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Elevate: Equipping the Whole Church Staff for Gospel Impact

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Are you ready to take your ministry to the next level? Follow the Brentwood Baptist Leadership Podcast, as we share how this new resource will equip and encourage church leaders at every stage. Whether you’re a seasoned pastor or a growing team member, this podcast is designed to help you sharpen your vision, strengthen your staff, and deepen your Gospel impact. Hosted by ministers from Brentwood Baptist Church, this podcast brings you honest conversations, practical tools, and insights from leaders who understand the joys and challenges of ministry.

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July 22, 2026

How to Use Sermon Illustrations Without Losing Your Message

A great sermon illustration does more than entertain. It helps people see the truth of Scripture clearly enough to carry it out the door. This conversation between two campus and teaching pastors covers what separates an illustration that serves the text from one that just serves the moment, what one guest calls a boneless chicken trying to walk: fun to watch, but it isn't moving anyone anywhere.The episode breaks down a simple, repeatable framework for building illustrations that land: aim at the point being made, focus the story on that point, and take the picture by tying it back to the truth. It also covers when an illustration is actually needed, weighing the pace of a sermon, the people in the room, and the point being made, plus how personal stories can build trust with a congregation without turning the sermon into a memoir.The conversation closes with habits any preacher can borrow: journaling ordinary moments before they're forgotten, keeping a searchable database of stories and Scripture, and using the natural plot arc, rising action, conflict, and resolution, to spot a sermon illustration hiding in an average Tuesday.In this episode, you’ll learn:<ul><li>The three-step framework for building an illustration that clarifies instead of distracts: aim, focus, and take the picture.</li><li>How to tell when a sermon actually needs an illustration, based on pace, people, and the point you're making.</li><li>Why personal stories build trust with a congregation, and how to keep them from becoming self-serving.</li><li>A simple test for whether a personal illustration has crossed a line: does it elevate you, or does it elevate the truth you're preaching?</li><li>How to build a habit of noticing illustrations in daily life, through journaling, photos, and a simple database.</li><li>Why bookending a sermon, opening and closing with the same illustration, can bring a whole message home, as long as you don't force it.</li><li>Where to find illustrations you can trust, from personal experience to historical events to AI-assisted research, and how to verify each one before you preach it.</li></ul>Meet the GuestsBrandon Abbott serves as campus and teaching pastor at The Church at West End. He has spent years studying the craft of storytelling, from competitive public speaking in high school to a running database that tracks every illustration he has ever preached, tagged by tone, text, and last use.

July 15, 2026

Application That Sticks: A Guide to Preaching That Transforms, Not Just Informs

In this episode, Brandon Hays continues his monthly conversation on preaching with Jay Strother, senior pastor of Brentwood Baptist, this time zeroing in on application: the moment a sermon has to leave the worship center and start showing up in someone's Monday morning. Jay walks through the "hook, book, look, took" outline he's used since seminary, and the head, heart, and hands framework he writes out before he ever starts a sermon, to make sure a message doesn't just inform people but moves them to respond.The conversation also gets honest about where application goes wrong. Jay talks through the temptation to turn a text into a moralistic checklist, using the David and Goliath story as an example of application that misses the gospel underneath it, and shares Charles Spurgeon's image of every village road eventually leading to London to explain why every passage should lead somewhere near the cross. Jay and Brandon also swap real stories, from a whole church setting phone alarms for 1:14 as a daily prayer reminder, to a Revelation 4 sermon that ended not with a to-do list but with a room full of grieving people standing to worship because God is still on his throne.In this episode, you’ll learn:<ul><li>Why preaching information without transformation leaves people with knowledge but not wisdom</li><li>The hook, book, look, took outline, and how "took" is where most sermons run out of time</li><li>How the head, heart, and hands framework shapes application before a sermon is even written</li><li>Why application built on moralism instead of the gospel eventually falls apart, using David and Goliath as an example</li><li>How to write application for a whole spectrum of listeners, from the person new to church to the retired pastor in the back row</li><li>Practical ways to make application memorable, including a citywide prompt built around one verse and a phone alarm</li><li>Simple habits, like a running story file and a nightly journal, that help a pastor build a stockpile of application over time</li><li> </li></ul>Meet the GuestsBrandon Hays is the Campus and Teaching Pastor at Harpeth Heights, one of Brentwood Baptist's nine campuses.Jay Strother is senior pastor of Brentwood Baptist, where he's served for 24 years across churches of every size before leading the congregation's nine campuses today.

July 8, 2026

From Vision to Sunday: How to Plan a Year of Preaching

In this episode, Brandon Hays sits down with Jay Strother, senior pastor of Brentwood Baptist, to talk about something every preacher wrestles with: how far ahead to plan a sermon calendar. Jay walks through why Brentwood Baptist plans its preaching 12 to 14 months out, starting with Easter as the anchor point, and how a team of pastors gathers for a planning retreat that includes prayer, an honest look back at the past year, and a Shark Tank-style pitch session before anyone puts a series on the calendar.The conversation also gets practical about what happens when life doesn't cooperate with a plan. Jay shares stories of calling an audible during a season of grief, letting a preaching calendar simmer for months before locking it in, and aligning kids ministry, students, and worship around the same sermon series so families hear one message instead of several disconnected ones. For pastors who have never planned more than a few weeks ahead, Jay's encouragement is simple: start small, and let the process build from there.In this episode, you’ll learn:<ul><li>Why stepping back to plan a year of preaching creates more room to follow the Holy Spirit, not less</li><li>How Brentwood Baptist plans preaching 12 to 14 months out, and why Easter is the anchor point for the whole calendar</li><li>What actually happens at a preaching-team retreat: prayer, a look back at the past year, a Shark Tank-style pitch session, and a vote</li><li>How to build in accountability for calling an audible on a planned series without preaching on impulse</li><li>How aligning kids ministry, students, groups, and worship around the same sermon series deepens discipleship in the home</li><li>Where to start if you've never planned more than a few weeks ahead</li></ul>Meet the GuestsBrandon Hays is the Campus and Teaching Pastor at Harpeth Heights, one of Brentwood Baptist's nine campuses.Jay Strother is senior pastor of Brentwood Baptist, where he's served for 24 years across churches of every size before leading the congregation's nine campuses today.

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What is Elevate: Equipping the Whole Church Staff for Gospel Impact?: Are you ready to take your ministry to the next level? Follow the Brentwood Baptist Leadership Podcast, as we share how this new resource will equip and encourage church leaders at every stage. Whether you’re a seasoned pastor or a growing team member, this podcast is designed to help you sharpen your vision, strengthen your staff, and deepen your Gospel impact.

Hosted by ministers from Brentwood Baptist Church, this podcast brings you honest conversations, practical tools, and insights from leaders who understand the joys and challenges of ministry.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
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