What is it like to lead in a post-Christian culture? Glen Shady shares with us what he is preparing himself for as he looks to move to France and work as a missionary. In addition to getting to hear the behind the scenes experience of Glen as he prepares, we’ll also glean insights on how we can lead better in America and in other places that are quite not as post-Christian as France.

You may not be a missionary. You may not be moving to France. But you can certainly learn a lot from this episode of the Rookie Preacher Podcast.

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One of my favorite podcasts is SermonSmith. It’s a podcast dedicated to the craft of sermon preparation. John Chandler is the guy behind that podcast and we had the privilege of discussing with him his ministry context, sermon prep, bivocational ministry, and what he has learned from interviewing 60 or so pastors on sermon preparation. It was the same guy who introduced me to play daisyslots, I really didn’t mind it from the beginning until I slowly enjoy how the casino game works. And it changed my way of life when I won and won and won the jackpot prize!

John mentions some great resources and great conversations he has had. Don’t miss the show notes below.

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Links Mentioned:

SermonSmith Podcast

Austin Mustard Seed

Moravian Daily Texts

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

Wade Hodges Interview – 4 Sermons at a Time

The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society by Lesslie Newbigin

Scrivener

Drafts App

DevonThink

Connect with John Chandler:

@JohnChandler

@SermonSmith

SermonSmith on Facebook

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You want people to take action from your preaching, right? Of course you do. That’s why we do it – so that people will respond to God’s word and God’s grace. It’s amazing how much God can do with a single sermon in someone’s life. 

What we’re going to talk about today are some essential principles or ingredients for motivating action from your preaching. We believe these 5 things will put you in a position where you can do as much as you can possibly do in order to set people up for a successful response to God’s word. Obviously God is the one who causes the growth in people’s lives, but we have the responsibility to sow the seed. So why not sow it with some intention?

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The 5 Principles:

Links Mentioned:

5 Ways to Create Memorable Sermons (sticky statements from Preaching Rocket)

5 Ways to Further Your Sermon Content Throughout the Week

RPP 010: How to Powerfully Close Your Next Sermon

4 Keys to Closing Your Sermon Powerfully

Improve Your Preaching in 2016

The Question You Must Ask Yourself Before You Preach

Want to Be Engaging in Your Preaching? 1 Simple Tweak Will Do

Question:

How do you intentionally motivate people to take action from your preaching?

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Is manuscripting your sermon a part of your sermon preparation process? From what we’ve seen, many people are on both sides of that question. Many do and many don’t. We believe that there is a ton of value in writing out your sermon in manuscript form whether you preach from the manuscript or not. In today’s episode, we break down what manuscripting looks like in our sermon preparation process and the benefits of doing so.

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Links:

5 Pastors Share Their Weekly Sermon Prep Process

RPP 001: How to Structure Your Sermon For Maximum Impact

4 Reasons Why Manuscripting Your Sermon is a Must

3 Evernote Notebooks Every Pastor Needs + Free Bonuses

How to Structure a Sticky Sermon

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Your sermon is meant to be used past Sunday. We call people to action in sermons so don’t we want their action to go past Sunday? Of course we do. What if there were some ways to take your sermon past Sunday and to help your congregation further their walk with God in the process?

This is the topic of conversation for episode 14 of the Rookie Preacher Podcast. If you take hold of these things and put them into practice, you’ll see some great things happen within your church. 

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Links:

Seven Advantages of Sermon-Based Small Groups

The Crossing Blog

Preacher: Be “Blog Aware”

6 Reasons Why Ever Pastor Should Have a Blog

Periscope

How to Create a Video Blog

How to Start a Blog

Canva – free graphics creator

Freely Photos – Website for Free Photos with Christian Focus

Traction Tactic // Publishing as an Invite Tool – UnSeminary Podcast

3 Ways You Can Make the Most of Your Commute

Social Media Post Example

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Conventional wisdom says that you should concentrate on improving your weaknesses. Well, we’re not so big on conventional wisdom because we say the opposite. Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, you’d be much better suited to cultivate your strengths.

In this episode we go into detail on why improving your weaknesses is almost a waste of time and how to go about cultivating your strengths. Want to see your church make the best impact it can possibly make? You can if you put this into practice.

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Links Mentioned:

Why Preparing a Sermon in 10 Minutes Will Make You a Better Preacher

Deepen Your Bench (Or Empower Others to Preach)

3 Secrets to Getting Young Leaders On Board – by Jonathan Pearson

RPP 012: 3 Ways to Build a Great Team

Resources Mentioned:

Strengths Finder

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Great leaders build great teams. It’s a leader’s responsibility to steward the gifts of others and we break this down in three different ways today in the latest episode of the Rookie Preacher Podcast.

Want to see the mission of your church furthered even more? Build a great team (or two or three or ten). Here are 3 ways to do so. These are SO important!

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Articles Mentioned:

A Better Way to Delegate

How to Get a TON Done Without Doing a TON More

Resources Mentioned:

Wired That Way Personality Test

Spiritual Gifts Test

Spiritual Gifts Descriptions

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What if we told you that you should and can preach the Gospel every time no matter the passage? We believe you should and can.

In today’s podcast we break this idea down and show you how to do it with a few examples. This is so important that if we don’t do this, we leave people with simply self-help sermons. And those don’t do any eternal good. 

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Relevant Links:

Preaching by Timothy Keller

Preaching Donkey Podcast (talking about Tim Keller’s Preaching book)

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Don’t preach the ethics of Christianity without preaching the life-change of Christianity!
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Self-help sermons don’t do any eternal good. Preach the Gospel every time.
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Biblical preaching is preaching the Gospel every time.
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You can preach from any passage and connect it to the Gospel.
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Do you want people to walk away from hearing your next sermon to be inspired, take action, and see their lives changed? Of course you do.

In today’s episode we’re going to give you the tools you need to make sure that your next sermon conclusion is your best sermon conclusion. Don’t miss these in your next sermon conclusion. We have to be intentional with the way we end because that is the last thing people will hear before they go to lunch. Let’s make it count!

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Relevant Links:

How to Create an Awesome Introduction

4 Keys to Closing Your Sermon Powerfully

3 Evernote Notebooks Every Pastor Needs + Free Bonuses

60+ Thoughts on Preaching Better Sermons

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Change in every church is inevitable. How you lead through that change is going to determine whether or not you survive through it. Our churches need us to lead boldly through change.

Innovation is vitally important. We need more entrepreneurial leaders within the church. Our culture is rapidly changing, technology is rapidly changing, and the way we are able to reach people is rapidly changing. We need to always be looking at new angles, new strategies, and determine, by prayer, what to implement. 

In today’s podcast you’ll find out:

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Relevant links:

How to Lead Through Change: A Lesson From Preaching

How to Lead Effectively Through Resistance to Change

How to Lead People Older Than You

Leading in the Face of Cultural Change

RPP 003: How to Lead and Preach in a Post-Christian Culture

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