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

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

An Uncanny Prediction Tool: The Nine Ds of a Christian’s Self-destruction

There is a pattern to a Christian’s spiritual decline, and it’s startlingly predictable.

The Vanity Meter

A closer look at how vanity effects our lives, both in the pew and in the pulpit.

Church Administration, Practical MattersTom BalzamoMarch 10, 2022vanity, pride, pastors, preaching, teaching, testimony, Thomas BalzamoComment

Giving Back a Statement

The pastor only has the rule over and will only give account for those believers who have voluntarily submitted themselves underneath his spiritual authority. How does he know who they are?

Church Administration, Church CultureStephen HinebaughJune 1, 2021church membership, church attendance, give account, pastors, authority, pastoral authority, Stephen Hinebaugh, church

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