Preaching Stories

Josh and Jeff sit down to have a conversation about preaching and worship with Handel Smith, the Executive Director of US & Canada Strategy for the Church of God. This is the second of two parts to our conversation. If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our ⁠website⁠ . To register for the 2026 National Preaching Clinic, click ⁠here⁠ ....

Josh and Jeff sit down to have a conversation about preaching and discipleship with Handel Smith, the Executive Director of US & Canada Strategy for the Church of God. This is the first of two parts to our conversation. If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our website . To register for the 2026 National Preaching Clinic, click here ....

Josh and Jeff sit down to conclude our discussion with Dr. Leanne Ketcham about introductions and conclusions in preaching. If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our website at www.anderson.edu/ccp. To sign up for the Center newsletter, click ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Josh and Jeff sit down with Dr. Curtiss DeYoung to unveil an exciting new development at the Massey Center! If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our website at www.anderson.edu/ccp. To sign up for the Center newsletter, click ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Josh and Jeff sit down with Dr. Leanne Ketcham to discuss the do's and don'ts of sermon introductions. If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our website at www.anderson.edu/ccp. To sign up for the Center newsletter, click ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Josh and Jeff sit down again with Dr. Nathan Willowby to discuss the essential role of integrity in the preacher's life and work. If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our website at www.anderson.edu/ccp. To sign up for the Center newsletter, click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ .

Josh and Jeff sit down again with Dr. Leanne Ketcham to discuss that all-important feature of great preaching: exegesis. What is it? How do we go about doing it? When are commentaries helpful in the process? All that and more in today's episode. If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our website at www.anderson.edu/ccp. To register for...

Josh and Jeff sit down with Dr. Leanne Ketcham to discuss how we think about a theology of preaching. They propose a definition of preaching, talk about what does and doesn't make a sermon, contrast the Gospel and consumerism, and ask what we should do when people want spiritual junk food. If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our webs...

Jeff and Josh sit down with Dr. Nathan Willowby, the Dean of the School of Theology at Anderson University to discuss the reasons behind founding the Massey Center and our hopes for the future. If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our website at www.anderson.edu/ccp. To register for the National Preaching Clinic, click ⁠here⁠ . To sign up...

Our Center Director Jeff Frymire and Assistant Director Josh Alley continue last episode's conversation on preaching. They discuss the state of preaching today, the importance of sitting with a text, and ask whether people in the pews want preaching that goes deeper. If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our website at www.anderson.edu...

Our Center Director Jeff Frymire and Assistant Director Josh Alley sit down for the first of a two part conversation on preaching. Jeff and Josh discuss their own backgrounds in preaching and the goal of preaching. If you want to learn more about the James Earl Massey Center for Compelling Preaching, check out our website at www.anderson.edu/ccp.