| Preaching for Special Services Contributor(s): Gibson, Scott M. (Author), Robinson, Haddon W. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 080109111X ISBN-13: 9780801091117 Publisher: Baker Books OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2001 Annotation: The right words for the right occasion A pastor must be able to step with ease into a number of different speaking venues. In addition to a regular preaching schedule, you as a pastor face an endless parade of special occasions at which you are asked to speak. Some occasions are planned, others are unexpected, but for all occasions you must be ready to communicate the Word of God in a way that complements the liturgy and worship. Preaching for Special Services gives you practical guidance on how to develop and deliver clear, listener-sensitive sermons for special occasions such as weddings, baptisms, and funerals. Each chapter examines the history and theology of preaching for a particular occasion and then centers on the development of the sermon for that event. Scott M. Gibson??'s approach to sermon construction is based on Haddon W. Robinson??'s central-idea preaching described in his Biblical Preaching. Preaching for Special Services also offers an extensive list of resources for each special occasion and specific exercises to help you put the principles in this book into practice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Preaching |
| Dewey: 251 |
| LCCN: 2001025034 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.54" W x 8.5" (0.46 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Sooner or later, every pastor will be called on to conduct special services. Baptisms, weddings, funerals, infant presentations, and evangelistic services, each in their own way, challenge pastors to find the right words to mark the occasion. Preaching for Special Services will help pastors prepare sermons for these special services. Each chapter explores a different occasion and offers the perspective, encouragement, and practical advice that pastors need as they plan their messages. Through this useful book, pastors will discover how Christ-centered special occasion preaching can make a difference in the lives of their listeners. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gibson, Scott M.: - Scott M. Gibson (DPhil, University of Oxford) is the David E. Garland Chair of Preaching and director of the PhD program in preaching at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, in Waco, Texas. He previously served as the Haddon W. Robinson Professor of Preaching and Ministry and director of the Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is past president and cofounder of the Evangelical Homiletics Society and has served as a pastor or interim pastor in churches in Pennsylvania and New York. Gibson has written or edited numerous books on preaching, including The Big Idea of Biblical Preaching and Preaching with a Plan. |