After preaching for more than 20 years, I’ve learned something the hard way: people forget points… but they remember pictures. You can...

Let’s be honest—finding good sermon illustrations about prayer is harder than it should be. Not just any stories, but ones that are...

If you're preaching on faith, here are 34 sermon illustrations about faith from 17 different categories to help you preach more...

After preaching three times a week for over 20 years, I know the struggle of finding fresh, powerful sermon illustrations that actually...

If you're preaching on Grace, here are a few dozen sermon illustrations about grace from 17 different categories to help you preach more...

The Pastor’s Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence Without Selling Out or Cheating Preaching is a sacred calling—as a pastor for over 20...

A pastor’s story of burnout, breakthrough, and a better way to prepare sermons A few months ago, I asked a simple question in an email to...

I surveyed over 6,000 pastors on my email list. Want to guess the #1 frustration they named about sermon prep? Sermon illustrations. They...

I’ve been pastoring for over 20 years. I’ve preached hundreds of sermons, built outreach ministries, raised a family of seven, and...

If you're a pastor looking to save time, overcome writer’s block, and preach more effectively, then discovering the best prompts for...

How to Cancel Your NewStart Subscription At NewStart Discipleship, I want to make things simple and transparent—both in your discipleship...

Church staffing is no small task. Whether you're preparing for growth or trying to revitalize your ministry, every hire matters. One...

Hiring a Discipleship Pastor (sometimes called a Pastor of Spiritual Formation) is a strategic move, but what should a church expect to...

The following quote from CS Lewis is one of the most beautiful calls to growth in holiness or progressive sanctification that I've ever...

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”  – Mahatma Gandhi Ouch. That quote stings...

What are the greatest books on Christian discipleship? While the Bible is the ultimate guide to discipleship, countless books throughout...

If you’re a pastor of a small church, you already know discipleship is the core of Jesus’ Great Commission: “Go therefore and make...

How you mentally model discipleship for your church can change your thinking, your efforts, and your results. Here's how mental models...

John Wesley’s concept of discipleship and spiritual formation is immensely deep & theologically rich. Many theologians have created...

If you could hold the most powerful tool for life transformation in your hands, wouldn’t you want to use it? Many Christians treat the...