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#1 Complaint: Sermons are boring. 

Each weekend, 55 million people listen to 1 billion words in sermons given across America. Yet research shows that the number one complaint people have is that sermons are boring and don’t relate to their lives. The simple fact is that preaching makes or breaks a church.

This one-day conference will open Rick Warren's "black box" of sermon preparation and show you how he crafts a message for life change.

The purpose of preaching
Preaching must be in harmony with God’s overall purpose for people’s lives to develop Christ-like convictions, character, and conduct. Learn how to become a purpose driven preacher.

Collect and categorize
Learn natural ways to collect material, including how to find relevant Scripture and how to create a simple system for collecting, filing, preserving, and retrieving information.

Research and reflect
Discover resources to help you with your exegesis, then learn effective ways to meditate and what to do while are you meditating.

Apply and arrange
Learn the ways to be sure you apply Scripture, how to challenge the congregation and the individual through your messages, and ideas about arranging a message outline for maximum impact.

Fashion and flavor
Learn about some great “flavor enhancers” as well as how to season your messages with illustrations, quotes, humor, video clips, testimonies, drama, and interviews.

Trim and tie together
Learn how to cut content and tie together the introduction, conclusion, and transitions to the purpose of your message. You’ll also learn new ways to make a call for commitment and how to give an invitation.

Planning your preaching
Can you tell the difference between a dinner that is prepared and one that has been thrown together? So can your members. You can plan your preaching while being sensitive to the direction of the Holy Spirit. Learn easy to apply principles that will help you plan your preaching for an entire year.

Communicating to change lives
It’s not enough to just prepare a message with excellent content; you also have to deliver it with impact. This session unpacks the questions to ask about how to give a message. You’ll also explore how to make preaching more practical, how to simplify your messages, and keys to effective, persuasive preaching.