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This volume is a collection of some of the best of the hundreds of Preaching Points that the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has produced. Preaching Points is a weekly podcast on iTunes U that features conversations on preaching by Haddon Robinson, Jeffrey Arthurs, Matthew Kim, and Patricia Batten-all members of the preaching faculty of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton campus. This book offers diverse topics based upon on how they relate to preaching-the preacher's spiritual life, the way to preach, the way to live life as preachers, their role as a preacher, considerations for listeners, and so forth.

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Philosophie et théologie

Christianity

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Publié par	Lexham Press
Date de parution	28 août 2018
Nombre de lectures	2
EAN13	9781683592099
Langue	English

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Preaching Points: 55 Tips for Improving Your Pulpit Ministry © 2016 by Scott M. Gibson
Lexham Press, 1313 Commercial St., Bellingham, WA 98225 LexhamPress.com
First edition by Weaver Book Company.
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To our former, present, and future students — that they
preach faithfully God’s Word.
Contents
Acknowledgments
The Authors
Introduction
1. Preach the Big Idea
2. Go to the Bible to hear God speak
3. Soak yourself in the text
4. Being biblical and contemporary is the art of Christian communication
5. Speaking truth to people takes moral courage
6. We need scholarly evangelists and evangelistic scholars
7. Sermon preparation is twenty hours of prayer
8. Match the mood of the text
9. Give your listeners the opportunity to respond to the message
10. Make preaching a priority
11. Guard your sermon preparation time
12. Preach the principle
13. Drain the liquid
14. Interrupt your preaching plan
15. Don’t just get feedback, get feedforward
16. A wise leader works exercise into his or her schedule
17. Lay hold of the Bible until the Bible lays hold of you
18. Use your introduction to set up the body of the message
19. The essence of good preaching is unity, order, and progress
20. Diversify your illustrations
21. Conclusions should come to a burning focus
22. It doesn’t all depend on you
23. Preach as a dying man to dying men
24. Be yourself when you preach
25. Mobilize your language and send it into battle
26. The better you know yourself, the better you can serve God in the situation in which God has placed you
27. Feed my lambs, not feed my giraffes
28. Preach to the outer edges
29. In our preaching, less is more
30. Remember the ERP Factor
31. Preach “we” more than “you”
32. Study your listeners
33. Paper is a poor conductor of heat
34. Effective preachers exegete the Bible and their people
35. Observant preachers make insightful preachers
36. Adapt to genderlects
37. Preach to one person at a time
38. People-pleasing puts the pulpit in peril
39. Preach to those you want to come
40. Take a survey of who’s listening
41. Gentleness isn’t for wimps
42. Preach about money
43. We need reminders
44. Good preachers own wastebaskets and use them
45. You need ten “‘atta boys” for every one “you jerk”
46. Go to the balcony
47. Praise your listeners before correcting them
48. Give your listeners verse numbers
49. Pastors are soul-watchers
50. Preachers can create a culture
51. Strengthen yourself in the Lord
52. The disease of modern preaching is its search after popularity
53. Guest preaching doesn’t have to be a guessing game
54. Pastors are preachers and preachers are pastors
55. A crown awaits elders who lead well
Acknowledgments
Words of thanks may seem cheap or paltry when it comes to the herculean effort that others play in the production of any project, not the least of which this book. But the expression of gratitude is one that demonstrates one’s indebtedness to others — for the publication of this book is one of dependence upon others.
First, thank you, Haddon Robinson, Jeffrey Arthurs, Matthew Kim, and Patricia Batten for your role with the production of Preaching Points, the podcast. Your commitment to preaching is impressive.
Second, a hearty thanks to those who have helped in the production of Preaching Points, the podcast. The coordinators of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching — past and present — have all had a hand in recording and editing the podcasts. These incredible partners include Jairus Hallums, Paul Gard, Peter Frey, Chris Rappazini, and Eric Dokken. Thank you so very, very much! With great appreciation I thank Brian Hettinga, whose final production engineering has made the weekly podcasts sparkle. You’re the best, Brian!
Third, is an expression of appreciation to Tim Norton for his incredible assistance in moving this book forward. Thank you, Tim, my boy. In addition, thanks to David Giese for his transcription work for Jeff Arthurs and thanks to Josh Cahan for his transcription work for Matt Kim. Your help has been immeasurable.
Fourth, thanks to Gordon-Conwell’s graphic designer Nicole Rim for her concept of the Preaching Points logo, which now is incorporated into the cover for this book. Her artistic contributions to the seminary and to the Center for Preaching are certainly not unnoticed. Thank you, Nicole!
Fifth, thanks to Jim Weaver and Weaver Book Company. Your amazing commitment to preaching has advanced the cause of preaching and is helping preachers all over the world. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Finally, thank you to my wife, Rhonda, who never ceases to amaze me with her support and love. She understands the importance of a clear idea — hers is an unrelenting commitment to Christ in all areas of life and she reminds me of that idea every day in how she lives and loves.
The Authors
Scott M. Gibson ( D.Phil., Oxford) is the Haddon W. Robinson Professor of Preaching and Ministry and director of the Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and co-founder of the Evangelical Homiletics Society.
Haddon W. Robinson ( Ph.D., Southern Illinois University) is the Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching Emeritus at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA.
Jeffrey D. Arthurs ( Ph.D., Purdue University) is Professor of Preaching and Communication at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA.
Matthew D. Kim ( Ph.D., University of Edinburgh) is Assistant Professor of Preaching and Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA.
Patricia M. Batten ( D.Min., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is Ranked Adjunct Assistant Professor of Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA.
Introduction
This book is about communicating ideas. When we read, speak, write, or preach we are conveying ideas. The preacher has the responsibility to be clear to his or her listeners. If there were to be an eleventh commandment given to preachers it probably would be “Be clear!”
We want preachers to be clear — and we want to be clear. We want to communicate the idea of the passage on which we’re preaching. We want our listeners to comprehend the idea and connect with it, applying it to their lives.
Preaching Points is a collection of some of the best of the hundreds of Preaching Points that the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has produced. Preaching Points is a weekly podcast on iTunes U that features conversations on preaching by Haddon Robinson, Jeffrey Arthurs, Matthew Kim, and Patricia Batten — all members of the preaching faculty of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton campus.
In brief reflections on preaching we put into practice the commandment for clarity as we address one idea about preaching and drive it home for our listeners — and now our readers.
Podcast listeners have asked for a printed version of Preaching Points. This book is an answer to their request and, hopefully, an avenue to connect with even more preachers to help them to commit themselves to preaching the idea of the text and be clear in how they do it.
Readers will note that the Preaching Points topics vary as they relate to preaching: the preacher’s spiritual life, the way we preach, the way we live life as preachers, our role as a preacher, considerations for listeners — and much more.
In addition, readers are treated to a variety of authors indicated by their initials at the beginning of each Preaching Point: Haddon Robinson (HWR), Jeffrey Arthurs (JDA), Matthew Kim (MDK), Patricia Batten (PMB), and myself (SMG), all experienced preachers and teachers of preaching.
I trust you’ll benefit from what you read — and that what you learn from the Preaching Points you’ll put into practice in your life and in your preaching.
Scott M. Gibson , editor
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Preach the Big Idea
HWR
We talk about the Big Idea at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. The Big Idea is the dominant idea in your sermon. It’s made up by asking two questions: First, what is the author talking about? And second, what is the author saying about what he is talking about?
We try to crystalize it into an idea that addressees people in the twenty-first century. It is important to realize that, in the sermon, this idea — the Big Idea — is what has to come through. Sermons have all sorts of ideas. If you think about it in terms of an outline, you have Roman numerals — they’re all ideas. Under the Roman numerals, you have A, B, and C — they’re all ideas. Maybe under A, you have 1 and 2 — they’re ideas. All of these ideas come together to get the sermon’s central idea across to your listeners.
Put it this way: The Big Idea of good preaching is Preach the Big Idea. I’m not talking about minimizing what you do in your sermon. I’m saying that the introduction begins to lead to that idea, the supporting material (i.e., Roman numerals) support that idea, and the conclusion drives home that idea.
People learn by ideas. Very few people will ever be able to duplicate your outline a week after you give the sermon. In fact, if you ask your spouse or friend what you preached about a week ago, you may find that it puts a strain on your relationship. But, if y