8 Hours or Less: Writing faithful sermons faster
What every pastor wants: more time.
The clock is every pastor’s nemesis. Between meetings, administration, counseling, and other duties, it’s hard to find enough time for sermon prep.
Unless you change the process.
8 Hours Or Less will show preachers how to write the same sermons they’ve been writing, but in half the time. Author Ryan Huguley reveals:
- The biggest time-wasters in sermon prep
- The five marks of a faithful sermon
- A day-by-day plan for writing sermons
- Tips for preparing your mind, heart, and notes for preaching
- Common pitfalls in ending a sermon
And more
Huguley is a pastor and the host of a podcast featuring leaders like Matt Chandler, Doug Wilson, and Nancy Ortberg. What he shares in 8 Hours or Less is a process he’s been refining for six years, and it has radically improved both his preaching and experience in ministry.
Why work harder when you can work smarter? 8 Hours or Less brings relief to the time crunch and helps pastors be healthier, more balanced, and more effective—all without making their sermons suffer for it.
Top Highlights
“Commandment 1: Thou shalt have a sermon frame. At the risk of restating the obvious, this needs to be clearly” (source)
“the pain in sermon preparation is the result of implementing a defective process” (source)
“deadline. Where there is no deadline, there is no drive.” (source)
“I typically study one in depth while skimming two or three others to supplement my more focused reading.” (source)
“Instead, use expository preaching as the main style and source of your weekly preaching ministry.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : 8 Hours or Less: Writing faithful sermons faster
- Author: Huguley, Ryan
- Publisher: Moody Publishers
- Publication Date: 2017
- ISBN: 9780802495198