The Preaching Donkey Podcast

By Lane Sebring

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Episodes: 121

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You have the most important message in the world! We want to help make sure it's heard. On this podcast, Lane Sebring sits down with the top pastors in the country as they share their best strategies and tactics for preparing and delivering life-changing sermons week after week. If you are a pastor, preacher or communicator, join us as we discover together how to preach with more impact and more clarity than ever before!Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode on sermon prep, sermon delivery, or church leadership best-practices. And don't forget to leave a rating and review!If you're new to Preaching Donkey, grab my FREE 21-Day Guide to Creating Killer Sermons at https://preachingdonkey.com/21days

Episode Date
113. The BEST Book on Leading Change In Your Church
Dec 15, 2023
112. Be a Pillar of Virtue (Pastor Expectations 7 of 7)
Dec 07, 2023
111. Be the Master of Ceremonies (Pastor Expectations 6 of 7)
Nov 30, 2023
110. Be a Human Resources Director (Pastor Expecations Part 5 of 7)
Nov 21, 2023
109. Be a Fundraiser (Pastor Expectations Part 4 of 7)
Nov 17, 2023
108. Be a Counselor (Pastor Expectations 3 of 7)
Nov 09, 2023
107. Be the CEO of Your Church (Pastor Expectations 2 of 7)
Oct 30, 2023
106. Be a Professional Speaker (Pastor Expectations 1 of 7)
Oct 26, 2023
105. The Tyranny of Unrealistic Expectations (Why Pastors Quit)
Oct 19, 2023
104. The BEST Way to Build Tension (In your sermon)
Aug 03, 2023
103. How to Preach One-Point Sermons (And why you'd want to)
Jun 22, 2023
102. 10 Reasons Church Attendance Is Declining (even for committed Christians)
Jun 15, 2023
101. Five DISTRACTING Habits of Preachers (Part 2)
Jun 08, 2023
100. Five Distracting Habits of Preachers (And how to fix them)
Jun 01, 2023
99. The Five BEST Books on Church Growth
May 25, 2023
98. Preach WITHOUT Notes (Here's how - Part 2)
May 18, 2023
97. How to Preach WITHOUT Notes (Part 1 of 2)
May 11, 2023
96. The Best Five Books on Preaching
May 04, 2023
95. This VITAL Step is Missing from Your Sermon Prep
Apr 28, 2023
94. Why Your Sermon Points Don't Work (and how to fix them)
Mar 31, 2023
93. How to Change Up Your Sermon Last Minute
Mar 23, 2023
92. 3 Simple Ways to Preach for Application
Mar 16, 2023
91. 3 MASSIVELY Encouraging Church Trends (That I observed at Exponential 2023)
Mar 10, 2023
90. 4 Traits of Irresistible Speakers
Mar 02, 2023
Strategic Leadership Bundle Closes TODAY
Mar 01, 2023
89. How to speak TO your church ABOUT your church
Feb 22, 2023
88. Asbury Revival (3 Vital Lessons for Pastors)
Feb 16, 2023
87. 16 Ways to Get Un-Stuck in Your Sermon Prep
Feb 10, 2023
86. 4 Must Do's of Sermon Illustrations (To make your message come alive)
Feb 02, 2023
85. My 4-Step Sermon Outlining Method (It's great, trust me ;)
Jan 26, 2023
84. How to Preach Multiple Services (A Survival Guide)
Jan 19, 2023
83. Why You Need a Preaching Team (Complete Beginner's Guide)
Jan 12, 2023
82. 4 Things Pastors Wish People Understood About Them
Jan 05, 2023
81. Are you making ministry harder than it needs to be?
Dec 20, 2022
80. Three questions to ensure your sermon is ready to preach
Nov 30, 2022
BLACK FRIDAY Special Offer: $200 OFF Ultimate Killer Sermons Bundle
Nov 25, 2022
79. Four things competing for attention when you preach
Nov 23, 2022
78. Pastor: Stop cheating yourself out of your day off
Nov 16, 2022
77. How to overcome preaching DISTRACTIONS (Five ways)
Nov 10, 2022
76. Are we misunderstanding the Holy Spirit's role in sermon prep?
Nov 04, 2022
75. Two VITAL Questions to Ask BEFORE Preaching any Sermon
Oct 20, 2022
74. How to Preach on Controversial Topics (9 helpful tips)
Oct 06, 2022
73. Two DANGEROUS Motivations for Preaching
Sep 29, 2022
72. How to Get More Helpful Feedback on Your Sermons
Sep 22, 2022
71. Five PRACTICAL Things Preachers Can Learn from Paul
Sep 15, 2022
70. Matt Chandler Steps Down - Here's what no one's talking about
Sep 01, 2022
69. You Need a Sermon Prep Schedule - Here's why...
Aug 26, 2022
68. Alliterations Are Almost Always Absolutely Atrocious
Aug 18, 2022
67. Are You Killing Your Church's Generosity? (5 ways you might be)
Aug 04, 2022
66. How to Preach with Confidence When Pastors are Losing Trust
Jul 28, 2022
65. The Best Preachers Balance Intensity and Relief (Here's how)
Jul 21, 2022
64. Are Shorter Sermons Better?
Jul 14, 2022
63. Preach Better Sermons by Eliminating these Words
Jul 07, 2022
62. How to Preach a BORING Sermon!
Jun 30, 2022
61. The One Thing Missing from Your Sermons: Tension
Jun 23, 2022
60. Why Conversational Preaching is Best (and how to do it)
Jun 16, 2022
59. Why Charismatic Churches are Growing - Lessons for Pastors
Jun 09, 2022
58. Holographic Tech for Multisite Video Preaching (Too Much or Spot on?)
Jun 02, 2022
BREAKING: Southern Baptists Refused to Act on Abuse, Despite Secret List of Pastors
May 23, 2022
57. TWO Ways to Approach Preaching (One is common but terrible)
May 19, 2022
56. Four MISTAKES to Avoid when ENDING a Sermon
Apr 29, 2022
55. Half of All Pastors OVERWORKED & Need TIME MANAGEMENT
Apr 22, 2022
54. How to make your points stick when preaching (Sermon prep tips)
Apr 13, 2022
53. Simple Vs. Deep: Which is Better for Sermons?
Apr 06, 2022
52. American Church Attendance Still Plateaued Post-Pandemic
Mar 24, 2022
51. Finding Your Voice with Mike Ash
Feb 10, 2022
50. Online Giving Vs Offering Plates (Funding your church in a digital world)
Feb 04, 2022
Deconstruction Vs Deconversion: Why Pastors Should Know the Difference
Jan 27, 2022
48. Your Sermons are NOT Too Long: Study Finds
Jan 20, 2022
47. How to be the Calmest Person in the Room | Lantz Howard
Dec 20, 2021
46. Worship songs don't have the shelf life they used to (Why this matters)
Dec 09, 2021
45. Why 38% of Pastors Want to Quit Ministry
Nov 24, 2021
44. Three Questions to Ask BEFORE You Preach Any Sermon
Nov 04, 2021
43. Mark Driscoll, The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill - Lessons for Pastors
Oct 21, 2021
42. How to Evaluate Your Own Sermon (Message Prep Checklist #10)
Sep 16, 2021
41. Preaching MUST-DO'S (Sermon Prep Checklist #9)
Aug 26, 2021
40. What to put on your sermon handout (Sermon Prep Checklist #8)
Aug 19, 2021
39. Making Your Sermon Slides (Message Prep Checklist #6)
Aug 06, 2021
38. Rehearsing the Sermon (Message Prep Checklist #6)
Jul 30, 2021
37. Utilizing Your Preaching Team (Message Prep Checklist #5)
Jul 23, 2021
36. Building Out Your Sermon Content (Message Prep Checklist #4)
Jul 15, 2021
35. Outlining Your Sermon (Message Prep Checklist #3)
Jul 08, 2021
34. Studying the Bible for Sermon Prep (Message Prep Checklist #2)
Jul 01, 2021
33. Your Sermon's Topic, Title & Hook (Message Prep Checklist #1)
Jun 24, 2021
32. Kyle Smith on Speaking to Teenagers and What Leads to Life-Change in Student Ministry
Jun 17, 2021
31. Kevin Max, Deconstruction & the Rise of Exvangelicals
Jun 10, 2021
30. Why Your Character Matters MOST as a Preacher
May 27, 2021
29. How to Make Your Sermon Points STICK (Avoid these two common mistakes most preachers make)
May 20, 2021
28. Celebrity Pastor Culture, PreachersNSneakers, and a Way Forward
May 13, 2021
27. Jameson Reynolds on Systems, Evaluation, & Building a Culture of Trust
May 06, 2021
26. Pastor, Here's How to Get the MOST out of Your VACATIONS!
Apr 29, 2021
25. Do this ONE thing to engage virtual attendees during live services
Apr 22, 2021
24. Evangelism VS Discipleship (Which should your church focus on?)
Apr 15, 2021
23. Greg Atkinson on Capturing Imagination, Importance of First Impressions & Virtual Church
Apr 08, 2021
3 Vital things every pastor needs to grow
Apr 06, 2021
22. Preaching is a WASTE of TIME (If the resurrection had not happened)
Apr 01, 2021
Three PITFALLS every preacher faces.
Mar 30, 2021
21. Examining Carey Nieuwhof's 5 Preaching Trends That Will Shape the Future
Mar 25, 2021
20. Lori Morrow on How to Equip Believers to Understand and Defend Their Faith
Mar 18, 2021
19. Interview with Director and Lead Actor of 'Church People' Movie
Mar 11, 2021
18. Rodney Arnold on Church Planting, Sermon Prep and Developing Communicators
Mar 04, 2021
17. Church Planting Vs Revitalization (Which is Better?)
Feb 25, 2021
16. Eric Skwarczynski on Protecting Your Church from Abuse and Dealing with it Appropriately
Feb 18, 2021
15. Phil Ayres on How to Turn Your Sermons Series Into Books
Feb 11, 2021
14. Ron Edmondson on Leading with Vision, Creating Culture and The Importance of Words When Preaching
Feb 04, 2021
13. Four MORE Questions to Ask BEFORE Preaching
Jan 28, 2021
12. Matt McClure on Speaking to Students & Changing Metrics for Success in Student Ministry
Jan 21, 2021
11. Josh Duncan on Planting Vs. Revitalization, Hardships of Ministry & Using Tension
Jan 14, 2021
10. Brandon Cox on Communicating with the Whole Person, Planning Ahead and Working with your Team
Jan 07, 2021
9. Four Church Trends That Are Here to Stay in 2021
Dec 31, 2020
8. What Truly Matters in Our Preaching
Dec 24, 2020
7. Jordan Easley on Planning Ahead, Working with Your Team & the Importance of Evangelism
Dec 17, 2020
6. Bill Isaacs on Bringing your Team into your Sermon Prep and the Importance of Focus
Dec 10, 2020
LAST DAY to Join Preaching Jumpstart!
Dec 04, 2020
5. Johnny Armstrong on How to Engage Skeptics, Spirituality vs. Atheism, & 3 Key Arguments for Defending Faith
Dec 03, 2020
TODAY IS THE DAY! Preaching Jumpstart is OPEN!
Nov 27, 2020
4. Happy Thanksgiving & BIG Announcement!
Nov 26, 2020
3. Shawn Lovejoy on Three Reasons Churches Stop Growing
Nov 19, 2020
2. Brian Mills on Always Preaching the Gospel, Redeeming Announcements and Time Management
Nov 12, 2020
1. Brandon Kelley on Finding Your Voice, Preparing a Text & Leading in Challenging Times
Nov 05, 2020
Introducing The Preaching Donkey Podcast!!
Oct 08, 2020