Presbyterian Mission Agency rev. dr. jana childers Archives

Opportunities abound for effective online preaching

Posted January 7th, 2022

While in-person preachers have a big toolbox from which to draw, online preachers have just two main tools — their face and their voice.

Two little prepositions can bolster preaching

Posted December 6th, 2021

Sermons that are memorable and have impact often rely on two tiny prepositions: “from” and “to,” the Rev. Dr. Tim Slemmons told a group of about two dozen preachers gathered online last week to participate in a webinar designed to help them improve their preaching.

‘It’s a kind of spiritual ferment that’s afoot’

Posted May 28th, 2021

During a Festival of Homiletics lecture delivered last week, the Rev. Dr. Jana Childers said there’s “no dearth of issues on how the future of preaching will be shaped.” Subjects will include racial strife, gun violence, climate change, access to health care, the crisis at the Southern border, hunger and food insecurity, mental health trends, questions about the existence of God, suffering — and, of course, right and wrong.