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Big Idea of Biblical Preaching Connecting the Bible to People

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ISBN-10: 0801091586

ISBN-13: 9780801091582

Edition: N/A

Authors: Keith Willhite, Scott M. Gibson

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Since 1980, Haddon Robinson has influenced generations of students and preachers through his widely used classic text, Biblical Preaching, in which he shows preachers how to communicate the Bible's big ideas with precision. But does Robinson's "big idea" approach to expository preaching still work in today's diverse cultures and fast-paced world? The Big Idea of Biblical Preaching, now in paperback, presents a strong defense of the ongoing relevance of this approach to expository preaching. An experienced and skilled group of contributors to this volume includes: Paul Borden, Scott M. Gibson, Duane Litfin, Terry Mattingly, John Reed, Bruce L. Shelley, Donald R. Sunukjian, Joseph M. Stowell…    
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List price: $22.00
Publisher: Baker Books
Publication date: 2/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 182
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Keith Willhite (Ph.D., Purdue University; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary) teaches preaching and serves as professor of Pastoral Ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Willhite is also a former pastor and the founder and president of the popular ministry-consulting firm, Strategenuity.

Scott M. Gibson is the Haddon Robinson Professor of Preaching and Director of the ThM. Program in Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the cofounder of the Evangelical Homiletics Society. He has served as a pastor and is one of the founders of Cornerstone Church Network. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, Knox College University of Toronto, and the University of Oxford (Dphil) Among his many books are Preaching to a Shifting Culture, Preaching for Special Services, and Planning Your Preaching. Dr. Gibson and his wife Rhonda live in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Introduction and Dedication
Big Idea Preaching: Why a Single Idea Lands the Best Punch
A Bullet versus Buckshot: What Makes the Big Idea Work?
Biblical Preaching That Adapts and Contextualizes
Big Idea Preaching: Its Biblical and Theological Power
Old Testament Interpretation Issues for Big Idea Preaching: Problematic Sources, Poetics, and Preaching the Old Testament, An Exposition of Proverbs 26:1-12
New Testament Challenges to Big Idea Preaching
Is There Really One Big Idea in That Story?
Preaching the Big Idea to Cultures and Subcultures: Exegeting the Culture
The Big Idea and Biblical Theology's Grand Theme
Big Idea Preaching: Communicating the Point
Sticking to the Plot: The Developmental Flow of the Big Idea Sermon
Preaching for a Change
Visualizing the Big Idea: Stories That Support Rather than Steal
Philosophy versus Method: Big Idea Preaching's Adaptability
Notes
Contributors