The Preacher as 'First Listener'

The Preacher as 'First Listener'
Author: Filip De Cavel
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2020-07-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3643912838

The preacher's weekly assignment is brutally repetitive: Fill the blank page by Sunday, at least twice a month, if not, even more. This book offers a biblical, theological and empirical grounding to support the preacher's self-reflective, listening, and sermonizing practices in order for the preacher to be aware of his/her spirituality of listening and discernment.

Preaching to a Postmodern World

Preaching to a Postmodern World
Author: Graham M. Johnston
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2001-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441201505

While growing churches dot our urban centers and country landscapes, church-goers and students today are actually less likely to maintain a Christian worldview than in the past. In fact, the majority of society does not even believe in objective truth. A minister out of touch with this culture is like an uninformed missionary trying to teach in a foreign country. To communicate God's Word effectively in the twenty-first century, teachers need to know how to connect with and confront an audience of postmodern listeners. In Preaching to a Postmodern World, Johnston shows pastors, seminary students, professors, lay teachers, and church leaders can reach the present age without selling out to it. The book discusses how to: • distinguish between modernism and postmodernism • understand postmodern worldviews • change the style of preaching without compromising the substance • take advantage of new opportunities provided by the cultural shift • show an inattentive society the relevance of God's truth The author's keen insights into contemporary pop and media culture also help equip speakers to address today's listeners with clarity and relevance.

The Listening Life

The Listening Life
Author: Adam S. McHugh
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2015-11-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830879692

Listening is an essential skill for healthy relationships, both with God and with other people. But it is more than that: listening is a way of life. Adam McHugh places listening at the heart of our spirituality, our relationships and our mission. Heed the call to the listening life, and hear what God is doing in you and the world.

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.

Expository Listening

Expository Listening
Author: Ken Ramey
Publisher: Kress Christian Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781934952092

The Bible teaches that listeners must partner with the preacher so that the Word of God accomplishes its intended purpose of transforming their life. Expository Listening is designed to equip you not only to understand what true, biblical preaching sounds like, but also how to receive it, and ultimately, what to do about it. --from publisher description.

Preaching Words

Preaching Words
Author: John S. McClure
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 066423013X

John McClure'sPreaching Wordshighlights the most important ideas in homiletics and preaching, offering short explanations of these ideas, what scholars of preaching are saying about them, and how they can help in today's preaching. Topics range from elements of the sermon (introduction, body, and conclusion) to aspects of delivery, types of preaching in different Christian traditions, and theories of preaching.

Preacher, Can You Hear Us Listening?

Preacher, Can You Hear Us Listening?
Author: Roger E. Van Harn
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2005-02-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802828651

Everyone knows that pulpits are for preaching and pews are for listening to sermons. This obvious scenario, however, masks an essentialprerequisite for faithful, fruitful preaching -- namely, that preachers listen to God and to their people before they speak. Roger Van Harn here puts forth pointed questions that sermon listeners really ask of preachers: Why should we listen to sermons? Doesevery sermon need a Bible text? How can a sermon be the word of God? Do you preach for the church or the world? Van Harn grapples withand discusses such questions, giving preachers fresh insights into the needs and desires of congregations. Preacher, Can You Hear Us Listening? will foster an ongoing dialogue between pulpit and pew and sharpen listening skills in both directions.

Preaching the Fear of God in a Fear-Filled World

Preaching the Fear of God in a Fear-Filled World
Author: Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-01-25
Genre:
ISBN: 3643911416

Fear runs rampant in the world today, including fears related to the rise of nationalism, refugees, political corruption, violence, religious extremism, and climate crises. Amid these existential realities, the biblical idea of "the fear of God" poses theological opportunities and challenges for those who address these themes in their preaching and public ministry. This collection of conference presentations from the 2018 meeting of Societas Homiletica focuses on how preaching and homiletical studies around the world address the rhetorical, biblical, political, and spiritual dimensions of fear as it has emerged in recent decades in church and society.

God Calling

God Calling
Author: Arthur James Russell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 306
Release: 193?
Genre:
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People Skills

People Skills
Author: Robert Bolton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2011-11-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0731811283

A wall of silent resentment shuts you off from someone you love....You listen to an argument in which neither party seems to hear the other....Your mind drifts to other matters when people talk to you.... People Skills is a communication-skills handbook that can help you eliminate these and other communication problems. Author Robert Bolton describes the twelve most common communication barriers, showing how these ""roadblocks"" damage relationships by increasing defensiveness, aggressiveness, or dependency. He explains how to acquire the ability to listen, assert yourself, resolve conflicts, and work out problems with others. These are skills that will help you communicate calmly, even in stressful emotionally charged situations. People Skills will show you * How to get your needs met using simple assertion techniques * How body language often speaks louder than words * How to use silence as a valuable communication tool * How to de-escalate family disputes, lovers' quarrels, and other heated arguments Both thought-provoking and practical, People Skills is filled with workable ideas that you can use to improve your communication in meaningful ways, every day.