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Meditation by Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)

Psalms Retreats Invite Vulnerability, Build Hope and Trust

When a congregation in Long Beach, California, designed a psalms retreat as part of a worship renewal grant, they had no idea how it would grow and blossom. Engaging with psalms of confession, praise and thanksgiving, lament, and hope and trust has helped hundreds of Christians develop a new language of prayer.

Feature Story Feature Story | September 12, 2023

Keith McLaughlin Douds

Keith M. Douds on Creating Safe Space for Church Groups

Church retreats, church governance meetings, and church small groups require honesty, vulnerability, and transparency to collectively draw closer to God. Psychologist Keith M. Douds explains how and when to step in with grace and preserve safety so that everyone has a chance to share and be listened to.

Conversation Conversation | September 01, 2023

word cloud Dwelling in the Word

Nine Tips to Effectively Embed Dwelling in the Word

The communal practice of Dwelling in the Word has great potential for building congregational bonds with God, each other, and neighbors. These nine tips can help your church discern God’s promised and preferred future for you as you wait for Christ to return and make all things new.

Feature Story Feature Story | August 18, 2023

Bible Quilt by Harriet Powers (1837-1910)

Children and Youth Can Dwell in the Word Too

Dwelling in the Word is a tool for helping people of all ages—even children—to read and reflect on the Bible together. Doing so helps them to see the Bible as an ongoing story in which God invites us to participate in God’s mission for the world.

Feature Story Feature Story | August 18, 2023

Luke 10 by Maximino Cerezo Barredo

Dwelling in the Word: Simple Practice Leads to Spirit-led Mission

Explore Dwelling in the Word, a communal way of engaging Scripture that helps people encounter God, fellow dwellers, and other neighbors. The change happens over time as people repeatedly listen to and discuss the same passage.

Feature Story Feature Story | August 18, 2023

Monica Hall

From Isolation to Encirclement: Finding the Preaching Voice Among Peers

By preaching to trusted peers and hearing their reflections, even veteran pastors can find transformation in the practice of preaching.

Reflection Reflection | July 23, 2018

Lessons from a Donkey

Mark Charles looks at how one's voice can be heard above all the noise of the world.

Article Article | September 28, 2011

Symposium 2011 - Someday You'll Be a Good Preacher

The journey to good preaching is as filled with twists and turns as a Rocky Mountain highway. Stan Mast is a veteran road warrior who shares hard-won insights into what it takes to become a good preacher. Special attention is paid to the sharp-tongued critics who can drive aspiring preachers off the road.

Audio Audio | January 28, 2011

Coop's Column - Cultivating Attentiveness

There’s a world of difference between hearing and listening.

Reflection Reflection | November 19, 2010

When God Speaks Through You

Based on his book, When God Speaks Through You, Craig Satterlee explored how "holy and active listening"—listening for God's voice speaking in and through the faith community can occur when church members talk to one another and to their pastors about preaching—and especially the faith convictions they bring to the sermon, which influence both the preaching and what is heard.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2009

Writing Sermons in an Oral Style

The rhetorician James Winans once wrote, "A speech is not merely an essay standing on its hind legs." Yet many speakers—including preachers—write their messages in a style better suited for reading rather than hearing. To be an effective oral communicator, one must learn to write for the ear, not the eye.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2006