Acts 2:17     “‘In the last days, God says,

I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your young men will see visions,

your old men will dream dreams. 

Christian Leaders Institute has made this effective preaching blog for you to grow in your preaching calling.

This blog is being migrated to the Christian Leaders Institute website for more global exposure. Some Articles will stay at this site until they are migrated.

Dr. Bruce Ballast leads this site. He will offer resources, commentary, links, blogs, and vlogs that will help you make your act of preaching not just thrown together, but an art portrait that touches the heart through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Dr. Bruce Ballast has been recognized as a preacher who has mastered both the techniques and the art of preaching ministry.

Looking for Free Ministry Training? Join Christian Leaders Institute today and start your classes. After you finish a getting started class, you are free to enroll in preaching and communication classes.

Begin Your Ministry Training Today

Illustrations of Illustrations For Preaching

Illustrations of Illustrations for Preaching In the last post, we considered the five levels of illustration, as described by Haddon Robinson.  In this post we examine illustrations of illustrations for preaching for those levels. Level 1: Shared Lived Experience In his book, Preaching Nuts & Bolts, Brandon Hilgemann gives the example of when he was […]

Make Sure You Illustrate Well When Preaching

Make Sure You Illustrate Well When Preaching I’ve addressed the need for good illustrations earlier in this blog.  You can check  out posts here and here.  However, my recent reading has included some reflection on what makes a good illustration.  So, in this post we will consider how to make sure you illustrate well when […]

Preaching To An Intergenerational Church

Preaching to an Intergenerational Church We’ve been considering the unique needs of five generations of people that are likely represented in your church.  Here is the first post in that series, in case you missed it.   Preaching to an intergenerational church provides some unique challenges, and that is what we will consider in this […]

Preaching Good News to Generation Z

Preaching Good News to Generation Z Those born between 1999 and 2015 make up Generation Z.  After looking at preaching to Builders, Busters, Millennials and Generation X, we turn now to consider preaching good news to Generation Z people in your church and community. The Challenge of Preaching to Generation Z This group grew up […]

Preaching Good News to Millennials

Preaching Good News to Millennials We explored in previous posts some keys to preaching to the Builder Generation, the Boomers, and Gen X.  In this post we move on to learn something about preaching good news to millennials in your congregation. Who Are The Millennials? They are people who are born between 1984 and 1998. […]