Art of the Sermon

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Clay Scroggins - Lead Pastor of Buckhead Church (Atlanta, GA) Intro to Clay Scroggins (0:45) Philosophy of preaching (3:56) Role of preaching in pastoral duties and identity (5:17) Preaching when you’re not the senior leader (7:43) How to Lead in a World of Distraction (12:26) Diagnosing distractions (14:32) Distraction and preaching (20:50) Preaching versus self-help talks (24:08) Favorite and/or most challenging preaching experience (30:23) Christmas Eve or Easter (31:23) Impactful communicators (31:57) Recommended resources (32:35) Connecting with Clay (33:50) Reaching out to our guest @clayscroggins (Twitter) @clayscroggins (Instagram) @ClayScrogginsAuthor (Facebook) ClayScroggins.com (Website) Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Clay Scroggins Buckhead Church North Point Ministries Andy Stanley Rev. Olu Brown on Art of the Sermon How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority by Clay Scroggins Carey Nieuwhof on Art of the Sermon How to Lead in a World of Distraction: Four Simple Habits for Turning Down the Noise by Clay Scroggins MyCom Church Marketing Podcast Timothy Keller Louie Giglio John Ortberg How I Built This with Guy Raz Hidden Brain Tim Ferriss ?The Last Laugh

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Topic: Permission to Go Short This Advent Next Episode arrives December 6, 2018! Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program.

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Topic: Responding to Negative Feedback Michael Bierut and negative feedback (0:09) Michael's response (1:52) Acknowledge that the feedback is heard (2:38) Give a window into the intention (3:37) Be realistic about next steps (4:29) Offer positive reinforcement (5:17) Create a space for unity (6:23) Bonus tip: no one gets a full page (7:12) Next Episode arrives November 15, 2018! Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Michael Bierut MasterCard Explains Its New Logo, Both What’s New and What Isn’t – Adweek I'm With Her: What I learned designing a logo for Hillary Clinton Big Ten Logo Negative Space: Logo Design with Michael Bierut - 99% Invisible 025: A Career in Preaching - Part 1 with Bishop Ken Carter - Art of the Sermon - Defining Grace 026: Preaching as a Tool for Unity - Part 2 with Bishop Ken Carter - Art of the Sermon - Defining Grace

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Topic: Inside Out - A sermon based on the concepts in Simon Sinek's "Start With Why" 3 Year Anniversary (0:09) Intro to "Inside Out" (0:52) Is Pepsi ok? (4:47) Power of Coca-Cola (12:26) Start with why (14:25) The call of Jeremiah (22:21) Adapted golden circle (23:57) What happens when we sin? (28:59) Application to organizations (31:34) Greatest commandments as expressions of identity (33:47) World Communion Sunday (35:12) Next Episode arrives November 1, 2018! Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Abby Norman - Pastor of New Hope United Methodist Church (Atlanta, GA) Intro to Abby Norman (0:41) Abby's story (2:09) Why is preaching important when you have influence elsewhere? (9:21) What is foundational to Abby's preaching (13:31) How preaching fits into Abby's pastoral identity and vocation (18:14) Choosing sermon topics (19:49) Evolution in Abby's preaching (21:41) Leaving the manuscript behind (26:14) Favorite and most challenging preaching experience (29:19) Christmas Eve or Easter (32:12) Impactful communicators (34:05) Recommended resources (38:32) Connecting with Abby (40:32) Reaching out to our guest @AbbyNormanSays (Twitter) @AbbyNormanSays (Instagram) @AbbyNormanSays (Facebook) AbbyNorman.net (Website) Next Episode arrives October 18! Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Abby Norman New Hope UMC Church Planting 6: The Woman At The Pulpit by StartUp from Gimlet Media Church Clarity Rev. Dr. Ted Smith Barbara Brown Taylor Mary Moore | Ball State University Jennifer Talbert Jen Hatmaker SheLoves Magazine Kelley Nikondeha

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Topic: Overcoming Anxiety in Sermon Planning and Writing The anxiety of planning and writing sermons (0:10) Plan ahead (2:49) Match your planning to your personality (4:05) Focused time (6:22) Personal devotion and writing time (8:23) Capture ideas that capture you (10:10) Listen to your community (11:40) Remember God's faithfulness (13:12) Wrap up (14:56) Next episode arrives October 4, 2018! An interview with Abby Norman, Pastor at New Hope UMC (Atlanta, GA) and recently featured on the Start Up Podcast Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Nadia Bolz-Weber CNLP 173: Craig Groeschel Deconstructs His Approach to Preaching, Leadership, Success, The Future and More A Focus on Distraction Evernote Google Forms SurveyMonkey

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Topic: The 3 Arcs Welcome back (0:10) Narrative Arc (3:28) Emotional Arc (8:05) Rhythmic Arc (14:30) Arcs across series (18:44) Next episode arrives September 20, 2018! Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Launch Podcast Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Amos Lee - Running Out Of Time Jim Gaffigan

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Austin Channing Brown - Author, writer, and speaker Introduction to Austin (0:35) How and why Austin started work in racial reconciliation (3:52) Why "I'm Still Here" is a memoir (9:12) The importance and uniqueness of the voice of Black women (12:13) Helpful and unhelpful ways to lead conversations on race (16:12) Why some people of color turn down opportunities to teach or lead discussions (21:39) Natural communication takes hard work (28:58) How Austin curates her stories (31:04) Austin's growing edges (34:54) Most challenging project (37:18) Impactful communicators (38:19) Recommended resources (39:51) How to follow Austin (41:07) Reaching out to our guest @austinchanning (Twitter) @austinchanning (Instagram) @austinchanningbrown (Facebook) AustinChanning.com (Austin's website) Art of the Sermon is going on a short break and will return in Fall 2018 Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil Efrem Smith The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates For colored girls who have considered suicide/When the rainbow is enuf by Ntozake Shange Brené Brown DeRay Mckesson (@deray) | Twitter But Some of Us Are Brave: Black Women's Studies by Akasha (Gloria T.) Hull, Patricia Bell-Scott, Barbara Smith, and Brittney C. Cooper Dr. Maya Angelou Paul Laurence Dunbar Lecrae Neichelle Guidry Christena Cleveland Lisa Sharon Harper Rev. Traci Blackmon Renita J. Weems Jeremiah Wright Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III Bishop T. D. Jakes Rev. Judy Peterson 2 Dope Queens Another Round Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Topic: Better Church Announcements Important Announcement (0:09) Church Announcements (4:12) Use more channels (5:39) Make the channels valuable (6:18) Focus on the point, mission, or vision (7:10) Tell a story (8:41) Cut the details (9:24) Clear call to action (10:25) Consider the context (12:14) Target specialized announcements (13:12) Strategy and policies (14:06) Worksheets or templates (15:01) Next Episode arrives May 17, 2018! An interview with Austin Channing Brown, Author and Speaker Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Defining Grace Better Church Announcements - Defining Grace

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Topic: Secrets of a Top 5 TED Talk Intro (0:13) Feeling comfortable (1:41) But not too comfortable (4:09) Passion plus familiarity (5:50) Focus on the "why" of what you're saying (7:19) Make a connection with the room (9:15) Being vulnerable (10:55) But not too vulnerable (12:38) Next Episode arrives May 3, 2018! Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Brené Brown The power of vulnerability | TED Talk The Tim Ferriss Show #100: Brené Brown on Vulnerability and Home Run TED Talks Daring Greatly by Brené Brown Rising Strong by Brené Brown Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Rev. Matt Miofsky - Lead Pastor of The Gathering (St. Louis, MO) Assessing preaching success and failure (0:32) Success goes to the head, failure to the heart (3:47) Preaching hard things (9:22) Most challenging preaching experience (16:13) Christmas Eve or Easter (17:14) Impactful communicators (18:36) Recommended resources (22:21) How to follow Matt (25:05) Reaching out to our guest @mmiofksy (Twitter) @mmiofksy (Instagram) @miofksy (Facebook) GatheringNow.org (Church website) Next Episode arrives April 19, 2018! Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: The Gathering Matt Miofsky's books Tim Keller Harvard Business Review Grant by Ron Chernow Erwin McManus Adam Hamilton Jacob Armstrong Olu Brown The Gathering on Apple Podcasts

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Rev. Matt Miofsky - Lead Pastor of The Gathering (St. Louis, MO) Introduction to Matt (0:35) Why The Gathering grew early (3:26) Philosophy of preaching (8:20) The future of preaching (12:01) Where preaching falls in Matt's priorities (17:21) Act your size (19:05) Reaching out to our guest @mmiofksy (Twitter) @mmiofksy (Instagram) @miofksy (Facebook) GatheringNow.org (Church website) Next Episode arrives April 5, 2018! More with Rev. Matt Miofsky, Lead Pastor of The Gathering (St. Louis, MO) Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: The Gathering Matt Miofsky's books Candler School of Theology | Emory University | Atlanta, GA Top 25 Fastest Growing Large United Methodist Churches, 2018 Edition 6 Sermon Myths We Need to Bust by Carey Nieuwhof

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: David Van Biema - Author, Former Head Religion Writer for Time Introduction to David (1:22) Writing about prayer (2:35) Philosophy of communication (3:33) The history and rediscovery of the Prayer Wheel (4:32) Using the Prayer Wheel as a preaching tool (9:35) Decoding the Wheel (10:55) Historical development (14:05) Reverse engineering a medieval tool (17:51) Why was the Wheel lost? (19:56) Interactivity in prayer (22:07) Why the Prayer Wheel is helpful today (23:55) Why the Psalms still resonate (27:29) Honoring the Psalms as both Jewish and Christian texts (30:18) Most challenging communication experience (34:42) Impactful communicators (35:43) Recommended resources (37:34) How to follow David (39:01) Reaching out to our guest @DavidHVB (Facebook) The Prayer Wheel (Facebook Group) Next Episode arrives March 15, 2018! An interview with Rev. Matt Miofsky, Lead Pastor of The Gathering (St. Louis, MO) Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: The Prayer Wheel: A Daily Guide to Renewing Your Faith with a Rediscovered Spiritual Practice by Patton Dodd, Jana Riess, David Van Biema TIME Mother Teresa at 100: The Life and Works of a Modern Saint by Richard Lacayo, David Van Biema, Editors of Time Magazine No dice required: A medieval prayer wheel surfaces, but how it was used is anyone's guess - Religion News Service Les Enluminures Medieval Art Christopher de Hamel Dr. Ulrich Rehm Dr. Roy Hammerling - Concordia College Medieval prayer wheel found inside rare Liesborn Gospel - but how the diagram was used remains a mystery | Daily Mail Online Panel Discussion: Introducing The Psalms Experience - YouTube The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter Pete Seeger Leonard Cohen The Lord's Prayer in the Early Church: The Pearl of Great Price by Roy Hammerling The Psalms Through Three Thousand Years by William Holladay

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Rev. Justin Coleman - Lead Pastor, University United Methodist Church (Chapel Hill, NC) Introduction to Justin (0:47) Philosophy of communication (3:40) Justin's background (7:40) Cross-racial ministry (10:55) The role preaching played in Justin's call to ministry (14:48) How preaching fits into Justin's identity and role as a pastor (16:38) Preaching as a tool for vision and leadership (20:32) How Justin begins every sermon (26:01) Most challenging preaching experience (29:34) Easter or Christmas Eve (34:09) Impactful communicators (36:46) Recommended resources (39:49) How to follow Justin (42:08) Reaching out to our guest @RevColeman (Twitter) @justin.coleman7 (Facebook) UniversityUMC.church (Justin's church website) Next Episode arrives March 1, 2018! An interview with David Van Biema, Author and former head religion writer for Time Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: University UMC - Chapel Hill, NC United Methodist Publishing House Duke Divinity School Mike Slaughter Ginghamsburg Church Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. St. Luke Community United Methodist Church SMU Perkins School of Theology Rev. William Lawson Gardner C. Taylor Bishop Will Willimon Rev. Bill Gattis Sam Wells Andy Stanley Timothy Keller Rob Bell Father Greg Boyle Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship by Gregory Boyle reClaimed: Dialogues on Justice and Kinship Ministry Matters Justin Coleman's articles on Ministry Matters

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Robert Carnes - Author, Managing Editor for the Orange Group (Atlanta, GA) General Topic: Elements for Storytelling Introduction to Robert (0:32) Philosophy of communication (5:07) The Original Storyteller (6:45) Why storytelling is important (10:03) Why the recent focus on story? (13:18) Context is key (15:50) The missing element in many "church" stories (19:25) Authentic resolution (23:16) Guarding against manipulation (25:36) Most challenging project (29:43) Easter or Christmas Eve (31:51) Impactful communicators (32:30) Recommended resources (34:09) How to follow Robert (36:06) Reaching out to our guest JamRobCar.com (Robert's website) OriginalStoryteller.com (The book's website) @JamRobCar (Facebook) @JamRobCar (Twitter) @JamRobCar (Instagram) Next Episode arrives February 15, 2018! An interview with Rev. Justin Coleman, Lead Pastor at University United Methodist Church (Chapel Hill, NC) Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Robert Carnes' Website The Original Storyteller Website The Original Storyteller: Become a Better Storyteller in 30 Days by Robert Carnes Think Orange Make-A-Wish® Georgia Church Marketing Sucks ChurchMag Sunday Magazine That Church Conference Created for More: 30 Days to Seeing Your World in a New Way by Jonathan Malm Jon Acuff Jeff Goins Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller Less Chaos. Less Noise.: Effective Communications for an Effective Church by Kem Meyer Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World by Gary Vaynerchuk

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Topic: Choosing How to Begin Sermons Introduction (0:13) 1 - Compelling preachers are interesting—even when the content is not (3:41) 2 - Recaps and small talk don’t have to be ad-libbed (4:58) 3 - The beginning of a sermon can be used to communicate priorities (6:03) 4 - Consider the context of the entire service (7:03) 5 - Consider the context of your relationship with the congregation (9:07) Wrap up (10:36) Next Episode arrives February 1, 2018! An interview with Robert Carnes - Author, Managing Editor for the Orange Group (Atlanta, GA) Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Andy Stanley Sermon Podcast Adam Hamilton Sermon Podcast Dan Carlin's Hardcore History TED: Ideas worth spreading Breaking the First Rule of Preaching - Defining Grace

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Brent Gambrell - Author, President of Brent Gambrell Ministries (Nashville, TN) General Topic: Living for Another Introduction to Brent (1:02) Call to traveling preaching (4:21) Philosophy of preaching (7:15) Connecting to your listeners (8:52) Inspiration for "Living for Another" (11:49) Why we still miss "one another" (16:14) Why self-help isn't helpful (19:34) Self-care (23:15) Brent's love for Barnabas (25:46) Favorite and most challenging preaching experience (29:03) Easter or Christmas Eve (30:21) Impactful communicators (31:12) Recommended resources (32:41) How to follow Brent (33:57) Reaching out to our guest BrentGambrellMinisstries.com (Brent's website) @BrentGambrell (Facebook) Next Episode arrives January 18, 2018! Breaking the First Rule of Preaching Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Brent Gambrell Ministries Living for Another: More of Others, Less of You by Brent Gambrell Richard Ross Louis CK — Everything Is Amazing And Nobody Is Happy - YouTube Billy Graham Evangelistic Association When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself by Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert, John Perkins, David Platt A Man After God's Own Heart by Jim George David Platt C. S. Lewis

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through iTunes, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! In October 2017, this podcast celebrated its 2-year anniversary! Thank you all so much for listening and supporting the show for the last two years! On this year-end episode, we look back at some memorable moments from 2017 on the podcast. Whether you’ve been a listener from the beginning or you have joined in along the way, this is a great recap. Hint, hint: It would also be a perfect episode to share with friends or colleagues who have yet to listen! Finally, every episode is available in full for listening and downloading completely free. Check out the archives at ArtOfTheSermon.com to find episodes you may have missed or favorites you’d like to listen to again. Intro (1:09) Carey Nieuwhof - Preaching as leadership (2:17) Adam Hamilton - Preaching that connects with the non-religious (5:08) Jorge Acevedo - The benefits of team sermon planning (8:37) Sophia Agtarap - Finding the right voices to speak (12:32) Olu Brown - Building a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive congregation (15:46) Alisha Gordon - The fatherless of Scripture and single mothers (18:25) Dalton Rushing - Preaching when you're not feeling it (21:12) Narcie Jeter - Self care and learning to really trust God (24:15) Ryan O'Neal - Guiding principles for creative work (27:51) Brad Montague - The enduring power of hope (31:17) Next Episode arrives January 4, 2018! An interview with Brent Gambrell, author and President of Brent Gambrell Ministries (Nashville, TN) Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: 50: Preaching as Leadership - An Interview with Carey Nieuwhof 41: Preaching with Purpose - An Interview with Rev. Adam Hamilton 31: Team Sermon Preparation - An Interview with Rev. Jorge Acevedo 47: The Power of Public Theology - An Interview with Sophia Agtarap 42: Ministry in a Big City - An Interview with Rev. Olu Brown 45: Single Moms and the Church - An Interview with Alisha Gordon 49: Preaching Through a Dry Season - An Interview with Rev. Dalton Rushing 33: When Cancer Steals Your Voice - An Interview with Rev. Narcie Jeter 53: Songwriting and the Art of Christmas - An Interview with Ryan O'Neal (Sleeping At Last) 36: Love, Joy, Creativity, and Space Jam - An Interview with Brad Montague

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Ryan O'Neal, Songwriter and Musician (Sleeping At Last) General Topic: Songwriting and the Art of Christmas Introduction to Ryan (1:59) Philosophy of songwriting (5:58) Ryan's relationship with faith and the Church (8:59) The Enneagram Project and Ryan's podcast (12:09) Keeping up with the work (14:26) Creative patterns and disciplines (20:44) Artistry and clarity (24:20) Christmas through the eyes of an artist (28:29) Christmas music (31:43) Introduction to "Snow" (36:04) Favorite and most challenging project (39:43) Impactful musicians and communicators (41:37) Recommended resources (42:57) How to follow Ryan (45:14) "Snow" by Sleeping At Last (45:49) Reaching out to our guest SleepingAtLast.com Sleeping At Last on Spotify @SleepingAtLast (Twitter) @SleepingAtLast (Instagram) @SleepingAtLast (Facebook) Next Episode arrives December 21, 2017! 2017 Year in Review! Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: Sleeping At Last Love, Joy, Creativity, and Space Jam - An Interview with Brad Montague Atlas: Year Two — Sleeping At Last A Pep Talk from Kid President to You Billy Corgan Enneagram of Personality Enneagram Begins Now! — Sleeping At Last The Sleeping At Last Podcast Song Exploder Yearbook — Sleeping At Last The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Day One app Songwriters On Songwriting by Paul Zollo Pixar Animation Studios Christmas playlist by Sleeping At Last Christmas Collection, Vol. 1 by Sleeping At Last Sharon Gerber It's a Wonderful Life Sunny Day Real Estate RADIOHEAD björk Nina Simone Nick Drake Billie Holiday Joanna Newsom Bob Goff Mike Foster How I Built This with Guy Raz Radiolab The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth by Christopher L. Heuertz, Richard Rohr Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories that Resonate by Brian McDonald Music I Love playlist by Sleeping At Last ARY

Thanks for checking out this episode of Art of the Sermon! Be sure to subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review on our podcast’s page in the iTunes store. This will help others discover the show! Guest: Andrew Root - Author, Theologian, and Professor at Luther Seminary (St. Paul, MN) General Topic: The Grace of Dogs Introduction to Andy (2:01) Youth and Family Ministry (2:45) Philosophy of preaching (3:58) Inspiration for "The Grace of Dogs" (6:32) Why are dogs so unique? (10:52) Sidebar on cats (13:47) Dogs and children (14:38) The story behind the title (19:35) Dogs remind us of our humanity (21:32) The struggle to write this book (26:02) Most challenging communication experience (30:43) Easter or Christmas Eve (32:37) Impactful communicators (35:11) Recommended resources (36:40) How to follow Andy (38:16) Reaching out to our guest AndrewRoot.org (Andy's website) @RootAndrew (Twitter) Next Episode arrives December 7, 2017! An interview with Ryan O'Neal, Songwriter and Musician (Sleeping At Last) Connect with the Show I would love to hear what you think about the show—especially this episode. You can connect with the show and send me your feedback through the following channels: Facebook - Facebook.com/ArtOfTheSermon Twitter- Twitter.com/ArtOfTheSermon Instagram- Instagram.com/ArtOfTheSermon Comment on the Show Notes post at ArtOfTheSermon.com Art of the Sermon is a project by Dan Wunderlich of Defining Grace. Learn more at DefiningGrace.com Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in these show notes may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Defining Grace is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Links: The Grace of Dogs: A Boy, a Black Lab, and a Father's Search for the Canine Soul by Andrew Root Dr. Andrew Root's Website Andrew Root - Faculty - Luther Seminary Michael Tomasello | Duke Psychology & Neuroscience Emmanuel Levinas Faith Formation in a Secular Age: Responding to the Church's Obsession with Youthfulness by Andrew Root Louis CK Rev. Kara K. Root Dietrich Bonhoeffer Charles Taylor A Theology in Outline: Can These Bones Live? by Robert W. Jenson