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Marks of Good Preaching - Avoiding Illustration Delusion

What happens when sermon illustrations are used improperly?

Church Culture, Christian Growth, TheologyTom BalzamoApril 15, 2024Thomas Balzamo, preaching, sermons, bad preaching, pastors, illustrationsComment

Marks of Good Preaching - Don't Avoid the Growing Pains

Is simple preaching a good thing? And what are some of the results of simple preaching?

Church Culture, Christian Growth, TheologyTom BalzamoMarch 13, 2024Thomas Balzamo, preaching, sermons, bad preaching, pastors, preaching styles, spiritual growthComment

Marks of Good Preaching - Less is More

Is it possible that one great, more full sermon per week could be far more effective than three or four sermons prepared without accountability? How do church activities effect the preaching quality?

Church Culture, Church AdministrationTom BalzamoMarch 4, 2024Thomas Balzamo, preaching, sermons, bad preaching, pastors, accountability, tradition, church servicesComment

Marks of Good Preaching - Accountability

“Good preaching comes from a preacher that has accountability.” Why is that?

Doctrinal, Church CultureTom BalzamoFebruary 27, 2024Thomas Balzamo, preaching, sermons, bad preaching, hermeneutics, preaching styles, pastors, Baptists, accountabilityComment

A (Mostly) Pointless Debate of Huge Importance

Has the distinction between missionaries and church planters placed undue burden on U.S. church planters and put them under needless financial risk?

Church Culture, EvangelismTom BalzamoFebruary 2, 2024Thomas Balzamo, missions, missionary, church planting, apostle Paul, financial support, evangelismComment

Marks of Good Preaching - Thoughts on Sermon Criticism

The proper method of sermon criticism, and why you should be utilizing it.

Church Administration, Church CultureTom BalzamoDecember 1, 2023Thomas Balzamo, preaching, sermons, bad preaching, preaching styles, sermon criticism, accountability, balance, discernmentComment

Feminism: Destroyer of Worlds - Part 5

Feminism has effected men far more than we realize.

Christian Living, Practical Matters, Politics and Culture, Church CultureTom BalzamoOctober 20, 2023Thomas Balzamo, feminism, feminist, women, lies we believe, men, masculinity, manliness, manhood, biblical manliness, biblical manhoodComment

Feminism: Destroyer of Worlds - Part 4

It's time to expose the lies of feminism.

Christian Living, Practical Matters, Politics and Culture, The Home, Church CultureTom BalzamoSeptember 14, 2023Thomas Balzamo, feminism, feminist, women, women of the Bible, oppression of women, lies we believe, marriage, self-denial, selflessness, prideComment

Feminism: Destroyer of Worlds - Part 3

The feminist notion that Bible promotes the oppression of women is simply and utterly false.

Christian Living, Practical Matters, Politics and Culture, The Home, Church CultureTom BalzamoSeptember 5, 2023Thomas Balzamo, feminism, feminist, women, women of the Bible, oppression of womenComment

Feminism: Destroyer of Worlds - Part 2

Feminism has infiltrated our churches. Here are a few of the most common identifiers…

Christian Living, Practical Matters, Politics and Culture, The Home, Church CultureTom BalzamoAugust 25, 2023Thomas Balzamo, feminism, feminist, family, marriageComment

Feminism: Destroyer of Worlds - Part 1

Feminism has become so pervasive, that many of us are contributing to it unwittingly.

Christian Living, Practical Matters, Politics and Culture, The Home, Church CultureTom BalzamoAugust 24, 2023Thomas Balzamo, feminism, feminist, family, marriageComment

The Sycophant, the Skeptic, and the Supporter

The servile flatterer, the contrarian, or the supporter? What type of church-goer are you?

Christian Living, Church CultureTom BalzamoAugust 16, 2023Thomas Balzamo, pastors, pastoral ministry, church, sycophant, skeptic, support, supporterComment

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