Resources for preachers

Here are resources that help preachers grow in the categories noted.

General issues

• Article by Charley Reeb: “10 Things Great Preachers Do Differently“

Exegesis

• Toward an Exegetical Theology by Walter Kaiser, Jr.
• Article by Scot McKnight: “The Hermeneutics Quiz“

Preparing and delivering expository sermons

• Biblical Preaching by Haddon Robinson
• Preaching by Fred Craddock
• Christ Centered Preaching by Bryan Chapell
• Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller
• Article by Thom Rainer: “15 Ways to Improve Your Preaching or Teaching“
• Article by Tim Challies: “The Preacher’s Cheat-Sheet“

Providing application and illustration

• Article by Jared Wilson: “Why Knowing Your Flock is Critical to Meaningful Preaching“
• Article by Sam Rainer: “Five Key Sources for Sermon Illustrations and Why They Are Important“
• Article by Matthew Harmon: “Help! My Sermon Application is Stuck in a Rut“
• Article by Marty Duren: “How Vulnerable Should a Preacher be When Preaching?“

The preacher’s voice and stage presence

• A Complete Guide to Sermon Delivery by Al Fasol
• Performance in Preaching: Bringing the Sermon to Life, edited by Schmit and Childers
• Article by Karl Vaters: “Why ‘Preach Like the Room is Full!’ is Terrible Advice“