As a youth minister, summer camp is a regular part of my life. Every year, we load up the church van and head into the middle of nowhere for a week of sleepless nights, camp food, sunburn, and ruthless competition. While I love all the craziness that comes with camp, there is one experience I…
Five Duties of a Rector
The following overview of the duties of the rector comes from my years of experience as a rector and my observations from working with congregations.
10 Ways to Preach the Advent Sunday Sermon
Here, I offer ten sermon prompts for the first Sunday of Advent, or Advent Sunday, which can also apply to the following three Sundays of Advent.
Praise for 10 Ways to Preach the Church Year
10 Ways to Preach the Church Year is already getting widespread acclaim from pastors, writers, and ministry leaders throughout the Anglican Church in North America.
Charles Simeon: A Life of Long Obedience
After a long and faithful life of preaching, teaching, and pastoring in Cambridge, England, Charles Simeon died on November 13, 1836. As he lay dying, a friend who visited him asked his thoughts as he lingered between time and eternity. Simeon responded only this: “I don’t think now; I am enjoying.” Though they sound more…
A Call to Revitalize Preaching
With 150 preaching ideas or prompts to consider, it is a fantastic guide for preachers worldwide, challenging us to raise the bar in our study of God’s Word.
10 Ways to Preach the Christ the King Sermon
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and…
Book Review: Millennial People, Boomer Priest
Noll, Stephen. Millennial People, Boomer Priest: My Year Eldering a Young Congregation. Anglican House Publishers, 2024. The Rev’d Dr. Stephen Noll may be a Boomer, but his exposition of the Christian faith will benefit readers of all generations. An Introduction to the Faith Drawn from Dr. Noll’s year as an interim pastor to a young congregation,…
10 Ways to Preach the All Saints Sermon
the Feast of All Saints gives the Church a way to celebrate and honor all known and unknown saints who have faithfully served Christ.
10 Ways to Preach the Holy Cross Sermon
There is power in the proclamation of the cross. The Feast of the Holy Cross is observed on September 14th to commemorate Constantine’s mother Helena’s discovery of the True Cross on that day in 330 AD. The feast sometimes features expressions of great devotion, such as kissing, bowing, genuflecting, participating in processions, and other forms…
