Sustaining Preachers and Preaching: A Practical Guide

ISBN-13: 9780567181411 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 264 str.

George Lovell; Neil Richardson

Opis

This book offers clear guidelines for preachers on how to construct a sermon and use contemporary professional support services throughout their preaching ministry and to develop their own support networks. So the book emphasizes what preachers themselves can do to sustain and develop their preaching ministries.

Spis treści

Introduction\Acknowledgements\Part One: Preachers and Preaching\Chapter 1: The Debate About Preaching: a Challenge for all the Churches\Chapter 2: Steps Towards Sustainable, Effective Preaching \Part Two: Working Dynamics and Relationships\ Introduction\Chapter 3: Private and Public Vocational Life Cycle of a Preacher\Chapter 4: The Preaching Circle\Chapter 5: Preachers and the Nature of Congregations\Part Three: Making a Sermon\Introduction\Chapter 6: Pressures on Preachers Today\Chapter 7: Using the Bible in Preaching\Chapter 8: Constructing a Sermon\Part Four: Sustaining Developmental Support Cultures, Services and Networks\Introduction\Chapter 9: Sustaining Personal and Interpersonal Support\Chapter 10: Facilitating Local Developmental Programmes and Interpersonal Support\Chapter 11: An Ongoing Local Development Programme\Part Five: Sustaining Preachers in a Fast-Changing World\Chapter 12: For Such a Time as This: Continuity and Change in Preaching\Chapter 13: The Renewal of Preaching\Appendix I: Commitment, Challenge & Faith\Appendix II: What Jesus Wanted Most for his Church\ Index