Preaching Calendar

8 Suggestions for Planning an Annual Preaching Schedule

If I’m honest, I did far too little regular planning of my sermons when I was a young […]

Chuck Lawless

Episode 15: Pastors and Preaching Calendars

Why should pastors consider planning a preaching calendar? Should pastors plan topical sermon series during strategic days of the year (i.e. holidays). How can pastors make sure they are giving their people a balanced diet of Scripture?

Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership

How to Plan a Preaching Calendar

The primary task of a pastor is to preach the word. This happens in day-to-day conversations of ministry, planned meetings and classes, and the congregational sermons that will be delivered every week.

Daniel Tripp

7 Reasons You Should Plan a Preaching Calendar

Pastors are called to do many things. Lead. Feed. Know. Protect. Correct. Counsel. The list goes on and on. But, the primary task of a pastor is to preach. It is through this primary ministry of the word a pastor shepherds his people. So, should a pastor plan what he will preach ahead of time? Should he plan just a few days in advance so he can respond to his Bible in one hand and his newspaper in the other, like Karl Barth encourages us to do? Or, should he plan what he will preach a year in advance by developing a preaching calendar?

Daniel Tripp