Upcoming Event
An Application-Based Summer Seminar Directed by Andrew Root
August 3 - 8, 2025
How Intra-Dynamic Preaching Helps Worshipers Encounter God
You’re probably familiar with expository and narrative sermons. Homiletics professor and author Sunggu A. Yang offers another preaching method: intra-dynamic preaching. He explains how “infusing the sacred art of preaching with the vibrant energy of the arts” can lead worshipers to unexpected moments in which God encounters and changes them.
July 29, 2025
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10 min read
Preaching and Soul Care (For Preachers and Their Hearers)
In a world generically “spiritual,” how does a preacher tend to the highest calling of the pastoral life: the tending of souls?
July 29, 2025
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1 min video
Women in the Parables: Unveiling Their Influence and Impact in Jesus’ Teachings
Explore the sometimes overlooked but vital roles women play in the parables of Jesus.
July 24, 2025
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1 min video
Why Churches Need Preachers, Not A Preacher
Often the task of preaching falls on the senior pastor or a few gifted speakers. However, congregations need diverse diets and voices to be nourished and equipped by the preaching of God’s word.
July 15, 2025
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1 min video
He Said Nothing Without a Parable
Mark 4:34 claims Jesus never said anything to the crowds without using parables.
July 15, 2025
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1 min video
CICW Awards Grants for 62 New Projects in Worship and Preaching
Vital Worship, Vital Preaching grants fund diverse projects for worshiping communities and teacher-scholars.
June 30, 2025
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2 min read
Philippians Resource Guide
A topic guide to resources related to the book of Philippians.
June 26, 2025
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1 min read
CICW Funds 34 New Grant Projects in Worship, Preaching
Vital Worship, Vital Preaching grants support innovative projects for worshiping communities and teacher-scholars in the United States and Canada.
December 13, 2024
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2 min read
Advent and Christmas Resource Guide
This is a guide to Advent and Christmas worship planning resources from our website and our ministry partners' websites.
November 13, 2024
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2 min read
The Parables of Luke
In Luke’s gospel we find several of Jesus’ best-known parables—stories that despite their renown are found nowhere else in scripture.
October 28, 2024
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1 min read
CICW Grants Fund 49 New Projects in Worship and Preaching
Vital Worship, Vital Preaching grants fund diverse projects for worshiping communities and teacher-scholars.
September 6, 2024
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3 min read
Derek Schuurman on Using Artificial Intelligence in Church
You are probably used to artificial intelligence (AI) suggesting ways to complete sentences in your emails and texts. Now that AI has the capacity to write sermons and mimic emotional care, how should AI be used in churches?
July 18, 2024
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5 min read