What Not to Say: Avoiding the Common Mistakes That Can Sink Your Sermon

Holbert, John C.; McKenzie, Alyce M.

ISBN 10: 0664235107 / ISBN 13: 9780664235109

Published by Westminster John Knox Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Not to Say: Avoiding the Common Mistakes That Can Sink Your Sermon
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664235107
• ISBN 13: 9780664235109
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 7 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

In this humorous guide, John C. Holbert and Alyce M. McKenzie provide helpful and practical advice for avoiding the common mistakes that many preachers make in their sermons. Useful for preachers, students, and teachers alike, What Not to Say addresses how to use language about God, how to use stories in preaching, and what not to say (and what to say) in the beginning, middle, and end of sermons. A companion video with preaching illustrations is available online at wjkbooks.com.

About the Authors

John C. Holbert is the Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. He is the author of several books and articles on preaching.

Alyce M. McKenzie is Professor of Homiletics at the Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas. She is the author of a number of books including Preaching Proverbs: Wisdom for the Pulpit and Parables for Today, both published by WJK.