Articles for tag: Preaching Standard

January 21, 2007

Christian Standard

“˜Preaching?” or “˜Sharing?”

By Gary Weedman At the North American Christian Convention, June 28, 2006, a friend of mine responded wistfully to Steve White”s morning sermon, “Together in Faith”: “That”s the first doctrinal sermon I”ve heard in years.” My friend, a lifelong member of the Christian church, a former Bible school teacher and elder, attends worship regularly, so I found his observation surprising. I had not seen anything that unusual about Steve”s sermon. Having been a member for some years of the Plainfield Christian Church where Steve ministers, I had become accustomed to such substantive preaching from him. But it did make me

November 8, 2006

Christian Standard

From Chaos to Art

By Mark A. Taylor I’m writing this accompanied by the sounds of paper piles thudding against the sides of a trash bin just outside my office. Today is the first of several cleanup days in a time line that will soon see Standard Publishing relocate to another part of our city. The company’s offices have been here on Hamilton Avenue in Cincinnati for more than 50 years. And some of the paper squirreled away in our file drawers may have been there for decades. It’s definitely time to clean out. Coincidentally (or was this the prompting of God?), this week

March 22, 2006

Christian Standard

Have We Said Enough?

By Mark A. Taylor Tom Ellsworth says most people must receive a barrage of promotion before they realize the facts about something new. “I have learned through years of ministry that the church must print, project, publish, and promote its agenda heavily to be successful,” he told me. “A special program needs to be announced from the pulpit, advertised in church publications, posted to the church Web site, flashed on the big screen, and talked about in general conversation to ensure congregational “˜buy-in.” Doing it once or twice won”t cut it. It is only when we as staff are tired of

December 7, 2005

Christian Standard

Helping Preachers Set a Higher Standard

By Mark A. Taylor I remember a preacher who advised, “Read new books or find a new ministry.” In other words, no Christian leader can perform his ministry alone. He needs input from others in similar positions. And if his job is to speak every week, or even every month, he needs the stimulus of others’ ideas. That’s the motive behind a brand new Internet based service from Standard Publishing. Preaching Standard will help preachers build their sermons. We believe preachers want more help than they find from the books in their library. And they want to know which new

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