A Philosophy of Pastoral Preaching

A Philosophy of Pastoral Preaching
Author: David A. Christensen
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2023-05-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666771961

"I am a pastor. I preach. Doesn't that make me a pastoral preacher?" Not necessarily. Many preach missional rather than pastoral sermons designed to appeal to the unchurched, not the churched. The popularity of regional churches and the global reach of the internet allow preachers to focus their sermons on people they do not know and market a message to an audience they never see. Evangelical leaders produce many resources on attractional preaching, but who is developing a vision for pastoral preaching? David Christensen draws on years of experience to develop a philosophy of pastoral preaching. He writes, "Social media changes the way we preach. More and more pastors are preaching clickbait sermons. These are sermons designed to get clicks or attract interest rather than teach truth. We want catchy titles and clever analogies that will grab people's attention because the digital world is built on attention, whatever will get likes or drive outrage." However, pastoral preaching builds community. It is rooted in local soil to the people we know in the place we live. We need a philosophy of preaching that shepherds a community of disciples who worship together in one place.

Preaching That Moves People

Preaching That Moves People
Author: Yancey Arrington
Publisher:
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780997946901

Pastor and preaching coach, Dr. Yancey Arrington offers a new paradigm for message preparation - one that focuses on seeing sermons emotionally, where preachers will be trained on discovering a message's emotional center, charting sermon bandwidth, and leveraging one's God-given personality in the preaching event. This innovative approach to preaching can produce more effective seasons in the pulpit where congregants are carried `down the mountain' of messages in such a way they can't wait to do it again!

A Manual for Preaching

A Manual for Preaching
Author: Abraham Kuruvilla
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493419749

Abraham Kuruvilla's A Vision for Preaching offered an integrated biblical and theological vision for preaching. A Manual for Preaching addresses the practical (and perennial) issue of how to move from the biblical text to an effective sermon. The author, a well-respected teacher of preachers, shows how to discern the text's theological meaning and let that meaning shape the development of the sermon. Clearly written and illustrated with Old Testament and New Testament examples, the book helps preachers negotiate larger swaths of Scripture and includes two annotated sermon manuscripts from Kuruvilla.

Love Worth Finding

Love Worth Finding
Author: Joyce Rogers
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2005-04-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1433675102

Adrian Rogers is one of America's most respected Bible teachers, having communicated to millions through his "Love Worth Finding" radio ministry and as the former senior pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church near Memphis, Tennessee. Adrian helped guide the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Evangelical denomination in North America, through treacherous and troubling waters of theological liberalism and doctrinal heresy and back to the foundational truths that Christ's church was founded on and has stood upon for centuries.

Christ-Centered Preaching

Christ-Centered Preaching
Author: Bryan Chapell
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493414429

In this complete guide to expository preaching, Bryan Chapell teaches the basics of preparation, organization, and delivery--the trademarks of great preaching. This new edition of a bestselling resource, now updated and revised throughout, shows how Chapell's case for expository preaching reaches twenty-first-century readers.

The Pastor's Book

The Pastor's Book
Author: R. Kent Hughes
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2015-10-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 143354590X

Pastors are tasked with the incredibly demanding job of caring for the spiritual, emotional, and, at times‚ physical needs of their people. While seminary is helpful preparation for many of the challenges pastors face, there’s far more to pastoral ministry than what can be covered in the classroom. Designed as a reference guide for nearly every situation a pastor will face, this comprehensive book by seasoned pastors Kent Hughes and Doug O’Donnell is packed full of biblical wisdom and practical guidance related to the reality of pastoral ministry in the trenches. From officiating weddings to conducting funerals to visiting the sick, this book will equip pastors and church leaders with the knowledge they need to effectively minister to their flocks, both within the walls of the church and beyond.

The Preaching Life

The Preaching Life
Author: Barbara Brown Taylor
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 193
Release: 1993
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 156101074X

Like Annie Dillard's The Writing Life, Taylor emphasizes the holy dimensions of ordinary life and describes the essentials of faith with insight and humor, touching on the vocations, imagination, worship, sacraments, ministry and the Bible as they relate to the life of faith.

On Being a Pastor

On Being a Pastor
Author: Derek J. Prime
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2013-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802490735

The ministry of pastors is not simply a job; it’s a vocation and a lifestyle. A pastor’s responsibilities are unique, demanding that he not only nurture his own spiritual life but also the lives of those in his care. What a challenge this can be! Derek Prime and Alistair Begg provide practical advice for both the spiritual and practical aspects of pastoral ministry. They delve deep into topics such as prayer, devotional habits, preaching, studying, and specific ministry duties. The result is an essential tool for those in pastoral ministry.

Apologetic Preaching

Apologetic Preaching
Author: Craig A. Loscalzo
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2000-03-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830815753

Craig Loscalzo gives down-to-earth advice on how to communicate clearly and compellingly to a world that does not want to hear about morality, sin, evil, judgment or commitment. He gives straightforward explanations of the changes taking place all around us, including brief sample sermons in each chapter.

The Book of Pastoral Rule

The Book of Pastoral Rule
Author: Saint Gregory the Great
Publisher: Aeterna Press
Total Pages: 186
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

With kind and humble intent thou reprovest me, dearest brother, for having wished by hiding myself to fly from the burdens of pastoral care; as to which, lest to some they should appear light, I express with my pen in the book before you all my own estimate of their heaviness, in order both that he who is free from them may not unwarily seek them, and that he who has so sought them may tremble for having got them. This book is divided into four separate heads of argument, that it may approach the reader’s mind by allegations arranged in order—by certain steps, as it were. For, as the necessity of things requires, we must especially consider after what manner every one should come to supreme rule; and, duly arriving at it, after what manner he should live; and, living well, after what manner he should teach; and, teaching aright, with how great consideration every day he should become aware of his own infirmity; lest either humility fly from the approach, or life be at variance with the arrival, or teaching be wanting to the life, or presumption unduly exalt the teaching.