When Your World Shatters: March 2026 Preaching Conference

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Some books of the Bible are respected more than they are preached. Job is one of them.

Most pastors know the story well enough to reference it when suffering arises. Far fewer are comfortable preaching through it carefully and at length. That hesitation makes sense. Job resists easy explanations. It refuses tidy conclusions. And it exposes the limits of what faithful people can say about God in the midst of pain.

Yet the very things that make Job difficult also make it indispensable for the church.

Many people in our congregations are not looking for answers that explain their suffering away. They are looking for words that allow them to speak honestly before God without losing their faith. Job gives us that language—if we are willing to let the book speak on its own terms.

The Moody Center for Compelling Biblical Preaching will host a conference on Friday, March 6, 2026, focused on preaching the book of Job and helping congregations learn to suffer faithfully. The conference is designed for pastors, ministry leaders, and students who want to preach Job with theological care and pastoral sensitivity, particularly those serving churches in Chicago, Detroit, and the surrounding region.

Register for the When Your World Shatters conference here.

Preaching Job is demanding work. It requires patience, humility, and a willingness to resist quick conclusions. But when preached well, Job helps God’s people learn how to trust Him when understanding fails.

I hope you will consider joining us.