Product Description

A highly practical book on how to preach effectively This is a book for all preachers (of any denomination), be they ordained or readers, students preparing for a preaching ministry, or lay-people called on to preach from time to time. Anyone who preaches knows how much help is needed within preaching, because this form of communication is a demanding and difficult one. This workbook provides just the help people must have. In his introduction, David Day describes the ambivalence in churches about preaching. He goes on to help preachers construct and deliver sermons that draw the practice closer to the high theology we hold of the sermon as the 'word of God'. David Day believes that the best and most effective preaching is biblical, and several chapters focus on how to draw our message authentically from scripture. He also gives plenty of practical help on the craft of preaching. And in doing so, he is brave enough to expose some of his own sermons as examples of good or (occasionally) bad practice, as well as sermons from fifty or so preachers who are equally brave in offering their own efforts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #199844 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 152 pages

About the Author
Formerly Principal of St John's College and Cranmer Hall, Durham, David Day has been concerned throughout his career about high quality communication. He is the author of a number of books, including Pearl Beyond Price and Christ our Life, and is currently on the staff of St Nicholas' Church, Durham.

Customer Reviews

An excellent guide for the apprentice preacher
If you're starting out on the road of preaching, and want to get your message across whilst keeping the content interesting, the tips in this small book will prove invaluable. If you've been travelling that road for some time already, and find your congregation have a tendency to stare blankly when you're speaking, perhaps it would be useful for you too ! It's written in a very informal, relaxed and humorous style, designed to explode the myth that sermons are always boring,pompous and irrelevant, by making sure that yours aren't ! A must-have for every preacher's bookshelf.