Belief is at the heart of the Christmas story, both for those who first received it and for us today.

Having a good series to start off with will allow you to take people on a longer journey through a biblical theme. A series that resonates with people will also make it easy for others to invite friends and family to a service. In this video church planter, Mike Santiago shares how to use a sermon series as a great tool for building momentum during key seasons of your church.

The moment of decision in a service is worth the thought and effort you put into it.

The takeaway is the conclusion to your talk. This is your opportunity to offer specific next steps while framing group-wide application in the language of mission. In this video, David will help you craft your conclusion to be a life-changing moment.

All preaching should in some way introduce people to Jesus. In this video, David shares 5 tips on how to connect your individual passage to the bigger story of Scripture and how it intersects with Jesus.

The teaching is when you explain the text to the audience. This is your opportunity to unpack the text as it meant to the original audience while applying it to our world today. In this video, David focuses on 5 things to do when engaging your text

The text is the Scripture passage from which you are teaching. This is your opportunity for the public reading of Scripture. In this video David helps give perspective on why it is important to keep your message Bible-centered in a way that is clear and understandable.

The tension is when you anticipate and articulate the key questions you plan to address during your talk. This is your opportunity to raise the interest level in the room by posing the right questions out loud. In this video David shares tips on how to create tension that engages your audience in a unique way.

The takeoff is the introduction to your talk. this is your opportunity to connect with the audience and to connect the topic of your talk to your own life. In this video, David Hertweck will help you craft a meaningful takeoff with six easy steps.

At the 2019 CMN Conference, Pastor Jeremy Foster of Hope City in Houston, TX, shared a message about the purpose of God – and our calling to walk it out by doing the work in our daily ministry.