What do your listeners want? In this audio I give a discussion of 5 things that I want from the preacher when I am listening to sermons. Download it here.

Peter Mead writes about 3 approaches to preaching on his blog. It is a helpful description of some of the things we do when we enter the pulpit. Listen to my discussion on the subject and then go check out Mead’s article Download Audio Here

Are you Preaching an old west mythology or are you preaching in the real world?

The Parables have power, but how do you preach them? Do you preach them as a monument to the status quo? Do you preach them after a few minutes of analysis? Do you preach them simply to illustrate pretty tame points in your sermons? Or do you let them attack us in our deep beliefs […]

Black Preaching. “Isn’t that racist?” “Good Preaching Has No Color!” “I’m Glad Jesus Loves All Races Unlike You.” Yep, I have heard statements like these as well as other more pointed ones. Yes, I have been called a racist for addressing “Black Preaching.” But even some of my supporters miss what I am attempting to […]

Don't be fooled by the truncated gospel of those who would prostitute the Black Preaching Tradition. In this commentary, Pastor Cox discusses the importance of preaching the full message if one is to preach in the Black tradition.

How can preachers navigate the three intertwining stories we must exegete if we are to preach powerful sermons. Elder Cox addresses this issue in this audio. Download the audio at this link.

Sometimes we end up preaching in a rut. We only preach what we already preach. We see a different text, but the same sermon. How can we keep from becoming a Johnny One Note Preacher? Elder Cox addresses this issue in this 5 minute audio. Download the audio at this link.

You have to preach to the same people every week. What are you supposed to do? How can the preacher make sure the right themes are addressed? How can the preacher make sure that the preacher’s issues do not overly direct the sermon construction process. And finally, how can the preacher limit the number of […]

What are the dimensions of Black Preaching? What is Black Preaching? Is it racist to speak of Black Preaching? Does it limit our reach to speak of Black Preaching? Is Black Preaching valuable? Do sermons preached in the black tradition address only black people? In this 60 minute teleseminar I answer these and many more […]