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WELCOME FROM MARK HODGES
Welcome To The Preaching Ministry Home Page
The ministry of preaching is a wonderful way to spend a lifetime but that fact does not make it any less complex and challenging. It is our desire to provide resources and information that will assist in making this wonderful lifetime more wonderful and at the same time less complex and challenging. While that is a tall order, it is a worthy reason to put a lot of time and energy into creating a site.
This effort is presented to you with a prayer that God will use this site to help us all be more effective in preaching and more genuine in living the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
By His Grace!
Mark Hodges
Directors' Page
Director of Preaching Ministry Resources[more]
Resources
 | E-SWORD BIBLE STUDY SOFTWARE (IT'S POWERFUL AND IT'S FREE!)
 CCOnline Director's Recommendation: e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package. The fact that e-Sword is free is just one of the blessings and does not speak of the quality of the software. [more] | | HOMILETICS ONLINE
 Homiletics Online is a powerful sermon preparation tool that brings fresh air to preaching — without writing the sermon for you.[more] | | SERMON NOTES
 Sermon Notes is a resource for ministers offering practical, uplifting, seeker-sensitive messages for growth-oriented preaching.[more] | | SERMON CENTRAL
 Search 30,000 FREE sermons, illustrations and outlines. The World's Largest and Fastest Growing Library![more] | | THE POWERPOINT SERMONS CD ROM
 If you love preaching and teaching, you will be thrilled with the PowerPoint Sermons CD. This CD contains graphics, outlines and templates for 39 topics. [more] | | THE PASTOR'S HELPER
 Are You Looking for Sermons that Are...Purpose-Driven, Seeker-Friendly, Biblically Sound, Culturally Relevant? As our world changes, the demand for messages that have strong biblical content as well as contemporary application grows with each day.[more] | |
Articles
PROMISES AND PRESSURES: HOW TO THRIVE IN A CLERGY MARRIAGE - BY DAN REILAND
Patti and I will celebrate our twenty-two year anniversary this summer. We are blessed with a loving and committed relationship, and God has been kind to us in the good times as well as in the tough times. One thing we have learned as a clergy couple is that marriage for ministerial couples are different. [more]
GOD'S PREACHER
Five different New Testament Greek words are translated by the words: "minister," "evangelist" and "preacher." Each of the Greek terms has a slightly different meaning [more]
PREACHING THE WAY - E. CLAUDE GARDNER
Christianity is the way of life, the way of salvation, the way of service, and the way of hope. It is through the way we enjoy life here and eternal life in the world to come.[more]
"CAN MINISTERS REALLY BE HAPPY?" - KEVIN MILLER
In last week's newsletter, I presented information we've
gathered in our study of ministers over the past two decades.
The brief report included information about the percentage of
ministers who've been fired or forced out (22.8 percent) and[more]
"DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PREACHING AND LEADING FROM THE PULPIT" - DAN REILAND
There are lunches and then there are lunches. I just had one of those lunches. An idea has been percolating in my mind for months now and every poor unsuspecting soul I bump into gets to hear it - whether they want to or not. Most have responded with great enthusiasm to the idea, a few have added some insight. [more]
"SERMON VARIATIONS THAT MADE AN IMPRESSION" - NAOMI GAEDE PENNER
Ministry Tools
MINISTER SELF CARE #1 - CHARLES SIBURT & DAVID WRAY
Presented at the Christian Education Conference, January, 2002 - Louis McBurney has identified several common challenges facing ministers.[more]
MINISTER SELF CARE #2 - CHARLES SIBURT & DAVID WRAY
Presented at the Christian Education Conference, January, 2002 - The Caring for the Caregiver study identified different ways that religious bodies support professional leaders.
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MINISTER PERSONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM CHECKLIST
Support Strategy - For each of the following statements write YES or NO...
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THE STRAIN RESPONSE INVENTORY
MINISTER LIFE CHANGES RATING SCALE
MINISTERS SUPPORT NETWORK AT ACU
SERMONS BY
GARY DAVENPORT
All sermons by Gary Davenport
Sermon Series: GRACE OF GOD
Sermon Series: A LOOK AT THE HEART
MARK HODGES
Single Sermon: THE SPIRITUAL ANATOMY OF COMMITMENTNEW!
Single Sermon: WHAT DO WE NEED?
Sermon Series: I PETER SERIESNEW!
Character Studies: JUDAS ISCARIOTNEW!
ARCHIE LUPER
Sermon Series: FAITHWEAVER SERMON
Sermon Series: HOPE FOR THOSE WHO HURT
Sermon Series: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Sermon Series: RADICAL CHRISTIANITY [more]
 Sermon Contributors Needed
CCOnline needs ministers who serve within the worldwide community of churches of Christ to submit sermons to the CCOnline Sermon Site. God can use your sermons to help others share the good news of Christ more effectively. You will also allow your church members to easily view your sermons with a direct link to your contributor page. Your sermons can cross borders and enter places you could never personally go in order to help expand the Kingdom of God.
You'll receive a password to your own Sermon Page and manage your own database by adding, deleting and changing your sermon content at your convenience. Internet access is all that is needed. SIGN UP TODAY!
Book Recommendations
PREACHING MINISTRY BOOK TITLES
44 Questions for Congregational Self-Appraisal
Preview: Chapters include: Which
Planning Model?, What Do the Numbers Tell Us?, What Is Our Purpose? What Is Our Community Image?, Who Will Be Tomorrow's New Members?, How Are We Organized?,Means-to-an-End Questions, How Large Should We Build It?, Three Fork-in-the-Road Questions.
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 PREACHING MINISTRY DISCUSSION FORUM
Share your ideas and opinions and ask questions related to preaching ministry.
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