Planning Your Preaching: A Step-by-Step Guide for Developing a One-Year Preaching Calendar

by Stephen Nelson Rummage

A pastor-created and field-tested, easily adaptable method for planning a comprehensive preaching ministry.

Genres: Christian

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 3, 2002

Reviews

[Sam Crosbie]

I’m concerned for the church whose pastor isn’t already on board with 80% of this.

It was generally helpful but not particularly insightful either.

[Adam Bloch]

Very useful collection of preaching advice; it's pretty short and very wide, and I won't follow all the advice, but it's practical material nonetheless.

[Chad Wilham]

I found this book to be helpful but not revolutionary. Most of the things this talks about I'm already doing. Though it is helpful, especially if you've never created a yearly preaching plan before. It can however get very tedious in parts. I found myself setting it down for long periods of time before picking it up again.

[Andrew Watkins]

A bit outdated and, while I don’t fully agree with all of the author’s views on preaching, it offers valuable practical tips on planning your preaching. I don’t know of any other preaching book that covers that topic in any detail.

[Eddie J. Johnson, Sr.]

A Must-Have Resource for Bible Expositors

Stephen Rummage offers tremendously useful insight doctrinally and practically for effective and efficient exposition and proclamation of Script. Every preacher should have a copy of this treasure.

[Brian French]

The book is a decent primer on how to plan a calendar but besides giving the basis for planning, it doesn't give much more guidance than that. He suggests looking at many circles of information (term borrowed from Google+) to make a plan, including the Bible, community, your church calendar and liturgical calendar.

What Rummage is missing is the church responding to movements of culture, but the concept is sound. A good primer for introducing a communicator to week to week to week speaking.

[Chris]

Very clear, very precise instructions on planning, preparing and delivering biblical, relevant sermons. His research into the history of the Christian pulpit makes the book interesting for readers. The suggestions for "getting it all done" makes the book a must read for pastors.

[Jarrett]

This is a more broad text on planning your sermons. It is a good accompaniment with a book that is more detailed or step-by-step (i.e., "12 Essential Skills for Great Preaching" by Wayne McDill).

[Wayne Smith]

A helpful guide to Pastor starting out his preaching ministry. For the experienced Pastor he will find suggestions and ideas to assist him in refining his skills for long-term sermon planning.