The Sermon Sucking Black Hole - David R Mains

The Sermon Sucking Black Hole

Why You Can't Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
200 Seiten
2015
Morgan James Faith (Verlag)
978-1-63047-419-5 (ISBN)
16,20 inkl. MwSt
Very little communication takes place between most pastors/priests and their congregants regarding the weekly sermon/homily. This lack of constructive dialogue has resulted in Sunday messages that are not only out-of-touch with where parishioners are living, but for the most part what’s said isn’t remembered much beyond the church parking lot.


Dr. Mains contends that people in the pew can best judge when a sermon is helpful to them and when it isn’t. So why not include them in the process of both preparing and evaluating sermons? Not preaching the sermons. . . . .but again, preparing and evaluating them. He makes these changes sound so simple and practical that you can’t help but wonder, “Why weren’t these ideas implemented years ago?”




Most people in the pew don’t realize how integral they are to finding a solution to this problem. But the pulpit/pew combination can be an incredibly powerful team, so let’s begin to work together to help solve this mystery of what’s happening to sermons.




This is not a negative book or one that only points out problems. Instead, it’s a positive, practical and encouraging read that should fill you with hope for not only your local congregation, but churches everywhere.

Dr. David R. Mains left pastoring to spend over two decades in media ministry. "You Need to Know", which he hosted and produced, won the 1995 National Religious Broadcasters’ “Television Program of the Year” award. His 15-minute Chapel of the Air was heard Monday through Saturday on over 500 radio stations across North America. He and his wife, Karen, have written over three dozen books, including national-award-winners such as "The Kingdom Tales Trilogy."

Chapter 1: The Sermon-Sucking Black Hole


Chapter 2: The Best Sermon Judges




Chapter 3: Two of the Four Simple Sermon-Evaluation Questions




Chapter 4: Do You Know How to Do That?




Chapter 5: How Long Is It Going to Take?




Chapter 6: Becoming Your Pastor’s Supportive Friend




Chapter 7: The “Sunday Search” Game




Chapter 8: Soliciting Listener Input




Chapter 9: Living a Lie Isn’t the Answer




Chapter 10: The Sermon as Part of a Whole




Chapter 11: Rat-a-tat-tat: The Power of Repetition




Chapter 12: Practice Planning: Mother’s Day




Chapter 13: Mother’s Day Sermon: A Working Draft




Chapter 14: The Ultimate Compliment




Chapter 15: The Joy of Fishing




Chapter 16: Leaving the Sidelines




Chapter 17: We’re Not Perfect, But We’re Making Progress




Chapter 18: Partners in Sermon- and Service-Planning




Chapter 19: Laughter, Creativity and Productivity




Chapter 20: Star Nurseries

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.5.2015
Reihe/Serie Morgan James Faith
Zusatzinfo black & white illustrations
Sprache englisch
Maße 139 x 215 mm
Gewicht 240 g
Themenwelt Religion / Theologie Christentum Kirchengeschichte
Religion / Theologie Christentum Liturgik / Homiletik
Religion / Theologie Christentum Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
Religion / Theologie Christentum Pastoraltheologie
ISBN-10 1-63047-419-3 / 1630474193
ISBN-13 978-1-63047-419-5 / 9781630474195
Zustand Neuware
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