Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching is hard, especially in your first years. Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching brings you wisdom from experienced preachers to help you stay faithful, encouraged, and growing. We’re not the experts but we’re bringing them to you, with real conversations, practical tips, and hard-hitting truths to sharpen and sustain you for the road ahead.
Start strong. Preach well. Stay true.
Episodes
10 episodes
Key Tips for Beginners with Dave Martin
Episode 9: Key Tips for Beginners with Dave MartinEvery preacher has a first sermon. But what makes the difference between stumbling through and stepping up with confidence?In this episode, we sit down with Dave Martin — ex...
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Episode 9
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47:52
Storytelling in Preaching with Mike Raiter
Episode 8: Storytelling in Preaching with Mike RaiterWhy do some sermons stick in the mind and not just for days, but for years? Often, it’s because they connect truth to story.In this episode, we’re joined by Mike Raiter, ...
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Episode 8
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57:17
Preaching With Women in Mind with Jenny Salt
Episode 7: Preaching With Women in Mind with Jenny SaltWhat do preachers need to keep in mind when they’re preaching to women? How can we communicate the truth of God's word in a way that resonates with the whole church?In ...
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Episode 7
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54:25
Advanced Rhetoric in Preaching with Darren Middleton
Episode 6: Advanced Rhetoric with Darren MiddletonWhat takes a sermon from faithful to powerful? From clear to compelling?In this episode, we’re joined by Darren Middleton, pastor, preacher, and preaching ...
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Episode 6
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58:44
Preaching Christ from the Old Testament with Jared Hood
Episode 5: Preaching Christ from the Old Testament with Jared HoodHow do we preach Christ from passages where His name is never mentioned? And how do we avoid either forcing Him into the text or missing Him altogether?In th...
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Episode 5
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47:50
Outlines, Structures, And Wisdom with Peter Adam
Episode 4: Outline, Structure & Preaching Wisdom — with Peter AdamWhat makes a sermon not just true, but clear, compelling, and memorable? Often, it comes down to structure and a title or outline that sticks.
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Episode 4
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53:04
Big Ideas & Marketable Questions with David Cook
How do you find the big idea of a passage — and craft a question that makes people lean in from the very start?In this episode, we’re joined by David Cook, experienced expositor and preaching trainer, to unpack how to identify t...
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Episode 3
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47:36
Ending Sermons Well with Rory Shiner
How do you finish a sermon so it lands with clarity, conviction, and lasting impact instead of drifting to an awkward or forgettable close?In this episode, we talk with Rory Shiner, author, pastor, and seasoned preacher, about the art of...
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Episode 2
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55:13