by David Phillips | Jun 21, 2011 | Change Theology, Communications
You can have piles of facts and verses and information and fail to resonate in your preaching. Why? It’s not about the information itself, it is about the emotional impact of that information. We preach as if humans are logical, rational people. But we...
by David Phillips | Jun 20, 2011 | Communications
We have all sat through them. We have all preached them. We all hate them: boring sermons. Sermons are the currency of most churches. They have a pivotal role in the life of the church because they have the ability to affect change in people. Yet many times they are...
by David Phillips | Jun 18, 2011 | Communications
Starting next week, I want to begin a practical series on preaching. The role of the preacher is to communicate the message of God to others for the purpose of partnering with the Spirit to bring transformation in the lives of others. This isn’t something that...
by David Phillips | Dec 13, 2010 | Communications
I’m working on a book idea on Christian communication. Last week I put together some of the framework and last night on a whim, I wrote the introduction and began working on the metaphor. I need to be careful because I’ve got one book I’m trying to...