Disengagement from politics is not an option. But I’m convinced that the problem for some hearers is more about method ...

Editor's Note: Krish Kandiah, president of London School of Theology, recently did a point-counterpoint two-part blog series on why preaching is dead and why preaching lives. First, Kandiah give us ...

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Presbyterian leaders and pastors from across the country are gathered at Hastings College this week to learn how to better reach out to young people during the Compelling ...

VATICAN CITY — Preaching long, spiritually empty homilies can reduce the Word of God to a mere set of abstract concepts that fail to awaken one's soul, Pope Francis said. "Even many homilies — I say ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. How can you preach to people who are suffering? Matthew D. Kim, author of Preaching to People in Pain believes that beauty ...

Post-it Notes with prayers and requests from young people are seen on the wall at the Synod of Bishops' booth in a park during World Youth Day in Lisbon in Aug. 2023. (OSV News photo/Courtesy of the ...

HASTINGS — The 2025 Compelling Preaching Conference, set for June 16-21 at Hastings College, invites pastors and aspiring pastors to explore innovative ways to connect with younger generations through ...

(RNS) — The Rev. Susan Sparks, a minister and a professional comedian, uses humor in her sermons to help her American Baptist congregation in New York City consider ways to approach those with whom ...

This is Danish artist Carl Bloch’s depiction of Jesus delivering the Sermon on the Mount. Block lived from 1834-90. (Courtesy Photo) The Sermon on the Mount is a favorite scripture of many ministers ...