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Elements of Preaching series

A foundational new series. . .

Each of the volumes in the new Elements of Preaching series offers brief, open-ended introductions to the basics of preaching from diverse perspectives. Never before have seminary students and pastors had such a solid homiletical tool to help them develop the insights, framework, and skills necessary for powerful, transformative preaching.

O. Wesley Allen Jr., series editor
Professor of Homiletics and Worship, Lexington Theological Seminary

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Finding Language and Imagery: Words for Holy Speech

by Jennifer L. Lord (Author)

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Release Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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Sermons use words. And though it appears obvious that preachers should be careful and exacting in word choice, novice preachers often set aside this aspect of... read more

Price: $12.00

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Serving the Word: Preaching in Worship

by Melinda A. Quivik (Author)

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Release Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009

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This book invites the reader to see how God's word can become the crux not only of the sermon but of the worship service as a whole. Over the past half-century,... read more

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Interpreting the Bible: Approaching the Text in Preparation for Preaching

by Mary F. Foskett (Author)

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Release Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009

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This volume provides preaching students and clergy with introductory knowledge of current approaches and methods in biblical studies, familiarity with the... read more

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Determining the Form

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Release Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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This fifth title in the Elements of Preaching series offers preaching students and clergy an overview of some of the most common sermonic forms and provides... read more

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Delivering the Sermon: Voice, Body, and Animation in Proclamation

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Release Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Teresa L. Fry Brown introduces preachers to the effective use of voice and body in the animation of the word in the preaching moment. Suggestions and exercises... read more

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Shaping the Claim: Moving from Text to Sermon

by Marvin A. McMickle (Author)

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Release Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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Shaping the Claim helps the preacher discover the core of the message to be preached — the sermonic "claim." In order to be effective, says... read more

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Knowing the Context: Frames, Tools, and Signs for Preaching

by James R. Nieman (Author)

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Release Date: Friday, May 23, 2008

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While everyone might affirm that preaching needs to engage its listeners deeply, the initial move for novice preachers is to think this can be attained by... read more

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Thinking Theologically: The Preacher as Theologian

by Ronald J. Allen (Author)

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Release Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007

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Preachers are not simple representatives of a particular theological world. Each preacher manifests characteristics that arise from that person's particular... read more

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