Clear Preaching
You worked hard on that sermon. Did they actually hear it?
Clear Preaching is the podcast for preachers who are serious about closing the gap between what they meant to say and what their congregation actually heard. Hosted by Dr. Jonathan McClintock — preacher, pastor, sixteen-year homiletics instructor, and developer of the four-domain Clear Preaching Framework — each episode delivers practical, framework-driven teaching on the discipline of preaching with clarity.
Through solo teaching episodes, conversations with preachers and scholars, and real sermon analysis, Clear Preaching helps you develop clarity at every stage of the preaching process — from the moment you open the text in your study to the moment you close your Bible in the pulpit.
Whether you are stepping into the pulpit for the first time or have been preaching for decades — if you believe the message you carry is worth delivering as clearly as possible, this podcast is for you.
Episodes
20 episodes
Ep 20: Why I'd Teach You Exposition Before Anything Else
Here's a conviction I hold with everything in me: if you're a developing preacher, learn to let the text speak before you learn to do anything else.In this episode, I make the case for mastering textual, expository preaching first — befo...
Ep 19: Four Approaches to Preaching
Most preachers develop one approach to sermon preparation and use it for everything.The way they were trained. The style they've always used. The method they admire in someone they respect. And they preach that way every week — regardles...
Ep 18: Whitefield and the Power of Preaching
Last night I watched a movie and came away stirred in a way I wasn't fully expecting.A Great Awakening — released this past April by Sight and Sound Films — tells the story of the unlikely friendship between George Whitefield an...
Ep 17: The Preacher and the Church
We've spent a lot of time on this podcast talking about the preacher and the text, and the preacher and the Spirit. This episode is about the preacher and the people — because preaching was never meant to happen in isolation.Here's the t...
Ep 16: What Gives Preaching Its Authority?
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Ep 15: The Spirit and the Preacher
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Ep 14: Illustration Blindspots - The People in Our Congregations We Are Ignoring
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------Half of churchgoers say their pastor doesn't...
Ep 13: The Pre-Loaded Congregation - The Spiritual Formation Challenge
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------You spent twenty hours in the text. You wres...
Ep 12: How Do I Decide What to Preach?
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------Every week, preachers sit down to prepare a ...
Ep 11: What Actually Is Clarity in Preaching: And Why Is Everyone Suddenly Talking About It?
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------"Clarity" has become the word everyone in pr...
Ep. 10: Illustration and Application
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------Most preachers know they need illustrations....
Ep 9: Don't Let AI Preach
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------AI can write your sermon in 90 seconds. It c...
Ep 8: Simpler Than You Think: Simplifying Sermon Preparation
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------Sermon prep doesn't have to feel like chaos ...
Ep. 7: The Three Movements of the Open
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------Most preachers spend the least preparation t...
Ep. 6: The Foundation: Keeping the Sermon Textually Honest
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------Most preachers have sat with a rich biblical...
Ep. 5: Domain #4 - Clarity of Delivery
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------Episode 5: Domain Four — Clarity of Deliv...
Ep. 4: Domain #3 - Clarity of Language
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------Your congregation never sees your exegesis. ...
Ep. 3: Domain #2 - Clarity of Structure
Every preacher has a clarity gap. Find yours. Take the free Clear Preaching Self-Assessment at clearpreaching.com/assessment------"Here is a question worth sitting with: how ...