New Pastor, New Parish
New Pastor, New Parish

Author: James G. Cobb

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2005-03-21

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 1597521264

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When a newly called pastor enters a congregation, the first weeks and months are times of careful navigation and many hidden land mines. This veteran pastor shares his stories and insights with others who begin this ministerial journey. A delightful book, this volume is a must readÓ for seminarians and all pastors who enter a new call. The reader will find helpful hints and wonderful appendices to help a pastor through such a perilous time. Issues around entryÓ set the tone for one's tenure. This is a book for clergy gatherings, conferences, peer groups, and workshops with helpful questions for reflection after each chapter.

Patterns of Preaching
Patterns of Preaching

Author: Ronald J. Allen

Publisher: Chalice Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 0827229933

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This collection of sermons by noted homileticians illustrates thirty-four distinct styles of contemporary and traditional preaching.

Where the Pavement Ends
Where the Pavement Ends

Author: J. T. Knoll

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2009-10

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 144017511X

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This book is an uncommon thing - a direct and personal account that also possesses a communal intelligence rich in metaphor. Whether recounting his boyhood experiences as a paperboy, visiting a nursing home, reflecting on his work as a counselor, or visiting a Trappist monastery in the Missouri Ozarks, J.T. Knoll consistently brings honesty and poetic sensibility to his writing. In a voice as authentic as the people and places he describes, he transports readers to the core of the human spirit. It's a journey through the landscape of the heart - one that speaks to the richness of the human soul and the benefits of a more contemplative life.

The Four Pages of the Sermon
The Four Pages of the Sermon

Author: Paul Scott Wilson

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1426724713

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Doing justice to the complexity of the preaching task and the questions that underlie it, Wilson organizes both the preparation and the content of the sermon around its "four pages." Each "page" addresses a different theological and creative component of what happens in any sermon. Page One presents the trouble or conflict that takes place in or that underscores the biblical text itself. Page Two looks at similar conflict--sin or brokenness--in our own time. Page Three returns to the Bible to identify where God is at work in or behind the text--in other words, to discover the good news. Page Four points to God at work in our world, particularly in relation to the situations described in Page Two.

Matthew
Matthew

Author: Douglas Sean O'Donnell

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2013-11-30

Total Pages: 1090

ISBN-13: 1433539667

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Jesus is King. Standing as a central theme of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus's kingly authority has profound implications for how we live in the world and interact with those around us. In this reader-friendly commentary, seasoned pastor Doug O'Donnell leads us through the first book of the New Testament, highlighting key themes and offering helpful illustrations for preaching. Drawing on years of pastoral experience, O'Donnell shows how Matthew's various emphases—including Jesus's messianic titles, fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, teaching on the kingdom of heaven, and present and future role as judge—all relate to Christ's kingship. Designed to help pastors faithfully preach God's Word, this commentary ultimately highlights Matthew's call to all people to worship and obey Jesus, our humble King and gracious Savior. Part of the Preaching the Word series.