Leadership and Ministry Blog Experimenting With Preaching Stephen Bedard, March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Preachers sometimes joke that sermons are “three points and a poem.” That is an exaggeration but we can easily get into a rut. I will confess that I prefer a teaching model, where I exegete the text and present and an application that arises from the text. Expository sermons should… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog A Helpful Exercise For My Preaching Stephen Bedard, March 26, 2019April 12, 2019 While pastoring is more than preaching, developing my preaching skills is high on my priorities. There is one thing I do that I find is very helpful in this area. I always write out a full manuscript for my Sunday morning sermons. I don’t bring them with me when I… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog Preaching to a Diverse Audience Stephen Bedard, February 28, 2019August 14, 2019 I love my church, especially in its diversity. We are have a variety of ethnic groups, ages and people with disabilities. It is something to celebrate but it is also a challenge, especially for preaching. What segment do you aim for? Do you preach toward one group or another. I… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog I Wish I Wrote My Sermons Like This Before Stephen Bedard, October 19, 2018April 19, 2019 I am so happy with my new routine for writing sermons. I wish I started doing this twenty years ago. The funny thing is I began this out of necessity. My wife has started at seminary and I drive her to and stay at the school on Tuesdays. Tuesdays are… Continue Reading
Apologetics and Theology Blog Apologetics and Preaching Stephen Bedard, August 31, 2018June 11, 2019 While I consider myself an apologist, my primary role is that of a pastor of a local church. But I don’t find these roles to be contradictory. I try to include apologetics in my pastoral ministry. There are many ways to do this but one way is through preaching. Often… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog 31 Days to Become a Better Pastor: Invest in Your Preaching Stephen Bedard, March 12, 2018February 10, 2021 In smaller churches, pastors are equated with preachers. But even in larger churches, many pastors have preaching as one of their responsibilities, although perhaps not every week. After preaching for a number of years, it is is easy to get complacent when it comes to sermon preparation and delivery. It… Continue Reading
Disability and Faith Blog A Simple Way to Make Your Church More Accessible Stephen Bedard, December 1, 2017August 30, 2019 When you think about an accessible church, what do you think of? Perhaps the installation of an elevator or a wheelchair ramp. Maybe hearing assisting devices or specially designed washrooms. Those are good but there is another way to make your church accessible and it will not cost you much,… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog Preaching With Cultural Intelligence – Review Stephen Bedard, October 18, 2017January 6, 2020 As a pastor of a local church who preaches weekly, I’m always looking to improve my craft. This includes reading books on preaching. But how many ways can someone tell you to find the meaning in a text and communicate it in a relevant and engaging manner? I often fear… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog Four Ways That I Structure Sermons Stephen Bedard, October 10, 2017December 25, 2019 One of my favourite activities as a pastor is the writing and preaching of sermons. I love finding the intersection between biblical truth and the real needs of my congregation. But what should a sermon look like? How many points should there be? My homiletics professor in seminary suggested that… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog How Long Should a Sermon Series Be? Stephen Bedard, September 14, 2017December 27, 2019 I don’t think that there is any one answer to how long a sermon series should be. At the same time, there are some good decisions we can make to help our messages be most effective. Part of our consideration should be how the content informs the length of the… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog Why I Don’t Preach From a Manuscript Stephen Bedard, April 25, 2017December 31, 2019 For many years I preached from a manuscript. There was no way that I was going up to a pulpit with a full manuscript. I actually introduced a welcoming time (passing of the peace) at First Baptist Church Meaford because I realized part way during the service that my manuscript… Continue Reading
Sermons The Secret to Living the Christian Life Stephen Bedard, April 18, 2016April 16, 2019 A sermon based on Luke 6:43-49 preached at Queen Street Baptist Church. Introduction When I talk to skeptics about why they reject Christianity, their responses generally fall into two camps. One, which I’m not going to get into now, is that they believe the claims of Christianity are false. I have… Continue Reading
Sermons 4 Things You Need to Know About the Resurrection Stephen Bedard, March 27, 2016September 14, 2019 This is the Easter sermon that I preached at Queen Street Baptist Church. Easter Sunday is by far my favourite Sunday of the entire year. Christmas is wonderful with all of the carols and nativities and everything else that goes with it. But it is Easter that really fills me… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog Pastors Should Take a Compliment Stephen Bedard, March 26, 2016February 1, 2021 I remember the feelings that I experienced as I began my pastoral ministry, especially around the role of preaching. I knew that I had to work hard at writing the message and presenting it in a clear way. At the same time, I was very aware that I needed to… Continue Reading
Sermons What is So Triumphal About the Triumphal Entry? Stephen Bedard, March 21, 2016April 11, 2019 A sermon based on Mark 11:1-11 preached at Queen Street Baptist Church. Introduction I have been stuck in traffic many times in my life. Once I was even an hour and a half late for church when I was commuting to Toronto. But there is one traffic jam that sticks… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog A Vision for Preaching Stephen Bedard, March 1, 2016July 10, 2020 Now that I am back in pastoral ministry, I am doing some more reading in the area of preaching. One of the books that came my way was A Vision for Preaching: Understanding the Heart of Pastoral Ministry by Abraham Kuruvilla. Kuruvilla organizes this book around his definition of preaching,… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog Expository or Topical Preaching? Stephen Bedard, February 24, 2016May 15, 2020 I have attended and visited churches that have different philosophies of preaching. Some churches seem to be purely topical. Each week is a topic such as mental health, finances, prayer and so forth. These can be quite popular. Other churches are extremely expository. The preacher will pick a book and… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog How I Write a Sermon Stephen Bedard, October 14, 2015April 29, 2019 I have been preaching sermons for almost twenty years. Hopefully my skills have developed during that time. I know that I have learned a lot, both through the good responses and the less than good responses. How do I write a sermon? It is slightly different if I am writing… Continue Reading
Apologetics and Theology Blog 5 Ways to Preach Apologetically Stephen Bedard, June 27, 2014January 29, 2020 It is important for pastors to prepare their congregations for apologetic encounters. It may be difficult to get people to an apologetics small group or Sunday school class, but a pastor can still make an impact through sermons. Here are five ways to preach apologetically. 1. Preach from 1 Peter… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog Pastors, Congregations and Expectations Stephen Bedard, May 1, 2014September 16, 2019 When people leave a church, the most common reason is, “I just wasn’t being fed.” So they go to some other church where they are fed, until they find another church that will feed them more. It happens all the time. With this in mind, I would like to share… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog 4 Things for a Preacher to Remember Stephen Bedard, March 15, 2014November 22, 2021 Pulpit ministry is both a tremendous privilege and responsibility. For many people in the congregation, it is their only interaction with the Bible. A pastor cannot take this lightly. It is not enough to just throw something together and fill up a chunk of time during a Sunday service. Here… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog Preaching With Powerpoint Stephen Bedard, February 28, 2014August 19, 2019 I remember when PowerPoint was first introduced into preaching. All that mattered was that you had PowerPoint, it did not matter how you used it. Now people have seen it so often, they know the good from the bad. Using PowerPoint or other programs can be helpful but it has… Continue Reading
Sermons Cross Bearing Disciples Stephen Bedard, November 10, 2013November 22, 2019 Luke 14:27-33 Introduction I’m afraid that the Church in general has not always been completely honest with the people that we have tried to bring in. I don’t think we have been purposely dishonest, but we have perhaps given a message that is not completely accurate. What kind of message… Continue Reading
Sermons A Vision For a Healthy Church Stephen Bedard, November 25, 2012December 28, 2019 This is my final sermon a pastor of First Baptist Church Meaford. Romans 15 Introduction The time has come for my last message to the church. I wanted to share something that would be helpful for the church as you look to the future and at the same time remain… Continue Reading
Sermons How to Disagree Stephen Bedard, November 23, 2012December 31, 2019 Romans 14 Introduction In John 17, Jesus prays a prayer for the future church, a prayer that is aimed at us. In his prayer, Jesus prays for something very specific. It is not for beautiful buildings or healthy budgets. Jesus prays that the church would be one as the Father… Continue Reading
Sermons I Can See Clearly Now Stephen Bedard, November 5, 2012December 31, 2019 Romans 13 Introduction There are a number of moments in my life that were turning points. One of them was when I got my eyes checked for the first time. After being encouraged to get my eyes checked by a high school teacher, I finally went to an optometrist. I… Continue Reading
Sermons The Power of Love Stephen Bedard, October 22, 2012January 1, 2020 Romans 12 Introduction There are many things that people of different religions and philosophies disagree on but there is one thing that almost everyone agrees on: the importance of love. It doesn’t matter of you are a Christian or an atheist or any other belief system, people instinctively know that… Continue Reading
Sermons Knowing Our Place Stephen Bedard, October 14, 2012July 24, 2020 Romans 11 Introduction Know your place! Have you ever heard someone say such a thing? Such a concept could be terribly abused. In more innocent forms, it could be used by parents to try and control their children. In harsher forms, it could be used to promote racism or sexism. … Continue Reading
Sermons Preach the Gospel Stephen Bedard, October 8, 2012September 12, 2019 Romans 10 Introduction Pastors are well aware that there are certain subjects that congregations do not like to hear sermons on. One of those topics is that of hell. The entire concept of hell is extremely unpleasant and few people want to hear about it. That does not mean it… Continue Reading
Sermons Let God Be God Stephen Bedard, October 2, 2012January 4, 2020 Romans 9 Introduction It is very interesting for me to see the change in perspective from being a son to being a father. This is especially true with regard to ideas of fairness. Now things were a bit different for me growing up as an only child. There never were… Continue Reading
Sermons Abundance of Blessings Stephen Bedard, September 23, 2012January 10, 2020 Romans 8 Introduction What is Christianity all about? Is Christianity all about bad news or about good news? I have seen descriptions of churches that were completely about what they were against and not at all about what they are for. It is easy to tear things down and much… Continue Reading
Sermons Trapped Stephen Bedard, September 9, 2012January 11, 2020 Romans 7 Introduction Look at your life. Is it the way you want it to be? I do not mean do you have the possessions you want or have you accomplished what you want. I mean, how is your inner self? Are you the kind of person that you want… Continue Reading
Sermons Being a Slave Stephen Bedard, August 26, 2012January 24, 2020 Romans 6:15-23 Introduction How do you understand your relationship with God? Do you see yourself primarily as a worshipper? That would mean that your main role would be to praise God. Do you see yourself as a follower? That would mean that you try to figure out the rules and… Continue Reading
Sermons Living in Grace Land Stephen Bedard, August 20, 2012January 31, 2020 Romans 6:1-14 Introduction I believe that there is one question that is essential for all of us to ask: So what? You say you love your children? So, what does that look like in reality? You say that you care about the poor? So what does that look like in… Continue Reading
Sermons Two Men and a Sin Baby Stephen Bedard, August 12, 2012February 3, 2020 Romans 5:12-21 Introduction Why do things happen to us? Why do we experience some good things and some bad things? In our society, we pride ourselves in personal autonomy. We want to believe that things are within our control. Do you want to get ahead in life? Roll up your… Continue Reading
Sermons Peace and Joy Stephen Bedard, August 6, 2012February 5, 2020 Romans 5:1-11 Introduction I like it when things make sense. I enjoy it when things are logical and reasonable. This is the challenge of being a parent. Amanda and I look at some of the bad things our kids do and instead of getting mad, we look at each other… Continue Reading
Sermons Father Abraham Stephen Bedard, July 29, 2012February 15, 2020 Romans 4 Introduction I find family resemblances to be very fascinating. Physically, I do not look much like my dad. However, I am now at the age that my dad was when I have some of my earliest memories. I find myself looking in the mirror and trying to see… Continue Reading
Sermons Now, the Good News Stephen Bedard, July 24, 2012March 4, 2020 Romans 3:21-31 Introduction What do you want first? The good news or the bad news? Whenever I am asked that question, the answer is very easy. I want the bad news first. There are a number of reasons why. Sometimes the good news is the solution to the problem of… Continue Reading
Sermons So, How Bad Are We? Stephen Bedard, July 8, 2012April 21, 2020 Romans 3:9-20 Introduction So, how bad are we? Now that is a dangerous question. Do we really want to ask that? Imagine putting yourself out there, taking a risk, and doing something outside your comfort zone. Then you turn to someone, someone who is really good at what you just… Continue Reading
Sermons Faithfulness of God Stephen Bedard, July 1, 2012May 9, 2020 Romans 3:1-8 Introduction Think about the people you know, your family and friends and acquaintances. What are the virtues that you value and admire most? There would be things like politeness and kindness and intelligence and humour. All of these things are good and should be appreciated. What about faithfulness? … Continue Reading
Sermons Unmasking Religion Stephen Bedard, June 22, 2012May 13, 2020 Romans 2:17-29 Introduction How do people feel about religion? My experience is that people are quick to dismiss “organized religion.” They don’t mind faith in God or even spirituality but they hate organized religion. There are all kinds of problems with this attitude, common as it is. What is the… Continue Reading
Apologetics and Theology Blog A Bad Exchange Rate Stephen Bedard, June 5, 2012May 18, 2020 Romans 1:18-32 Introduction Paul’s letter to the Romans is very much about being in right relationship with God. No matter what subject he is looking at, he connects it to our relationship with God and how it can be restored. But why? Why is this so important? Why not just… Continue Reading
Sermons A Gospel of Hope and Power Stephen Bedard, April 30, 2012July 16, 2020 Romans 1:8-17 Introduction What is it that you are really passionate about? For many people, it would be family. We love our spouse, our children and grand children. Nothing makes us happier than to be with them and to see them enjoying life. For other people, it is their career. … Continue Reading
Sermons Miracle of the Incarnation Stephen Bedard, April 24, 2012June 9, 2020 Romans 1:1-7 Introduction What is it that is essential for us to get right? Do we need to get the style of our worship music right? Do we need to get the balance of liturgy and spontaneity exact? What about the architecture of our churches or the translation of our… Continue Reading
Sermons Does God Still Heal? Stephen Bedard, April 15, 2012June 11, 2020 James 5:13-20 Introduction Each Sunday, we have an opportunity to share our prayer requests. Very often people share requests for physical healing, either for themselves or for their sick loved ones. Have you ever thought about what we expect to happen? Is saying a prayer for a sick person, simply… Continue Reading
Sermons Things Are Not What They Seem Stephen Bedard, April 15, 2012June 11, 2020 Luke 25:13-35 Introduction Have you ever been really down in the dumps? Have you had your plans, your expectations and things went the complete wrong way? Have you ever been deeply disappointed? I think that it is okay to feel that way. This is one of the differences between Christianity… Continue Reading
Apologetics and Theology Blog Patience in Suffering Stephen Bedard, April 2, 2012November 14, 2019 James 5:7-12 Introduction I want you to imagine the perfect life, the life of comfort and ease where everything goes according to plan and you always get your way. I want you to take that image and I want you to wake up. It is never going to happen. I… Continue Reading
Sermons You Poor Rich People Stephen Bedard, March 25, 2012June 22, 2020 James 5:1-6 Introduction What is the purpose of life? According to one bumper sticker: “The one who dies with the most toys wins.” Look at almost every area of life and it would seem to point in that direction. Education is not just to broaden the mind or create well… Continue Reading
Sermons You Want to Do What? Stephen Bedard, March 19, 2012June 22, 2020 James 4:13-17 Introduction I am a person who always likes a plan. By a plan, I don’t mean just some general hopes to one day do such and such. I like timelines and concrete goals. Having studied leadership, I know that there is wisdom in this. It is good to… Continue Reading
Sermons How to Become a Muslim Stephen Bedard, March 11, 2012June 25, 2020 James 4:1-12 Introduction How to become a Muslim? Did you come to the right place? I want to reassure you that I am not preaching a form of Chrislam. Chrislam is a view that puts Christianity and Islam on the same level, seeing them as equal paths to God and… Continue Reading
Sermons So You Want to Be a Wise Guy? Stephen Bedard, March 4, 2012June 29, 2020 James 3:13-18 Introduction If you could have any of the God-given abilities of people in the Old Testament, who would you want to be like? You could be like Abraham and Sarah and be able to have children at a very old age. That does not sound good. You could… Continue Reading
Sermons Dead Faith Stephen Bedard, February 12, 2012April 18, 2019 James 2:14-26 Introduction One of the distinctives of Christianity is that we believe that salvation is by faith alone. There is no religious ritual or level of good deeds that will bring about our salvation. The thief who died on the cross hours after meeting Jesus for the first time… Continue Reading
Sermons For Richer and Poorer Stephen Bedard, February 5, 2012July 10, 2020 James 2:1-13 Introduction I want you to imagine the perfect church. New people would come in and the church would be completely oblivious to their outward appearance or circumstances. I don’t mean we wouldn’t care if someone was in need. I mean there would be no judgment as to value,… Continue Reading
Sermons Hearing and Doing Stephen Bedard, January 29, 2012July 10, 2020 James 1:19-27 Introduction A long time ago there was a man who was very active in church. He had a great desire to live a life pleasing to God. There was only one problem. He was all too aware that he was sinful and that he was unworthy of God’s… Continue Reading
Sermons Trial by Fire Stephen Bedard, January 23, 2012July 11, 2020 James 1:1-18 Introduction Why do bad things happen to good people? It is a question that has crossed most of our minds. We have all seen people, that from our perspective, deserve an easier life than they experience. Where is God in all of this? There are a few options. … Continue Reading
Sermons The Fruit of the Spirit Stephen Bedard, January 16, 2012July 13, 2020 Galatians 5:16-26 Introduction What should the Christian life look like? That is not an easy question to answer and every tradition has struggled with it. I can see this in my own church background. I grew up in a church where there were no expectations about lifestyle or behavior. There… Continue Reading
Sermons The New Covenant Stephen Bedard, January 8, 2012November 19, 2019 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Introduction I want you to imagine that you were in some serious legal difficulty. You hire a lawyer and you discover that he is an expert in Canadian law and he has read every law and every related court case… up to 1920. How would you feel? Pretty… Continue Reading
Sermons A New Start Stephen Bedard, January 1, 2012September 17, 2019 Luke 19:1-10 Introduction New Years is a time for people to think of new beginnings. People think about losing weight, working out, quitting smoking, picking up a hobby and so on. That is a good thing. It is very good that we want to make positive changes in our life. … Continue Reading
Sermons You Light Up My Life Stephen Bedard, December 19, 2011July 13, 2020 John 1:1-13 Introduction One of the things that I find very interesting is the near universal fear of darkness, at least at some point in our life. We do not teach children to fear darkness, they figure it out on their own. My children will ask to have their light… Continue Reading
Sermons Have Some Faith Stephen Bedard, December 11, 2011July 14, 2020 Luke 1:5-20, 26-35 Introduction Growing up, I did not realize how easy my parents had it at Christmas. Since I was an only child, not only was it cheaper to buy presents for only one child, it was also lacking in dangers of jealousy or competition. As a father of… Continue Reading
Sermons Sin is the Reason for the Season Stephen Bedard, December 4, 2011July 14, 2020 Mark 1:1-8 Introduction What are the images that we have of Christmas? Probably the typical nativity scene. We see a proud Joseph and Mary with adoring shepherds and wise men and submissive animals, all surrounding the Christ child sleeping peacefully in the manger. We are left wondering what the purpose… Continue Reading
Sermons Which Way to Heaven? Stephen Bedard, November 21, 2011July 15, 2020 Acts 16:25-34 Introduction There are things about church that you just do not need to know. You do not need to know why churches started using pews or organs or why other churches have stopped using them. You do not need to know all the differences between all the different… Continue Reading
Sermons A New Kind of Worship Stephen Bedard, October 16, 2011July 18, 2020 Nehemiah 8:1-3 Introduction Imagine if I announced today that we were going to radically change the style of worship in the church. I don’t just mean a change of songs, moving from traditional hymns to newer songs. I mean a complete change. We would remove all musical instruments from the… Continue Reading
Sermons The Big House Stephen Bedard, October 6, 2011December 17, 2019 2 Chronicles 6:1-21 Introduction I was raised as a church-going kid. But even that statement says something about how we thought. The Bible speaks of the church as the Christian people but in my mind the church was the physical building. I do not want to go too far down… Continue Reading
Sermons Worship Before the Temple Stephen Bedard, September 25, 2011July 20, 2020 Genesis 12:1-7 Introduction Everything gets more complex over time. Even though technology improves and there are important advances, the fact is that things get more complicated. We often hear people talk fondly about the good old days. The truth is that the good old days were not necessarily better than… Continue Reading
Sermons What is Worship? Stephen Bedard, September 18, 2011July 18, 2020 Psalm 95:1-6 Introduction I remember being hired by my first church and being scared of one particular part of my job description. One of the things that I was expected to do was to be involved in worship leading. Why would that scare me? In my mind, a worship leader… Continue Reading
Sermons Love and Understanding Stephen Bedard, September 13, 2011July 25, 2020 Philippians 1:9-11 Introduction Most people would agree that love is one of, if not the greatest virtue. Television shows, movies and music are all drawn to the notion of love. But what is love? Is love the emotional excitement as two people feel attraction and take the first steps toward… Continue Reading
Sermons A Pastor’s Prayer Stephen Bedard, September 8, 2011July 25, 2020 Ephesians 1:15-23 Introduction Who was the Apostle Paul? Well, he was the author of much of the New Testament. He was a church planter and missionary. He was a theologian and a deep thinker. But Paul was also a pastor. If you read Paul’s letters, you will see that he… Continue Reading
Sermons Prayer of a Thankful Mother Stephen Bedard, July 10, 2011September 18, 2020 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Introduction Why bother praying? Have you ever wondered how the first person started praying? In Genesis 4:26, it says in the days of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, that people began to call upon the name of the Lord. Was that the first prayer? If… Continue Reading
Sermons ABCs of the Bible Stephen Bedard, June 25, 2011September 18, 2020 I love the Psalms. I love the Psalms for numerous reasons. There is the beauty of the language. I am not sure there is anything that is more beautiful than the 23rd Psalm. I love the raw expression of feeling. The Psalms do not hide emotion, when the Psalmist feels… Continue Reading
Sermons What Does It Mean to Be Alive? Stephen Bedard, March 28, 2011February 3, 2021 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die,… Continue Reading
Sermons Naked Souls and Minds Stephen Bedard, March 21, 2011August 29, 2020 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more… Continue Reading
Sermons Rich and Yet Poor Stephen Bedard, March 7, 2011December 15, 2021 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again.I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and… Continue Reading
Sermons Falling Out of Love Stephen Bedard, February 27, 2011December 24, 2021 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you… Continue Reading
Sermons Tearing Down Stumbling Blocks Stephen Bedard, February 6, 2011December 28, 2021 “Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. But the man who loves God is known by God. So then, about eating… Continue Reading
Sermons What About Sin? Stephen Bedard, January 30, 2011January 5, 2022 “It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been filled with grief and have put out of your fellowship the man who… Continue Reading
Sermons Divided We Fall Stephen Bedard, January 23, 2011January 10, 2022 “I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me… Continue Reading
Sermons Twelve That Changed the World Stephen Bedard, January 9, 2011January 21, 2022 “He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and… Continue Reading
Leadership and Ministry Blog 5 Questions for Effective Communication Stephen Bedard, June 3, 2009October 23, 2019 I have been enjoying Andy Stanley’s leadership podcast. It is a great resource that I would highly recommend. One of the podcasts that I particularly enjoyed was on effective communication. This would include preaching as well as other forms of communication. Andy offers five questions that should always be asked… Continue Reading