Nothing is worse than being thirty minutes into a sermon and realizing you have no idea what your pastor is talking about. (Or worse, being the pastor and realizing you have no idea what you are ...

Karl Barth’s theology grew out of the task of preaching, and he always kept that task in view. In a radio interview not long before his death, he noted, “My whole theology, you see, is fundamentally a ...

"My dad used to say, 'I know what happened 2,000 years ago. I need to know how to live my life today.'" These words, from Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis, get to the heart of a new proposed ...

Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from Lenny Luchetti’s book Preaching with Empathy: Crafting Sermons in a Callous Culture (Abingdon Press, 2018). We would highly recommend reading his book to ...

A new program to prepare women to preach in the Catholic Church has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., even as current church practice does not allow women to give the homily at ...

When the Rev. Dr. Kelly U. Farrow founded an institute to support Black preachers in 2019, she wasn’t just creating another training program. She was building a movement to sustain and evolve the ...

We wondered what kind of reading ministers rely on for inspiration or help in preaching—apart from reading commentaries on scripture or other materials directly related to the task. Do they draw on ...

In reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s impact on our world, Kayla August examines the intersection of preaching, faith, and seeking justice. On the day we celebrate the Reverend Doctor Martin ...

The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. President Barack Obama mentioned King in both his Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance and victory speeches in 2008, ...