Preaching Calendar Plus Adapt these concepts to plan and prepare messages John S. Oliver

Introduction Every year there are predictable occasions These occur each year like the cycle of the seasons Even today you can know they will happen five years ten years twenty years You can count on this as a brand new seminary student as a graduate of long ago

Every year there are predictable occasions

These occur each year

like the cycle of the seasons

Even today you can know they will happen

five years

ten years

twenty years

You can count on this

as a brand new seminary student

as a graduate of long ago

Most seminary graduates will serve in a local church in the USA. Some will become missionaries in other countries. For missionaries a few of these factors will not be the same. But their blog and podcast will reach back to Americans who pray and donate.

Most seminary graduates will serve in a local church in the USA.

Some will become missionaries in other countries.

For missionaries a few of these factors will not be the same.

But their blog and podcast will reach back to Americans who pray and donate.

The concept of a preaching calendar is a way for a pastor to plan in advance. This planning can be for one year or more. I would suggest thinking ahead five years. On this blog are more than enough sparks to fill a preaching calendar for ten years. It would be smart to have a firm idea about the coming 12 months and a sketch beyond.

The concept of a preaching calendar is a way for a pastor to plan in advance.

This planning can be for one year or more.

I would suggest thinking ahead five years.

On this blog are more than enough sparks to fill a preaching calendar for ten years.

It would be smart to have a firm idea about the coming 12 months and a sketch beyond.

These days most church members are online during the week. In the future the trend is that more people will be online longer. That is what the younger generation is doing and they will grow up.

These days most church members are online during the week.

In the future the trend is that more people will be online longer.

That is what the younger generation is doing and they will grow up.

Your opportunities to minister to the members of a church have expanded. Most churches record the Sunday sermon. I suggest that you can record many messages that are only online. Like direct to DVD movies

Your opportunities to minister to the members of a church have expanded.

Most churches record the Sunday sermon.

I suggest that you can record many messages that are only online.

Like direct to DVD movies

Big Two Christmas Christmas Sunday Leading up to Christmas Sunday Easter Easter Sunday Leading up to Easter Sunday

Christmas

Christmas Sunday

Leading up to Christmas Sunday

Easter

Easter Sunday

Leading up to Easter Sunday

Holidays Mothers Day Fathers day Thanksgiving New Years Halloween Valentine Patriotic Forth of July Memorial Day Veterans Day

Mothers Day

Fathers day

Thanksgiving

New Years

Halloween

Valentine

Patriotic

Forth of July

Memorial Day

Veterans Day

Routine Messages Offering Communion Alter call Baby dedication Wedding Funeral Graduation Invocation Benediction Repent turn from darkness turn to light Missions pray give go

Offering

Communion

Alter call

Baby dedication

Wedding

Funeral

Graduation

Invocation

Benediction

Repent

turn from darkness

turn to light

Missions

pray

give

go

Visitation Visitors to the church Sick church members Hospital Home Community outreach Rest homes Half way houses Jails

Visitors to the church

Sick church members

Hospital

Home

Community outreach

Rest homes

Half way houses

Jails

Beyond the Sunday Pulpit Answers to apologetic questions for seekers and members Clear and bold presentation of the pure gospel short version long version New believer teachings New member instructions

Answers to apologetic questions for seekers and members

Clear and bold presentation of the pure gospel

short version

long version

New believer teachings

New member instructions

Three Perennial Needs Problem of Evil Assurance of Salvation http://www.freewebs.com/simplelessons/PDFs/Context%20for%20Assurance.pdf http://www.freewebs.com/simplelessons/PDFs/LetUsReviewtheGospel.pdf Will of God

Problem of Evil

Assurance of Salvation

http://www.freewebs.com/simplelessons/PDFs/Context%20for%20Assurance.pdf

http://www.freewebs.com/simplelessons/PDFs/LetUsReviewtheGospel.pdf

Will of God

Counseling Related Anger Lust Fear Grief Guilt Shame Resentment Unforgiveness Bitterness Worry Sadness

Anger

Lust

Fear

Grief

Guilt

Shame

Resentment

Unforgiveness

Bitterness

Worry

Sadness

Miscellaneous Reprove Rebuke Exhort Equip Encourage Comfort Inspire

Reprove

Rebuke

Exhort

Equip

Encourage

Comfort

Inspire

Lay Leadership Training Small Group Leaders Sunday School teachers Deacons Elders Staff development Short term mission trip leaders Community outreach leaders

Small Group Leaders

Sunday School teachers

Deacons

Elders

Staff development

Short term mission trip leaders

Community outreach leaders

Spiritual Orientation Bible based Christ centered Holy Spirit empowered Names and nature of God names http:// www.freewebs.com/simplelessons/PDFs/NamesofGod.pdf nature http:// www.freewebs.com/simplelessons/PDFs/NatureofGod.pdf

Bible based

Christ centered

Holy Spirit empowered

Names and nature of God

names http:// www.freewebs.com/simplelessons/PDFs/NamesofGod.pdf

nature http:// www.freewebs.com/simplelessons/PDFs/NatureofGod.pdf

Bottomless Wells Grace Mercy Faith Hope Love Truth Peace Forgiveness Redemption Reconciliation

Grace

Mercy

Faith

Hope

Love

Truth

Peace

Forgiveness

Redemption

Reconciliation

Ages and Stages Children Youth Singles Married Parents Grandparents Widows Divorce Prevention Recovery Blended families

Children

Youth

Singles

Married

Parents

Grandparents

Widows

Divorce

Prevention

Recovery

Blended families

Spiritual Disciplines Prayer Bible Intake hear read study Bible study methods memorization mediation Worship Congregational Private Christian service Christian fellowship

Prayer

Bible Intake

hear

read

study

Bible study methods

memorization

mediation

Worship

Congregational

Private

Christian service

Christian fellowship

Your Next Step Get more general guidelines practical applications valuable links Go to Brown Bag Hub www.BrownBagHub.org Learning Online Ministry www.LearningOnlineMinistry.org

Get more

general guidelines

practical applications

valuable links

Go to

Brown Bag Hub

www.BrownBagHub.org

Learning Online Ministry

www.LearningOnlineMinistry.org