Unleashing the Word: Preaching with Relevance, Purpose, and Passion - Hardcover

Hamilton, Adam

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 068708315X ISBN 13: 9780687083152

Publisher: Abingdon Press, 2003

Synopsis

Imagine announcing a new series of sermons and seeing worship attendance increase by 1,000 people on the first Sunday of the new series. Or consider a pastor developing sermon plans two to three years out. What kind of pastor sits in a bar with a notepad just looking for ideas for sermons? Or has as his aim to preach the best prepared, best researched sermons his congregation has ever heard? All of these and more explain part of the reason the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection has grown from four people to over 10,000 in just thirteen years.

In Unleashing the Word, Adam Hamilton helps pastors and church leaders consider the purpose, planning, and execution of excellent preaching. He offers detailed descriptions of the sermon planning, writing and preaching process behind one of the fastest growing churches in the United States. He includes numerous personal anecdotes and enough sermon ideas to keep the average pastor busy for years! Finally, after you have read how sermons are planned and prepared at the Church of the Resurrection you can watch the included DVD which features four full-length sermons and other resources to help you apply what you’ve read in the book. If you only buy one book on preaching this year, this is the book you must buy!

Praise for Unleashing the Word: 

"I wish I had read this book early in my thirty-eight year pastoral ministry. If so, I would have done a better job." --J. Ellsworth Kalas, Professor of Preaching, Asbury Theological Seminary.

“Unleashing the Word will be around a long time to help preachers preach the Word with power and conviction!” --Tyrone Gordon, Senior Pastor, St. Luke “Community” UMC, Dallas

“Hamilton offers a goldmine of practical advice...Pastor-preachers will benefit greatly by adopting and adapting Hamilton’s approach.” --O. Wesley Allen, Jr. Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Lexington Theological Seminary

“Anyone wanting to discover something about the art of preaching and its relationship to the life of a thriving congregation would be hard put to find any better reading resource.” --Charles Killian, Professor of Preaching and Storytelling, Asbury Theological Seminary

 

About this title

About the Author

Adam Hamilton is senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing, most highly visible churches in the country. The Church Report named Hamilton’s congregation the most influential mainline church in America, and he preached at the National Prayer Service as part of the presidential inauguration festivities in 2013 and was appointed to the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Hamilton is the best-selling and award-winning author of Creed, Half Truths, The Call, The Journey, The Way, 24 Hours That Changed the World, John, Revival, Not a Silent Night, Enough, When Christians Get It Wrong, and Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, all published by Abingdon Press. Learn more about Adam Hamilton at AdamHamilton.org.

Review

"I wish I had read this book early in my thirty-eight year pastoral ministry. If so, I would have done a better job." --J. Ellsworth Kalas, Professor of Preaching, Asbury Theological Seminary

Unleashing the Word will be around a long time to help preachers preach the Word with power and conviction! --Tyrone Gordon, Senior Pastor, St. Luke Community UMC, Dallas

Hamilton offers a goldmine of practical advice...Pastor-preachers will benefit greatly by adopting and adapting Hamilton s approach. --O. Wesley Allen, Jr. Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Lexington Theological Seminary

About this edition

• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 068708315X
• ISBN 13: 9780687083152
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176