The PPGR Preaching System not only saves you time in sermon prep by giving you a step-by-step guide for the process, but it also enables you to craft remarkably clear, focused messages that magnify God's grace in Jesus by expounding the biblical text, addressing the human condition, tethering the passage, theme, and problem to the cross, and providing responsive, redemptive application that is grace-motivated and Spirit-empowered.
👋 Hi, my name is McKay Caston.
Although I now teach homiletics in seminary, I served as a local church pastor and planter for over twenty-six years and understand the unique pain points of a preaching ministry.
For some of us, sermon stress is an ever-present emotional weight.
Every week, we're expected to craft a fresh, focused, well-organized message with expository acumen, theological depth, and insightful, relevant, practical application delivered with clarity and energy that keeps folks from looking at the clock.
Contrary to what some think, pastors do not just fish and play golf between Sundays. 😅
There is a lot to do.
In addition to creating sermons, we lead team meetings, facilitate small groups, disciple, counsel, participate in community events, plan ministry, respond to countless emails, and navigate unexpected crises.
The list goes on.
It's sad to admit, but after a long week of daily sermon prep, I still found myself up at 1:00 a.m. on many Saturday nights.
Anxious and frustrated that I'd been working on the message all week but still unclear about how to present the material, I would become confused and desperate.
Can you relate?
I think any honest pastor can.
I began thinking that there must be a better way.
And there is.
When I transitioned from a preaching pastor to a theology and homiletics professor, I created the sermon prep and delivery system I wish I'd had thirty years ago.
Not just a system, but a system that helps pastors save time crafting focused, clear, biblical, redemptive (cross-tethered) messages that result in distinctively grace-motivated, Spirit-empowered application.
Thanks to homiletical influences like Bryan Chapell and Tim Keller, I didn't have to start from scratch. 🙂