A few days before Easter, as senior pastor Bradley Schmeling of St. Paul’s Gloria Dei Lutheran Church prepared to write his sermon, he recalled the advice of someone sitting in the pews. “A friend of ...

"What can I say, to you, good people? It's right here in black & white..." An intriguing tale of revenge in this excellent short film The Sermon, from UK filmmaker Dean Puckett. This premiered a few ...

The world’s most influential Christian leader after the Pope made Sunday mass special for the city’s churchgoers, delivering sermons soaked in simplicity and sending out a message of goodwill and hope ...

Make your sermon brief, seven to 10 minutes, otherwise people get tired, Bishop Percival Fernandes advises junior priests in his lectures. Mumbai’s priests have been at the forefront of a campaign to ...

Why moral inspiration and doctrinal instruction fall short—and how preaching that transforms the heart achieves what both approaches seek. What do we mean when we talk about “good preaching”? Two ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THE book of Genesis says God created the heavens and Earth in less than a week. Now, Catholic clergy are being asked to follow suit and ...

Pope Francis tells clergy to keep sermons short to avoid "putting people to sleep." Presenters, whether leaders or public speakers, don’t usually look to clergy for speaking advice. While notable ...