Most sermons are forgotten by Monday morning. Yours can anchor someone’s faith forever.
The Art of Preaching is a step-by-step approach to transform your preaching starting this Sunday. Become a more compelling communicator, a more effective leader, and a preacher whose sermons make a lasting impact.
Don’t let another Sunday morning fall flat. Preach clear, engaging, and memorable sermons every time you step on stage.
Make your sermons stick.
Most people forget Sunday’s sermon by Monday morning. What if yours didn’t just get remembered—but talked about and applied to real life? Learn how to make your message stick in the minds, hearts, and souls of your congregation so they remember it for years to come.
Stop prepping in panic mode.
If you’re starting your sermon on Thursday or Saturday, you’re not alone… and you’re probably not writing it at your best. Get a proven system to break the cycle and finally get ahead in your sermon prep, planning weeks (even months) in advance so you’re leading with margin and creativity.
Preach with confidence, knowing your message will land.
When you step up to preach, you shouldn’t be second-guessing whether your stories will land, your humor will actually be funny, or if your message will be clear. Feel confident in your content and delivery, knowing that each piece of your message has a purpose and will be communicated effectively.
Craft sermons that have depth and clarity.
Too often, clarity and depth feel like they come at the cost of one another. But the best preaching doesn’t sacrifice one for the other; it brings both together. Learn how to communicate God’s Word in a way that’s both faithful and clear, so your people hear the truth, understand it, remember it, and live it out.
Cut boring before it starts.
If your sermons feel flat or you’re losing your crowd halfway through, there’s a reason. (Actually, maybe a few reasons.) Whether it’s because you’re glued to a manuscript, just trying to fill up enough time, or unsure how to wrap things up, the result is the same—people stop listening.
No matter the root issue, you’ll diagnose where things are going off the rails and fix the real problems fast, so your message connects every time.
Trade Monday discouragement for Sunday breakthroughs.
When you give everything you’ve got to a message and it still doesn’t land, it’s more than discouraging—it makes you wonder if people are really growing at all.
Week after week, when you don’t see new faces or lasting impact, it’s easy to question whether your preaching is making a difference.
Those Monday mornings hit hard.
The weight of leadership, the demands of teaching, and the never-ending list of responsibilities can leave you drained and doubting.
That’s why The Art of Preaching, and the community we’re building, was created—for you to find community and step into Sunday with clarity and confidence, know that how (and what) you’ve prepared is going to land on Sunday morning:
- Instead of
crammingprep into the cracks and margins… Your sermons will be polished up and ready to preach days (or weeks) in advance. - Instead of
wonderingif you’re preaching too long or too short… You’ll know exactly how to engage and captivate your audience—regardless of how long. - Instead of
guessingabout impact… You’ll have people quoting lines back to you months (or years) after you’ve preached a message. - Instead of feeling
staleandrepetitive… You’ll find new ways to spark creativity and find power in the text. - Instead of cycling through the same
ruts… You’ll have a game plan to transform your preaching and continue to grow for years to come.
The Art of Preaching course is a comprehensive, tested, and step-by-step approach that helps you preach clear, engaging, and memorable sermons as early as this Sunday. You’ll build the practical skills you need to be a more compelling communicator, a more effective leader, and a preacher whose sermons make a lasting impact.
PREACH CLEAR, ENGAGING, AND MEMORABLE SERMONS EVERY SUNDAY MORNING
Most preaching resources offer inspiration. Some give you a formula. The Art of Preaching equips you with the insights, strategies, and tools to transform your skillset and lean into your gifting.
The moment you join, you get instant access to all course materials, so you can jump in and tackle the biggest opportunity in front of you.
Step by step, you’ll replace blank stares, stories that don’t land, and last-minute prep with effective strategies, mindsets, and skills that take your preaching to the next level—directly from Carey Nieuwhof, Mark Clark, Megan Fate Marshman, Noah Herrin, Adam Mesa, and Faith Eury Cho.
- 40+ Bite-Sized Video Lessons. Each lesson is packed with practical insights and tools to help you write and deliver better sermons—no fluff. The lessons are short enough to fit your schedule, and strong enough to change how you preach.
- Comprehensive Course Workbook. The Art of Preaching workbook helps you reflect, apply, and revisit what you’re learning. With graphics, reflection questions, and next steps, it’s your guide to turn insights into weekly rhythms.
- Downloadable Preaching Tools. From the Preaching Cheat Sheet (used by 40,000+ pastors) to the Sermon Evaluator, Bottom Line Cheat Sheet, and Storytelling Guide—you’ll walk away with tools to use every single week.
- Private Community at Your Fingertips 24/7. Don’t lead (or preach) alone. The Art of Preaching includes a vibrant, focused group of pastors committed to sharpening their skills and encouraging each other.
- Using AI To Improve Your Preaching. You’ll get training on how to responsibly use AI to brainstorm, outline, and even improve your delivery, without ever losing your voice.
The best communicators have a natural gift and take the time to develop it. With practical tools, real feedback, and frameworks that work, you’ll preach messages that stick, week after week.
– Chris Halbach
After working through The Art of Preaching, I was compelled to preach noteless for the first time ever, and it went incredibly well. My bottom line was clear and thoughtful, and I even had multiple people come up to tell me how engaging and dynamic my message was. I can’t wait to keep getting better.
Take a look inside The Art of Preaching course.
Module 1: What Preaching Is (And Isn’t)
It’s time to clear the common misconceptions about preaching and lay out a clear vision of what effective preaching really is.
You’ll learn how to spark life transformation, the six core things preaching is meant to accomplish, and how to approach the pulpit with clarity, conviction, and purpose. By the end of this module, you’ll have a fresh understanding of what to do week-in and week-out and how to do it with lasting impact.
Module 2: The Sermon Evaluator and Preaching Cheat Sheet
Before you can grow, you need to know where you are now. In this module, you’ll learn more about your preaching style, measure how compelling and clear your messages are with the Sermon Evaluator, and get a practical, go-to resource to use each week in the Preaching Cheat Sheet.
Plus, you’ll watch a deep dive analysis about what today’s most effective preachers do to connect so deeply, so you can learn from their best practices without losing your own voice.
Module 3: How to Get Ahead on Sermon Prep
For many preachers, last-minute prep kills creativity and steals joy.
In this module, you’ll learn how to get out of panic mode and finally get ahead with practical steps to move from finishing sermons Saturday night to planning weeks (or even months) in advance.
With strategies for building margin, prepping your series, and laying out your annual calendar, you’ll preach with less stress, more confidence, and far greater impact.
Module 4: Streamlining Your Prep (From Start to Finish)
In this module, you’ll be guided through different approaches to sermon prep so you can find a rhythm and system that works for you.
You’ll learn how to write messages that connect with both churched and unchurched audiences, use the right sources and commentaries, write sermons that people want to hear, and preach evangelistically for life change.
Plus, you’ll get practical teaching on humor, storytelling, addressing hot topics, and adapting to online audiences to refine your unique style and gifting.
Module 5: The Art of Effective Delivery (Preaching That Sticks)
Even the best-written sermon falls flat without strong delivery.
This module equips you to show up on Sunday morning with clarity, confidence, and connection. You’ll discover how to preach without notes, how to use monitors and teaching screens, how to speak powerfully both in a room and to a camera, and more.
With gamefilm-style coaching on voice, body language, and feedback, you’ll build the skills to preach naturally and effectively so your messages don’t just get heard—they get remembered.
Module 6: Caring for Your Heart, Mind and Soul
Preaching with passion and faithfulness for decades is easier said than done.
Get practical strategies to guard your heart, keep your mind sharp, and embrace the rhythms that sustain your ministry, including the power of team teaching—sharing the stage, mentoring other communicators, and preaching fewer but stronger sermons each year.
This module equips you for long-term growth and to become the best preacher you can be.
Module 7: Preacher Spotlight
Learn from trusted pastors who share their wisdom, perspectives, and practical insights on preaching in today’s culture. These conversations will challenge, inspire, and sharpen your approach, giving you a fresh vision for how God can use your unique voice.
Module 8: Bonuses
We tackle the most pressing questions from preachers in a Q&A format, giving you practical answers to the challenges you’re facing right now.
Plus, you’ll see behind-the-scenes “game film” analysis, breaking down sermons to show what works, what doesn’t, and why.
“When do I get access?”
The moment you join, you get instant access to everything in the course. No waiting around — if there’s a lesson you need to dive into right away, you can jump right to it. And since the course is available on demand, you can work through it at your own pace.
Want to take it like you watch Netflix and binge the entire thing? Go for it!
Too busy for that? You can take it one step at a time. It’s available seamlessly on both desktop and mobile, so even 5 minutes while you’re waiting to pick your kids up is enough to complete a lesson.
“How long does it take?”
If you’re an A+ student and check off EVERY lesson and case study, there are over 7 hours of high-quality (and high-definition) teaching if you watch each video in its entirety. Each lesson is PACKED with wisdom and delivered in practical, bite-sized insights.
“How much help do I get? What if I get stuck?”
Under every module, you can comment to ask a question or ask for feedback. We’re here to help!
Plus, you get extra support and help in The Art of Leadership Academy community through ongoing discussions and connections with other leaders. Want to learn more about The Art of Leadership Academy? Scroll down below to find out!
“What if I try it, and it isn’t for me?“
This course is backed by a 30-day, 100% money-back guarantee. No questions asked — all you have to do is email my team at [email protected] for an instant refund.
But this is important — only join if you intend to apply what you learn. If you consume the information but don’t act on it, it’s not going to make a difference in your preaching. It’s designed for you to take action, and if you do, I’m confident it will make a difference.
If you could sit down with today’s most effective preachers, what would you ask?
Would you ask how they preach with clarity and depth so their messages actually stick?
About the rhythms they use to prep ahead and avoid the Saturday night scramble?
About how they make Scripture resonate for both churched and unchurched people?
The Art of Preaching is that conversation—distilled into a proven framework of strategies and tools to transform how you preach.
Don’t settle for resources (or groups) that spark inspiration without action, or give you a formula that you have to copy and paste. This course equips you with a step-by-step approach to consistently craft sermons that are clear, engaging, and memorable, while developing your gifting.
So, it’s time to decide. How many of these feel familiar?
- You pour your heart into your sermon… but by Monday, people can barely remember it.
- You’re constantly scrambling for time, writing in the margins of an already crammed week.
- You feel like you’re recycling the same ideas and struggling to keep sermons fresh.
- You’ve questioned whether your preaching is making any real impact.
- You see the blank stares, polite “nice message” comments, and wonder if it’s working.
- You’ve lost confidence in your delivery, second-guessing whether your humor, stories, or application really land.
- You compare yourself to big-name pastors and feel discouraged.
- You feel stuck in a cycle of surviving Sunday after Sunday, when you know you should be thriving.
Maybe you resonate with 4 out of 10, and you’re getting by, but not thriving. Or maybe it’s 9 out of 10, and you’ve been stuck in the same patterns for too long.
Either way, you can keep preaching on autopilot… cramming prep into the cracks of your week… and hoping next Sunday feels different.
Or you can take one bold step today. One step toward becoming the kind of communicator whose sermons stick, whose preaching inspires transformation, and whose leadership multiplies for years to come.
– Ryan Goude
Preaching was one area I never felt as confident in. But now, I find my skills being sharpened and my character being transformed. The outlines, guides, and insights in The Art of Preaching are a staple in my sermon prep; my heart feels fresh, my communication is more effective, I have new perspectives, and I’m truly excited when sermon prep is on my to-do list.
Preach clear, engaging, and memorable sermons — starting today.
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– Kyle Isabelli
Even though I have a lot of other people who are mentoring me, it’s good to have other people to talk to who are also learning the material in The Art of Leadership Academy. It’s helpful to have the camaraderie and feedback from other people.
Smart questions that leaders like you asked before their breakthrough.
If I purchased the original Art of Preaching course, do I get access to this new version?
If you purchased The Art of Preaching in the past, you still have full access to that version of the course—and it’s yours for life.
The new Art of Preaching course is a significantly expanded course, with updated tools, new teaching on AI, storytelling, and team preaching, plus access to our new community.
If you want automatic access to every future course, update, and bonus, you can join our All-Access Membership. You’ll never have to wonder if you’re missing out because every new course, resource, and event is added right into your account.
Do alumni of the original Art of Preaching course get any type of special pricing?
Yes! We’d love to offer exclusive alumni pricing. Until October 3rd, 2025, you can save on The Art of Preaching or an All-Access Membership to The Art of Leadership Academy.
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What is The Art of Leadership Academy? How is it different than the course?
Get an all-access membership if you want all of Carey Nieuwhof’s church leadership courses (and all future courses), monthly coaching calls, monthly staff and volunteer leadership development material, and a private online community of church leaders.
The Art of Preaching is included in your membership when you join.
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