by SteveT2018 | November 8, 2019 | podcast, Visual Preaching | 0 Comments

Pastor Stephanie Williams Obrien is one of the co-founding pastors of Mill City Church. This congregation meets for worship in the auditorium of the Sheridan School in Northeast Minneapolis. They seek to be part of the community, see what God is doing, and join God in it.
She is an adjunct teacher of preaching at Bethel Seminary.
Church planting with Michael Binder.

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by SteveT2018 | October 18, 2019 | podcast, Visual Preaching | 0 Comments

Rolf Jacobson joins us on the Visual Preacher podcast. Rolf is a Lutheran pastor, a professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN, and a key player in WorkingPreacher.org. This interview takes you behind the scenes at Working Preacher, explores Martin Luther’s use of the artist Cranach in the Reformation, the use of body language in preaching, and lots of other goodies.

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by SteveT2018 | October 4, 2019 | podcast, Visual Preaching | 0 Comments

Dr. Mary Hess is a professor of Educational Leadership at Luther Seminary, a Roman Catholic Feminist Theologian, and a premier scholar at the intersection of digital media and faith formation. She has a special passion for the liberative power of storytelling.

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by SteveT2018 | September 27, 2019 | podcast, Visual Preaching | 0 Comments

Paul Oman is a pastor and fabulous artist. Eight years ago he followed God's call to leave the local parish and dedicate his life to proclaiming the Good News through live paintings and cultivating his gifts as a fine artist. I had a chance to sit with Paul for a few...

by SteveT2018 | September 20, 2019 | podcast, Visual Preaching | 1 Comment

Dan Currell is a lawyer, a professional communicator, and currently serves in the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. He has spoken to tens of thousands of people all over the world and has given over 1,000 presentations to corporate clients. He is passionate...

by SteveT2018 | September 13, 2019 | podcast, Visual Preaching | 0 Comments

I am very pleased to announce a new book project. Fortress Press invited me to write a book about using visual in preaching. It will be part of the Working Preacher Book Series. I want to make this a public conversation where I can learn from the experts in visual communication, both practice and theory. Please join the conversation.

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by SteveT2018 | September 12, 2019 | Bible, Visual Preaching | 0 Comments

The Narrative Lectionary drops us toward the end of Abraham and Sarah’s story, in Genesis 18:1-15. This prompted me to create two separate Cartoonist’s Guides this week to help the preacher teach this story.

by SteveT2018 | September 6, 2019 | Visual Preaching | 0 Comments

This is the first week of the Narrative Lectionary for Fall 2019. Here we see original creation. Humanity is the interdependent relationship of plurality. We are not alone. We are created in and for community. We are one flesh. We were meant to be naked and unashamed with each other, fully present as helper and partner.

by SteveT2018 | September 5, 2019 | Non-Fiction, Visual Preaching | 3 Comments

I signed a book contract with Fortress Press to add to the Working Preacher Book Series. They asked me to write a book about using visuals to enhance the craft of preaching. I need your help. This page is dedicated to creating a community of preachers and...

by stevethomason | January 21, 2019 | Bible Doodle, Visual Preaching | 0 Comments

We are Finding Our Way through the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-7:29) for the next couple of weeks in our preaching at Easter. This passage is like "The Quintessential Jesus According to Matthew." It records the essence of Jesus' teaching. I attempted to create a...