they’re so critical to getting your point a...
Spiritual Health For Pastors: Know Thyself, and Be Known
How can you maintain spiritual health as a pastor? Matt Woodley and Kevin Miller talk about difficult seasons in their life and ministry. Over the yea...
Preparing People for Christmas with Advent Preaching
How can pastors prepare people for Christmas? Matt Woodley talks to Matt Erickson, Senior Pastor at Eastbrook Church about how to approach this in Adv...
5 Principles For Preaching on Politics
Should pastors preach on the divisive subject of politics? Matt Woodley explores this topic with co-host, Kevin Miller. If you decide to preach on pol...
The Power of Emotion in Expository Preaching
What role should your emotions play in expository preaching? Matt Woodley explores this topic with Greg Hollifield, Associate Dean for Assessment and...
Is The Big Idea More Helpful or Hurtful? It's Complicated.
Is the big idea more helpful or hurtful to listeners? Matt Woodley explores this question with Abe Kuruvilla, Senior Research Professor of Preaching a...
Preaching to People on the Margins
How can you preach to people on the margins? What does this look like on a practical level? Matt Woodley explores these questions with Patricia Batten...
Called To Faithful, Not Successful Preaching
What does it mean to achieve success as a preacher? What makes a successful sermon? Matt Woodley explores these questions with Wes Oden, who has serve...
Bringing Listeners into the Bible Scene
What are people seeing in their mind's eye as you preach? Ideally, you want them to see Jesus, or how God is at work among his people. In this episode...
Preaching Principles from the Book of Hebrews
You’re called to be a faithful and effective communicator of God’s Word. But what exactly are the core principles of a “biblical sermon”? In this epis...
A Dialogue on Racism and Justice
How do you address racial issues at the pulpit? Maybe this question is weighing on you heavily, in light of current events. In this episode, Matt Wood...
Spiritual Warfare in Preaching
Spiritual warfare is no stranger to preachers. In this episode, Matt Woodley and Kevin Miller explore how spiritual attack manifests itself, and how y...
Say What You Need to Say
Have you ever felt like you said too much, or too little in your sermon? In this episode, Matt Woodley and Kevin Miller will help you “say what you ne...
Is the Big Idea Dead? Former Navy Chaplain Decides
Is big idea preaching a good idea? Maybe this question is plaguing you, or your colleagues in ministry. In this episode, Matt Woodley asks Russell St....