Feeling Behind on Summer Planning?
If you’re still staring at a blank calendar for June and July, you’re not alone. Most pastors we talked to told us they feel the same pressure: attendance drops, routines shift, and the usual momentum disappears. But that doesn’t mean your church has to drift spiritually this summer.
Over 1,000 pastors responded to our recent poll to find out what they’re planning to preach—and more importantly, what they feel their people need to hear during the summer season. Their feedback shaped three new summer sermon calendars, plus an in-depth book study, all designed to help you lead with confidence.
Why Planning Summer Sermons Matters
Summer can be a spiritually vulnerable season for churches:
- Families travel.
- Volunteers vanish.
- Schedules change.
But the hunger for spiritual growth doesn’t go away. In fact, many pastors said they see summer as a unique opportunity—when hearts are more open, rhythms are slower, and space for reflection increases.
With that in mind, we built calendars to help you speak into these opportunities, not just survive the summer slump.
The 3 Summer Sermon Calendars (Built from Pastor Feedback)
We didn’t guess what pastors needed—we asked them.
Here’s what we created based on their top responses:
1. Summer Deeper Faith Calendar
Topics: Doubt, deconstruction, belief, truth, spiritual maturity
Designed for churches wanting to meet people in their questions, this calendar equips you to speak to common struggles with faith in a season when reflection often rises.
Key Series:
- To My Friend Who Left the Faith: A Series On Doubt And Faith
- Forging Faith
- Reconstructing Faith
- Real Life Faith
View the Deeper Faith Calendar →
2. Summer Relationships Calendar
Topics: Unity, forgiveness, restoration, friendship, church family
This calendar was shaped by pastors who said their congregations need healing and reconnection. Preach into relationships when they’re most tested by distance, travel, and burnout.
Key Series:
View the Relationships Calendar →
3. Summer Spiritual Growth Calendar
Topics: Discipleship, prayer, Scripture, spiritual habits, growth
If your goal is to help people stay rooted despite inconsistent attendance, this calendar provides structure and rhythm to keep your congregation anchored in spiritual habits.
Key Series:
- Travel Light: Summer Essentials for Spiritual Growth
- How We Grow: Implementing Spiritual Disciplines
- If My People: A Call to Prayer
View the Spiritual Growth Calendar →
Want to Preach Through a Book? Try Acts
Many pastors told us they prefer to spend summer walking their church through a single book of the Bible. So we also developed a full Summer in Acts Calendar, packed with graphics, outlines, and application points
This is ideal if you want to go deep and keep things simple week to week.
What Comes With Each Calendar
Every Ministry Pass calendar includes:
- Weekly sermon outlines and big ideas
- Matching sermon graphics and church media
- Series trailers and bumper videos
- Small group resources
- Social Media Graphics f
- Suggested Scripture passages
These tools are designed to lighten your load and give you a head start—not replace your voice or calling. You still do the preaching. We help you prepare.
Real Help for Real Pastors
You don’t have to white-knuckle your way through another summer. With these sermon ideas and tools, you’ll be better equipped to:
- Preach with focus and direction
- Shepherd people through relational and spiritual challenges
- Use summer for real, lasting growth
We created these calendars because we believe pastors deserve support that’s thoughtful, biblical, and practical.
Related Resources
Ministry doesn’t slow down just because summer starts. But with a little preparation—and a lot of prayer—you can guide your church through a season of depth, not drift.
We’re here to help.
