One of the biggest challenges we face as preachers is the fact that Sundays come around with amazing regularity! And no matter how well we did last week, we are “up to bat” again just 7 days later.
Yet – and we’ve all faced it – due to mandated meetings, overbooked appointments, or unplanned crises, your week has gotten away from you. Now it’s Friday (or worse yet, Saturday) and you need a message for the weekend. In fact, you need an idea for a message!
Chances are you pulled it off, but how amazing would it feel to get ahead? To know what you were going to preach in 4 weeks, 12 weeks, 4 months, or even 12 months? What if you were able to be strategic about what you communicated and when you communicated it? What if you took Sundays off at the right times, and preached your best sermons on your biggest weekends?
But it will take advance planning and a practical tool to capture those ideas.
That’s why we’ve created “The How’s and Why’s of Using an Annual Preaching Calendar.” It’s a booklet exploring the benefits of an annual preaching calendar and practical tips for effective long-range sermon planning.
We’ve also included an interactive template you can download and personalize. The Annual Preaching Calendar template is available in Excel, Numbers, and Word formats.
