As congregations prepare for one of the biggest services of the year, pastors are figuring out what exactly they want to say to the large crowds that come to church on Easter morning.

Join WBOC and all of Draper Media for a local Easter tradition with our 2026 SonRise Sermons special “Crown Him King.” ...

Rev. Dr. Wanda Bynum Duckett uses poetry and hip-hop to revive Black church traditions and engage Gen Z and millennials in a ...

Determining what to preach as a guest preacher is often a challenge. For one, preaching at a church where you have no context can be unsettling, even unclear for the guest preacher. In addition, you ...

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 ...

Athletes call it being “in the zone.” Psychologists describe it as a state of “flow.” Musicians say it’s like being “in the pocket.” It’s that transcendent moment when time seems to slow down for an ...

As far as birthdays go, James L. Mullinax’s 87th was one to remember. The Henderson County, N.C., native, known to congregations around the county as “Preacher Buddy” for the past 65 years, turned 87 ...

Like other teachers of preaching, I listen to a lot of sermons, sometimes a dozen in a single day. I have noticed that this fact rarely evokes covetous sighs from my faculty colleagues, many of whom ...

In recent months, our family has been looking for a new church, due to our recent move to Waco, Texas. After the service, as we are driving home or going out to eat for lunch, we have debriefed as a ...