Jeremy Kimble

Feb 1, 2024 | preachingtoday.com | Jeremy McKeen |Jeremy Kimble |Lee Eclov

Pastors are meant to be examples of spiritual well-being. So, what do we do when we find our own spirits are sagging? How do we lead others when our hearts feel wrung out of vision? Where do we turn when ministry has become a slogging soul-draining experience? We may know we’re called to the ministry, but how do we stay on the field when we’re tired of playing the game? For the past three years, I have been coaching a cohort of capable young pastors and Christian counselors.

Jan 19, 2024 | preachingtoday.com | Ken Shigematsu |Jeremy Kimble |Charlie Dates

Many of us live with the feeling of perpetual overload. There may be extraordinary situations when we must carry an unusually heavy weight for a season—raising young children, the first couple of years of a church start-up, needing to juggle a few different jobs just to make ends meet. Yet when our lives feel perpetually pressed down by the weight of too many demands, it is often the result of having overly porous boundaries.

Oct 5, 2023 | preachingtoday.com | Matt Erickson |Lenny Luchetti |Scott Gibson |Jeremy Kimble

The first message I ever preached was most likely only memorable to me. I was a high school student, newly set ablaze in my faith, and ready to tell people about Jesus and how vital it was to live for him. Filled with passion, and more than a little rough around the edges, I unloaded lengthy biblical passages and ideas on living for God. More than 30 minutes later, a sleepy room stared back at me after my scattershot approach, and I feebly closed in prayer.

Apr 26, 2023 | preachingtoday.com | Sean Palmer |Jeremy Kimble |Ryan Leak |Bryan Chapell

A pastor friend once asked me, “What are some good points for the text this week?” At that moment, a piece of my soul died. Points, applications, and next steps are all appropriate for sermons, but they aren’t as good as vision. I’m not talking about the vision of a particular church or program, but a vision for people’s lives—as individuals, families, and the church. Can God’s work in the world be reduced to stale and alliterated points? Sometimes, I guess, but not most of the time.