Ministry of the Church

The Preacher's Toolbox: The Necessity of Clarity

10/23/22

13 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Clarity enables mobility. When preachers make the message clear, the people of God are freed-up to follow Jesus.
The Preacher's Toolbox: The Sound of Silence-Pauses in Preaching

10/08/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Strategic silence is a sanctified stall tactic which benefits both the preacher and the pew-sitter. It is not just dead air.
The Preacher's Toolbox: What the Heart Doctor Showed Me about Preaching

09/24/22

14 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

We entered the hospital with a jumbled ball of questions, uncertainties, and anxieties. We left with a master class in effective communication.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Unparalleled Preaching—Learning from the Psalms

09/10/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

The message of the gospel is a multifaceted diamond. Parallelism in preaching helps you to bring out the beauty of those different facets.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Holy Hilarity

08/27/22

12 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Preaching which eschews the harping harangues of legalistic schoolmarms in favor of the Savior’s undeserved favor reflects the holy hilarity of the Gospel.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Preaching to (un)Righteous Minds: Help from Jonathan Haidt

08/14/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

In Haidt’s findings, we have plenty to learn as preachers who are proclaiming God’s Word to His Body in its varied composition of reds, blues, and other hues.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Well Begun Is Half Done

07/30/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Those first few words from the preacher’s mouth are worth their weight in spun gold.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Exploiting the Ministry Tent

07/10/22

7 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

The conference ministry tent is typically regarded as a spot to make connections, kill time, or scrounge empty calories. What I found out is how the ministry tent is an unexpected gold mine for Gospel proclamation.
The Preacher's Toolbox: A Simple Tool Every Preacher Needs

06/26/22

10 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

The pocket notebook is an indispensable tool for the working preacher, because more often than not our great homiletical insights come to us, unexpectedly and extra nos, like grace.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Sermon Titles: Engaging Sermons Start In the Narthex

06/11/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

We do not typically give much thought to the title at all, missing a chance to create greater anticipation for the preaching of the Word before it has even begun.
The Preacher's Toolbox: This Preacher's Greatest Fear

05/28/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

My greatest fear is simply this: I will be exposed for the phony I am.
Preaching By Heart: A Q&A with Ryan Tinetti

05/08/22

15 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

If preaching can be a greater joy for myself and my people, who after all have to put up with us preachers, that is a win in my book. And I think preaching by heart can help to accomplish this.

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