Comments on: 10 Ways to Sink Your Sermon Series

By: Stewart

Stewart — Sun, 06 May 2007 02:34:42 +0000

I echo the above request for a couple of blog entries with links to some series you think connect really well. It would be doubly cool if you could provide a little analysis on why you think they work verses maybe a similar series that wouldn’t.

Thanks for the great tips.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 05 May 2007 17:11:08 +0000

Right on target, Tony.

I was thinking about this from a worship leader’s/planning point of view.

Getting clear on “Who Is Your Target Lister?” and then reducing competing activities and environmental intrusions consistently yield a stronger impact.

Nice list!

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 05 May 2007 16:44:04 +0000

Great article Tony…Being in youth ministry I saw the value of this years ago although at the time I didn’t even understand the concept of branding in sermon series.

I really have seen #2 in your points above to be the most important. Doing a new series each month helps our teens really push to reach their friends. It gives them a connecting point as well as a topic to create a buzz. It also helps in creating materials to help them get the word out. A monthly series keeps it fresh and almost every series can be done in 4 to 5 weeks. Anymore than that and you are right you lose people.

By: Joe Case

Joe Case — Sat, 05 May 2007 10:15:20 +0000

There are a group of radio stations across the country that call themselves, “JACK-FM”. Their big claim to fame is their slogan, “we play what we want”.
While that may work in the radio world…that is certainly not a motto for preaching/teaching in today’s culture! Yes…we need to be speaking to the spiritual conversations of today’s culture, or the audience will “tune out”.
Thanks for sharing this in your article, Tony!
Joe Case, Sr. Pastor
UpRising Church, Nashville, TN
http://www.joecase.com

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 05 May 2007 09:27:48 +0000

Is it possible for you to note or link to sermon series that you come across that you think capture the reverse here? Sermon’s that actually do a phenominal job at nailing it? I’m personally more so interested in sermons at established churches that are caught between a large, settled member base and reaching those out side the doors.

By: Strategy Central

Strategy Central — Fri, 04 May 2007 19:48:59 +0000

The Connection Between Wishful Thinking and Reality

Ever really stopped to examine the lack of connection between wishful thinking and reality? That is, there’s a desire to reach a new kind of customer but an unwillingness to fully commit to all that it will take. So instead,

By: Clayton Bell

Clayton Bell — Fri, 04 May 2007 14:36:59 +0000

To be cheesy…”Simply” a phenomenal article. I was hoping when I clicked on the link that there would be an explanation for each point, and there it was waiting for me! Keep up the great work, I’m thankful to have someone like you think about and share these insights.

By: Mark Howell

Mark Howell — Fri, 04 May 2007 13:26:18 +0000

Isn’t it amazing that there are churches that just don’t go there? Once you’ve seen it working, it is just staggering that the concept of synergy isn’t embraced.

mark