How it works
Preaching Mentor is a conversation with two halves: before you preach, and after.
Before you preach: the research.
Send us your text. We’ll send you a Text Brief — the passage’s focus, its flow, the places where it pushes back, and some expository insights. This does not replace text work or commentary work; it distills it. It’s the study you’d do if you had a week and a library. We never write your sermon, and the reason is convictional: passion in the pulpit is born from the joy of discovery in the study. We want to fuel the fire, not replace it.
We also produce robust preaching guides that help you preach through a book.
For preaching through a book, an individually prepared Preaching Guide gives you the series at once — text divisions, the expositors’ outlines, the through-line — so each week begins with a map instead of a blank page.
After you preach: the conversation.
We all have a ceiling on our communication, and it isn’t hard to raise once you identify it and isolate it. Send us the sermon. We’ll give you an honest read of the expositional framework, and we’ll help you find the ceiling on that sermon — the one thing that kept it from being what it could be. Most communication ceilings have a simple fix. Sometimes it’s structure. Sometimes it’s presence or pace, knowing when to slow down. Not a grade. A conversation with someone who has stood where you stand and wants your next sermon to be better than this one.
Teaching Teams.
Many pastors lead a teaching team, which carries a double burden: not just preparing a text, but teaching others to communicate it. Most pastors love their team by teaching them their own process, and that’s a good instinct. We come alongside the senior pastor and take the team through tailor-made sermon coaching. We’ve done this with several teaching teams.
Whichever of these you need, I’d love to talk.
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