In a world beset by war, genocide, systemic discrimination, and climate catastrophe, we need good news. Donyelle McCray, who teaches homiletics at Yale Divinity School, offers the opportunity to hear ...

Amid so many forms of communication—multimedia, music, and more—what is it about preaching, even today, that carries life-changing power? Perhaps the most visible part of pastoring is the upfront ...

You’ve got something to say. No, it’s more than that—you’re fired up, ready to make your case about the brilliance of the show you just binge-watched or the ridiculousness of those 4 p.m. Friday Zoom ...

On the first day of our introductory preaching course, my colleague presents a continuum. At one end is the view that the preacher has sole responsibility to make the gospel heard, to get Jesus to ...

How inner transformation shapes outward proclamation. Your preaching is not God’s work. You are God’s work. I received this vision in a peculiar way. As I was minding my own business leading a ...

Perhaps the most constant complaint heard from Catholic pews is about the poor quality of the preaching. Although saddening, it might also be a small consolation to know that such seems always to have ...

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. visits the Hampton University Ministers' Conference. Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. visits the Hampton University Ministers' Conference, where he speaks with Bishop Rudolph ...

Senior pastor George Mason addresses the congregation during worship services Sunday at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas. Stewart F. House / Special Contributor George Mason led Wilshire Baptist ...