Mastering Contemporary Preaching (Mastering Ministry Series)

Preaching isn't like archery, where the bull's-eye is clearly marked and the target is stationary. As veteran preachers have discovered, it's not always easy to spot the core interests and needs of a particular congregation. Often they are not openly displayed, and they're constantly changing. Pastors aiming to apply the Word of God to the people of today will find their sights pointed in the right direction by this book. This first volume in the MASTERING MINISTRY series addresses the questions pastors are asking and the questions seminarians will be asking once they get acclimated to ministry. Today's preachers who want their sermons to relate to everyday life are asking hard questions. How do you deal with that oh-so-delicate subject of sex? How do you preach about money without appearing to meddle? How do you motivated your congregation to 100% commitment? How much do you reveal of your own personal struggles in order to relate to your audience? How do you maintain an effective preaching ministry for a lifetime, without unintentionally sabotaging your ministry? Bill Hybels, Stuart Briscoe, and Haddon Robinson have wrested with these issues. Their advice is practical and proven, laced w

The co-publishers have introduced this volume as the first in a twelvevolume series called Mastering Minishy. It is an excellent overture, and augurs well for the works to follow. The editors have held extensive interviews with three of the country's preeminent preachers: Bill Hybels, pastor of Willow Creek Community Church outside Chicago, Stuart Briscoe of Elmbrook Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and Haddon Robinson, president of Denver Seminary. The latter sets the context for the book's theme: "Some people preach for an hour and it seems like twenty minutes, and some preach for twenty minutes and it seems like an hour. I wonder what the difference is? I think I've spent my life trying to answer that question." -- From Independent Publisher