Preaching The Big Days Of The Church Year
And Other Hints On How To Preach Great Sermons 52 Weeks A Year
1. Smile And Don't Yell
A few years ago there was a well-known clergyperson, an author and theologian, on one of the television morning shows at Christmastime. One of the weekday morning show hosts asked the priest to give some advice for clergy preaching at that busy time of year, when all kinds of new and old faces suddenly show up at church services. The clergyperson smiled and said that clergy should smile a lot, be nice, and not yell at people who haven't been to church since last Christmas, etc.