Thematic Preaching An Introduction

Name: Thematic Preaching An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780827236530

ISBN-10: 0827236530

ISBN-13: 9780827236530

Edition: 2001

Authors: Jane R. Rzepka, Ken Sawyer

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List price: $32.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Chalice Press
Publication date: 5/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Ken Sawyer is senior minister of the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: "Preaching on Blue Ducks"



The Art and Craft of Preaching



What Matters in a Sermon?



Preaching to Real People



Whence Ideas? Topics and Materials "At Everybody's Hand"



Finally Choosing This Week's Theme



Trusting Instant Inspiration, Words on Paper, or What?



Getting Started: Those First Words on Paper



Preparing a Sermon



Feelings That Get in the Way



Shaping a Sermon



More than a Message: The Use of Story, Examples, and Evocative Illustrations



"The Hour Draws Nigh": Immediately before You Preach



Sermon Delivery



Preaching When Children Are Present



Preaching as Ministry



Sermons That Help the Healing "Forgiveness: The Hardest Act of Love"




Sermons That Tend the Institution "Those Singular Rooms"




Sermons That Engage with the Larger World "Birthing a New World"




Sermons That Build the Loving Community "Counting Our Blessings"




Sermons That Inspire "N.D.Y."




Sermons That Explain a Particular Religious Identity "Something Far More Deeply Interfused"




Sermons That Provide Intellectual Stimulation "Two Kinds of People"




Sermons That Startle, Awaken, or Amuse "Have a Jolly Holiday, or The Minister's Festive Hat"




Issues in Preaching



Worthy Nonetheless: Ministerial Authority and Presence



"Can I Tell the Story about the Time I...?": The Question of Self-Revelation



"Am I a Performer or Am I Me?": The Question of Authenticity


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index