Writers can picture the lives they’re changing. That’s why we write. At 3:40 a.m. Or at 11:47 p.m. Or 2:14 p.m. They show up to work and painstakingly begin cranking out one word after another while wannabe writers are ordering frappuccinos at Starbucks in between tweeting and checking Facebook.
When God called you to a lifetime of pulpit ministry, he was calling you to a lifetime of writing. Did you realize this?
That’s a problem because most preachers avoid sermon writing at all costs. The pain of it makes them wait until the last possible minute to start. If I looked at your preaching calendar/habits/videos over the last three years, what would I discover?
If you’re like most senior pastors, I know what I’d discover: a year’s worth of hastily patched together “messages” that are so far below what you’re capable of producing that it makes you wince just to watch yourself on video. I know, because I’ve been there.
The first day I begin coaching a senior pastor I always ask the same question: Looking back on your last 10 sermons, on average, what day did you finish them? Ninety-five percent of them have told me they consistently finish their sermons between Thursday and Saturday every week. Here’s another fun fact worth sharing: 100 percent of them hated life.
I want to show you a better way.
I believe you can create an approach to sermon writing that will make your sermon speaking so much more enjoyable, productive and powerful.
Here’s how…
Finish Your Sermon by Monday
I want to show you how you can finish your sermons, every single week, by Monday at 11 a.m.
Yes, you heard me right.
I promise that if you finish your sermon by 11 a.m. on Monday…
- You will instantly improve your mental and emotional well-being. (FYI: I believe inadequately dealing with the unrelenting mental pressure of sermon writing changes your psyche and is the number one cause of pastoral depression.)
- You will allow yourself to enjoy your days off on Friday and Saturday.
- You will position yourself to write exponentially better sermons in a shorter period of time.
- You will be much more enjoyable to be around in the office and at home.
Wouldn’t you agree that if I could show you how to finish your sermons by noon Monday every week that it would be worth doing?
