Download or read book Preaching Effectively Revitalizing Your Church written by Guerric DeBona and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preaching Effectively, Revitalizing Your Church offers a practical and theological guide to effective preaching. Guerric DeBona, an experienced and respected teacher of homiletics, uses the metaphor of a ladder to describe the ascent up seven rungs that constitute the strategies of preaching. Beginning with advice on discovering a personal theology of preaching, the author proceeds to unlock the power of the Bible and the liturgy. He then guides preachers in creating a unified homily and in discovering a homiletic method that best suits their own intellect and temperament. Chapters on communicating in contemporary culture and on globalizing the homily for the New Evangelization are vital for coming to grips with the technological age and the often bewildering diversity of today's world. Finally, DeBona challenges readers to recognize and confront their own obstacles to effective preaching. Each chapter ends with questions to assist preachers in appropriating the material. With bad homilies consistently cited as a factor in declining church attendance, Preaching Effectively, Revitalizing Your Church answers a very pressing need, especially in view of the papacy's urgent call to rescue traditionally Christian countries from the brink of total secularization. Book jacket.

Download or read book Preaching for Revitalization written by Michael Ross and published by Mentor. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years a new buzzword has appeared on the church scene - Revitalization. Unlike marketing buzzwords this concept carries with it real substance and stands to make a lasting impact on the church. This idea, used specifically about the local congregation, carries with it the hope of renewed vigor; redirected purpose; restoration of healthy growth and the refreshments of the Holy Spirit over the entire life of the church. It is Mike Ross's premise that churches in need of revitalization need revitalized pulpits. The challenge is for Pastors to lead the revitalization of declining congregations through the primacy of the pulpit. Why? - because Church revitalization can never be maintained unless it is the product of a Biblical pulpit. Mike perceptively examines historic and contemporary preaching and assesses which changes are necessary for church revitalization. He then proposes practical steps that can be taken to 'rebirth' the local church through revitalized preaching.

Download or read book Preaching Towards Church Revitalization and Renewal written by Tom Cheyney and published by Renovate Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While leading both church planting and church revitalization efforts, I found many more helpful resources for church planters than for leaders trying to turn a church around! This is especially true as it relates to messages designed to challenge and inspire churches in need of revitalization. Tom Cheyney and Larry Wynn have drawn from their passion and experience and given the church revitalizer a true gift in the pages of this book!Lee Kricher, Author, For a New Generation: A Practical Guide For Revitalizing Your Church Pastor New Generation ChurchPittsburg, PAThe impressive combination of Tom Cheyney and Larry Wynn have teamed up to address one of the most critical areas of Church Revitalization, that of preaching for revitalization. Both men have been working in the area of church planting and church revitalization for many years and have something very important to say in an area nearly bereft of coverage. If pastors are going to address church revitalization, it should begin with their most effective medium - their public proclamation. Cheyney and Wynn have produced an invaluable resource for revitalization leaders.Terry Rials, Church Revitalization Practioner & Leader of ChurchRevitalizer.comOklahoma City, OKIf I desire to read a "how to" book or a "help me" book, I want it to be written by a practitioner. That is exactly who Larry Wynn and Tom Cheyney are. They are leaders in their fields. Larry pastored one of the leading churches in America and he built it from scratch. Tom has led conferences and counseled many churches how to effectively revitalize a church. This is one book you do not want to tarry reading. Do it NOW!Jim Law, Executive Pastor, First Baptist Church WoodstockWoodstock, Georgia"

Download or read book That ll Preach written by Charley Reeb and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experienced preacher, teacher and author, Charley Reeb, gives readers a 5-step plan for writing and delivering a sermon that can transform lives for Christ. He covers preparation, sermon structure, storytelling, and how to ‘preach with presence’. He examines lectionary and topical preaching models, and shows the reader how to determine which model to use; he further instructs the reader to use the 5-step plan for each model. Finally, That’ll Preach! offers sermon outlines and full sermons, as examples to illustrate the book’s teaching. The entire book stems from the author’s view that sermons must be engaging in order to be effective. This laser focus results in a book that is powerful and immediately useful, concise and purposeful. It is a book for every preacher.

Download or read book Effective Preaching written by Rev. Michael E. Connors, CSC and published by Liturgy Training Publications. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective Preaching: Bringing People into an Encounter with God is a practical collection of essays, featuring leading preachers, homilists and homily instructors. Compiled by Michael E. Connors, CSC, the Director of the John Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at the University of Notre Dame, this imaginative book focuses entirely on the practical side of Catholic preaching. It will provide imaginative, hands-on, tested advice to help homilists develop preaching effectiveness, using techniques that will turn satisfactory preaching into exceptional preaching. This practical resource will be essential for priests, permanent deacons, seminarians in homiletics classes; retreat leaders, RCIA catechists; all who preach.

Download or read book Preach Well written by Darryl Dash and published by Gospel for Life Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preaching is central to the ministry of the church. And yet it’s easy to get distracted by other demands or discouraged because our sermons aren’t as good as we’d hoped. In Preach Well, Darryl Dash reminds us of some simple ways to make even average sermons better. God uses the faithful, consistent ministry of preachers like you to grow his church. Read this book to: - Increase your joy in preaching - Improve your sermon preparation process - Decrease stress in your preparation - Strengthen your confidence that you can preach effectively - Enhance your appreciation for the charge you’ve received to preach

Download or read book Preaching Matters written by Dr. Aaron L. Chapman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This preaching text is a critical response to the contemporary critique that preaching is on life support. The reader will find within this text a ripening rationale of why preaching’s best days are ahead instead of behind us. Lastly, this text is used as a reminder for preachers of the vision, value, and vitality of the call to ministry.

Download or read book Say Something written by Charley Reeb and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People looking for a church home value good preaching most of all - as shown by a recent Pew Research study. While tasty coffee, edgy technology, and flashy worship services are effective, if visitors don’t hear inspiring sermons they will not come back to your church. The lesson is clear: if you want to attract people to your church you must make preaching your number one priority. Now that’s a strategy for church growth! If great preaching is essential to church growth, how does one become a great preacher? This book will show you how. Charley Reeb shows why so many sermons miss the mark - usually due to design issues, rather than poor content. He introduces 6 critical characteristics of effective sermons, how to capture the attention of the listener, the best method for having maximum impact with a sermon, and many other helpful ways to be an effective preacher.

Download or read book The Practices of Christian Preaching written by Jared E. Alcántara and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading homiletician Jared Alcántara offers a practice-centered, collaborative, technologically innovative, next-generation introductory preaching textbook. The book breaks new ground by adopting a practice-based approach to teaching preaching and by using innovative technological delivery to enhance the educational experience of learners. Alcántara introduces the basics of Christian preaching and emphasizes the skills preachers must cultivate throughout their lives. He shows that preachers can learn effective preaching by paying keen attention to five key competencies: conviction, context, clarity, concreteness, and creativity. Featuring the perspectives of a diverse team of collaborators, The Practices of Christian Preaching is designed to prepare effective communicators for the church's multicultural future. Call-outs in the book direct readers to a companion website for further information or practice. The online resources include audio and video sermons, video responses from the author, and contributions from collaborators, enabling Alcántara to coach students by showing them instead of just telling them. A Spanish language edition will be forthcoming.

Download or read book Preaching with a Plan written by Scott M. Gibson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides pastors with a step-by-step process for creating a preaching plan that nurtures growing disciples.

Download or read book More Power in the Pulpit written by Cleophus J. LaRue and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2009-04-20 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this companion and sequel to the best-selling Power in the Pulpit (2002), which has sold over 11,000 copies, more of America's best-known and most influential African American preachers describe how they go about preparing their sermons. Each preacher also presents a sermon that highlights his or her particular method of sermon preparation. This book is an excellent how-to manual for pastors and students, presenting sage advice and wisdom on the art of preaching and an inspirational look at the work of some of the most prominent figures in the life of the black church.

Download or read book On Preaching written by H.B. Charles, Jr. and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preaching Magazine's 2015 Book of the Year If you are a pastor, you know the importance of preaching. You have spent time learning and refining the art of preaching because it is vital to the life of God's people—including the preacher. But you probably also find it challenging. On Preaching is a masterful resource that will refresh your soul and revitalize your preaching ministry. Drawing upon Scripture and years of preaching experience, H. B. Charles offers a practical resource for pastors, seminarians, church planters, and Bible teachers that is full of energy and wonderfully enjoyable. He gives tips like, "Avoid indecent exposure—get your wife's permission before using your family in the message" and "Illustrate! A good illustration is like a window on a house. It helps your listeners see in or out." Written in a very clear and concise manner, this resource is formatted into 30 short chapters that can easily be read as a devotional. On Preaching will encourage seasoned preachers to dig deeper into the basics as they pause and reflect on the effectiveness of their ministry. It will also serve as a spring board for those who are just beginning a preaching ministry.

Download or read book The Preacher s Edge written by Jerry L. Schmalenberger and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Preacher's Edge puts to work the basic principles of oratory and persuasive speaking with creative pulpit techniques. It is written to be used by preachers for a revival and renewal of their preaching. From this book one can learn how to reach and hold the attention of this "channel surfing" generation of congregational members. This book is a celebration and affirmation of the role of preaching as the church moves into the 21st century. Reading it will modify the way in which the preacher delivers his message. And it will improve the attention span of those who hear the Good News in new and exciting ways. In tune with the communication patterns of the "baby boomer and buster generations," Dr. Schmalenberger advocates preaching in an imagistic, earthy, and rhetorically musical style, and urges us to meet head-on the demand that the church respond to the difficult questions of our society. Both chapters and sample sermons present examples of the techniques he describes, and the book concludes with a clear, step-by-step program for improving one's preaching that could profitably be followed by preachers at any stage in their ministry. The Rev. Linda L. Clader, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Homiletics The Church Divinity School of the Pacific Berkeley, California Years in demanding pulpits and classrooms have given Jerry Schmalenberger an "edge" that he shares with candor and power. If you are looking for suggestions and possibilities, even a ten-week strategy for improving your preaching, this book is for you. Richard L. Thulin, Th.D. Dean and Professor of the Art of Preaching Lutheran Theological Seminary Gettysburg, Pennsylvania This volume is a plea and a plan for preaching "close to the ground," using the very best speech techniques that have been discovered over the years. Schmalenberger strongly believes that paying attention to listeners' reactions is a keystone to effective preaching. Building on the extended narrative metaphor, he shows how local history can be a source of gospel parable and how it will more effectively lead to reaching the Baby Boomer and Baby Buster generations. Jerry Schmalenberger is president and professor of parish ministry at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California. He teaches introductory and advanced preaching courses in addition to practical theology. Professor Schmalenberger has been senior pastor in some of the largest Lutheran congregations in the United States and has appeared regularly on television and radio programs. He is a graduate of Wittenberg University and Hamma School of Theology in Springfield, Ohio. He has received Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Divinity degrees from Wittenberg and Hamma. Schmalenberger has taught speech and communication at Wittenberg University and Urbana College in Ohio and was a parish pastor for 29 years.

Download or read book Preaching for the Church written by Richard R. Caemmerer and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This informative resource presents practical ways to reach your listeners with the message of Law and Gospel. It lays out the theology and process of homiletics in an effective goal-malady-means approach. This book attempts to relate the many facets of Christian preaching, its preparation and delivery, to a covering theological principle, namely, that preaching is God's Word in Christ to people. This principle is in the forefront of contemporary Christian thought because of fresh interest in Biblical studies, concern for the theology of the church, and new insight into the meaning of the Word of God. It has three parts: God has redeemed men through Christ to be His own and puts the Word of Christ on the lips of people to give men life and faith. The Scriptures set forth God's plan in Christ and hence are the primary source and shape of this message. The people who have come to faith in God through Christ are His church and need to receive and to give His Word for their life.

Download or read book 7 Keys to Highly Effective Preaching written by Christopher Findley and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful Lessons on Preaching Transformational SermonsThe true purpose of this resource is to train and equip members of the body of Christ to share the Gospel and preach in the pulpit, small group, house to house, or walking down the street with a friend.

Download or read book Performance in Preaching Engaging Worship written by Jana Childers and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, which launches the Engaging Worship series from Fuller Theological Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts, offers a unique study of sermon delivery. While many books offer advice on how to prepare, write, and preach a sermon, this volume is distinctive in approaching the subject from the perspective of performance. The authors, who teach at a variety of seminaries and divinity schools across the nation, examine how the sermon can bring God's word to life for the congregation. In that sense, they consider the idea of performance from a wide range of theological, artistic, and musical viewpoints. These thoughtful essays will engage clergy and students with new ways of looking at the art of preaching.

Download or read book Preaching for Discipleship written by Michael E. Connors, csc and published by LiturgyTrainingPublications. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource will give homilists and catechists tools to engage catechumens and help form the entire parish community in their key role in Christian initiation.