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Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching is hard, especially in your first years. Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching brings you wisdom from experienced preachers to help you stay faithful, encouraged, and growing. We’re not the experts but we’re bringing them to you, with real conversations, practical tips, and hard-hitting truths to sharpen and sustain you for the road ahead.
Start strong. Preach well. Stay true.
Episodes
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Bonus Episode with Vaughn Roberts on Preaching the Big Story of the Bible
Send us Fan Mail The Bible is made up of 66 books, written over many centuries, in different settings and genres. But how do we help people see that it tells…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Bonus Episode: Preaching for Revitalisation with Darren Middleton, Russ Grinter, & Suart Withers
Send us Fan Mail What role does preaching play in revitalising a struggling church? When a congregation has lost momentum, numbers are declining, or ministry…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Bonus Episode with Rico Tice on Preaching the Gospel Clearly
Send us Fan Mail Bonus Episode: Preaching the Gospel Clearly with Rico Tice What does it actually mean to preach the gospel clearly? And how do we make sure…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching at Evangelistic Events with Sam Chan
Send us Fan Mail Season 2, Episode 9: Preaching at Evangelistic Events with Sam Chan Christmas. Easter. Carols. Community events. Special evangelistic nights…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching to Comfortable Christians with Tim Johnson
Send us Fan Mail Season 2, Episode 8: Preaching to Comfortable Christians with Tim Johnson How do you preach to people who genuinely believe the gospel…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching to Gen Zs and Millennials with Guy Mason
Send us Fan Mail Season 2, Episode 7: Preaching to Gen Zs and Millennials — with Guy Mason How do you preach faithfully to generations shaped by smartphones…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Kids Talks with Ian Jones
Send us Fan Mail Season 2, Episode 6: Kids Talks with Ian Jones How do you explain big truths to little people? And how can a children's talk be more than just…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching to Women with Joy Arundell
Send us Fan Mail Season 2, Episode 5: Preaching to Women with Joy Arundell How can preachers faithfully proclaim God's Word in a way that genuinely connects…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching to Men with Andrew Grills
Send us Fan Mail Season 2, Episode 4: Preaching to Men with Andrew Grills How do you preach in a way that speaks meaningfully to men? What are the…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching to the Intrigued but Unconverted with Glen Scrivener
Send us Fan Mail Season 2, Episode 3: Preaching to the Intrigued but Unconverted with Glen Scrivener Guest: speaklife.org.uk…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching at Weddings and Funerals with Eugene Hor
Send us Fan Mail Weddings and funerals gather people who may rarely step inside a church, yet they're often moments when people can be directed to God and hear…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching to People in Hard Seasons of Life with Paul Grimmond
Send us Fan Mail Season 2, Episode 1: Hard Seasons in Life with Paul Grimmond How do you preach to people whose lives are marked by grief, disappointment…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Bonus Episode: Healthy Habits for Emerging Preachers with William Taylor
Send us Fan Mail Bonus Episode: Healthy Habits for Emerging Preachers — with William Taylor Preaching isn’t just about what happens in the pulpit. It’s about…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Bonus Episode: Preaching to Set Vision with Russ Grinter, Darren Middleton, and Phil Campbell
Send us Fan Mail How can preaching do more than teach — how can it shape a church’s direction, culture, and heart for mission? In this bonus episode, Russ…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Heart Application with Murray Capill
Send us Fan Mail Episode 10: Heart Application with Murray Capill Preaching isn’t finished until God’s Word reaches real lives. But how do we move from…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Key Tips for Beginners with Dave Martin
Send us Fan Mail Episode 9: Key Tips for Beginners with Dave Martin Every preacher has a first sermon. But what makes the difference between stumbling through…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Storytelling in Preaching with Mike Raiter
Send us Fan Mail Episode 8: Storytelling in Preaching with Mike Raiter Why do some sermons stick in the mind and not just for days, but for years? Often, it’s…
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Preaching With Women in Mind with Jenny Salt
Send us Fan Mail Episode 7: Preaching With Women in Mind with Jenny Salt What do preachers need to keep in mind when they’re preaching to women? How can we…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Advanced Rhetoric in Preaching with Darren Middleton
Send us Fan Mail Episode 6: Advanced Rhetoric with Darren Middleton What takes a sermon from faithful to powerful? From clear to compelling? In this episode…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching Christ from the Old Testament with Jared Hood
Send us Fan Mail Episode 5: Preaching Christ from the Old Testament with Jared Hood How do we preach Christ from passages where His name is never mentioned?…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Outlines, Structures, And Wisdom with Peter Adam
Send us Fan Mail Episode 4: Outline, Structure & Preaching Wisdom — with Peter Adam What makes a sermon not just true, but clear, compelling, and memorable?…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Big Ideas & Marketable Questions with David Cook
Send us Fan Mail How do you find the big idea of a passage — and craft a question that makes people lean in from the very start? In this episode, we’re joined…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Ending Sermons Well with Rory Shiner
Send us Fan Mail How do you finish a sermon so it lands with clarity, conviction, and lasting impact instead of drifting to an awkward or forgettable close? In…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Preaching Engagingly with Richard Chin
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching — the podcast for new and growing preachers who want to handle God’s word…
- Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching
Episode 0: Meet Your Hosts and Some of What's to Come
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching! In this short intro, your hosts Matt and Oli share who they are, why…