From Sermon to Article: Turning Oral Teaching into Written Content

Every week, you study the Scriptures, analyzing a narrative’s movements or the structure of an epistle’s argument. You prayerfully consider each text’s meaning and application. Then you put pen to paper (or at least your fingers on a keyboard) and write what you’ll say to your congregation on Sunday.

But what if you want to turn your sermon into an article or Substack blog post?

Here are 10 tips to keep in mind if you want to do this well. Some are ways you should write like you preach, and others are ways you shouldn’t.

Keep reading this article on The Gospel Coalition.

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