The Power of Reflection: How Preachers can use 2022 as a Springboard for Growth and Joy in 2023
Inspiration & Growth Lisa Cressman Inspiration & Growth Lisa Cressman

The Power of Reflection: How Preachers can use 2022 as a Springboard for Growth and Joy in 2023

2022 is over, but the year behind us offers rich insights to nourish the year ahead. In today’s blog, we offer a simple, 3-question examen you can conduct for the three components of your preaching life—process, craft, and spirituality—and invite you to make use of those insights for a more effective and joyful ministry in the year ahead.

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A New Year's Challenge for Preachers: Reset Your Calendar in 2019
Process Lisa Cressman Process Lisa Cressman

A New Year's Challenge for Preachers: Reset Your Calendar in 2019

When we keep piling on the responsibilities without consideration for the prep time involved, the investment of energy required to engage, or the precedent it might be setting—then our calendars rule us instead of us ruling our calendars. That’s when preaching gets stuffed into the cracks and margins of ministry, and we end up feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by our self-defeating Sisyphisian attempts to “get on top of” our responsibilities.

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