Kevin Miller

Zip code 60187 (nice little Wheaton, Illinois) doesn't make it into national and international news that often. But this past month Wheaton College hit the front page of media outlets around the globe because of this question: Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? Kevin Miller, Teaching Pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, the center of the storm, felt led by God to plunge into the controversy. He had a simple two-point outline—Get Clarity on the Issue, Live with Charity Towards Muslims and Fellow-believers. Read his sermon here.

Matt Woodley

His sermon led me to explore a broader question: When and how should you preach on controversial topics, especially when they affect your community? So in this week's skills article, I explore with Kevin how preaching on a divisive issue impacts your sermon prep, your outline, your delivery—just about everything. Check out Kevin's practical and honest advice.

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• Featured Sermon: "Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?" by Kevin Miller
• Featured Skills Article: "Preaching on a Divisive Topic," an interview with Kevin Miller

Matt Woodley
Editor, PreachingToday.com
mwoodley@christianitytoday.com

P.S. Our friends at Christian Bible Studies and Small Groups came out with some awesome resources in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: "Racism: How Should Christians Respond" and "Radical Racial Reconciliation Through Small Groups." Make sure you check them out!

Matt Woodley is the pastor of compassion ministries at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, Illinois.