Glenn Packiam
@gpackiam
Lead Pastor @Rockharbor |Sr Fellow @barnagroup |Doctor of Theology @durham_uni |Author: What’s A Christian, Anyway? + 8 more | Co-host: Resilient Pastor Podcast
NEW SERIES ALERT ‼️ 6 weeks through Philippians begins at Rockharbor tomorrow. Preaching all 4 services. 8am // 9:30am // 11:15am // 6pm Rockharbor.org
Preachers and teachers— don’t miss the chance to learn together!
If you’re looking to develop as a preacher, I’d love to have you join this webinar @gpackiam and I are leading on Sept 13th. If you can’t make it on that day, you can still gain access to the recording afterwards for 3 months. Hope you’ll join! richvillodas.com
My favorite episode yet— What in the world does it mean to be Spirit-led in worship? Why should we come in with expectancy not for an experience but for an encounter with a Person? open.spotify.com/episode/1fcj0r…
Lots of talk about the #NiceneCreed— if we need it, why it matters, its relation to the Bible and more. The Creed is like the bowling bumper lines for your Bible reading; it ensures that you don’t read the Bible and come up with conclusions that contradict the nature and work…
Our first Nashville WOR/TH day conference. Would love your help getting the word out to worship leaders & their teams at your church :) Sat 11th October worthworship.com
Coming up soon! Get to Nashville & join us?! WOR/TH NASHVILLE Sat 11th October worthworship.com
There's a difference between thinking theologically about our ministry models and methods VERSUS theologizing your ministry models and methods. The first is fruit of critical thinking; the second is the root of becoming critical. When you theologize your models and methods of…
In a time of difference, disillusion and confusion, @gpackiam provides a needed and timely antidote in the Nicene Creed. Luke Pelser reviews What’s a Christian, Anyway?juicyecumenism.com/2025/07/22/wha…
What does it mean to preach with integrity? How does one structure a message? How can we speak to matters of culture in a meaningful and Christ-oriented way? What are some simple tactics that can strengthen what you’re already doing? @richvillodas and I want to offer some help.…

Something @gpackiam and I are doing on September 13th. Join us! richvillodas.com/deeply-formed-…
Reading is on my list of things that renew me, that bring life. In my early 30s, I used to set goals like how many books I wanted to read per year. I quickly realized that goals are not nearly as important as rhythms. If you set out to read a certain number of a books a year, you…

Great book! Congrats! Loved our sermon series through it last year.
Happy 1 year anniversary to THE NARROW PATH. 🎉 richvillodas.com
After over 4000 views and some really great feedback on this post from Friday— glennpackiam.substack.com/p/four-ways-to… — I’m sending out two FULL sermon notes and two upcoming sermon series briefs to paid subscribers tomorrow morning so you can see these templates in action.

What a great conversation at @vineyardusa national conference between Jay Pathak and @gpackiam about the “Be” part of pastoral leadership.
I was just going through sermon outlines from a series I did on Philippians a mere 6 years ago, and boy was it interesting! 😂Lots of good sections and statements, but unclear how it was structured or organized. Many of the statements for the slides were long and not particularly…
Phase 1 of the three part sermon template I use. Check out the whole thing plus three other practices that will help your weekly preaching rhythm. open.substack.com/pub/glennpacki…

The best deal I got on @amazon Prime Days is still going…a GORGEOUS goatskin leather (super soft, lays open flat) thin line, large print (yes— I need that now!) NIV Bible for almost HALF off! amzn.to/4kxLXy5
I was just notified by @Substack that my account is now #25 rising Faith and Spirituality. I’m not sure all of what that means, but I know it means you’re very kind to read and share my posts. Thank you, everyone. glennpackiam.substack.com
Do you preach and teach regularly? NEW ON MY SUBSTACK: Far and away the most detailed and practical guide I’ve ever written on making weekly preaching more intentional and effective. Here’s what you’ll find: • A step by step guide to each of the three movements in my…
