Preaching and Intimacy: Preparing the Message and the Messenger (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781573122634)

Intimacy has multiple meanings for preaching. It affirms the crucial role a messenger has in the message. It is the quality that helps to establish a relationship between the hearer and the speaker. It is a "holistic" approach to preaching. Designed to help both the student and the practicing minister communicate more effectively, Preaching and Intimacy begins with the preacher as a person before moving through the components that are essential to preaching. Preaching and Intimacy gives attention to a minister's relationship with God, his/her feelings about himself/herself, how to imaginatively engage a biblical text, how to think of the listeners, and how to use these tools to address and deliver a sermon. Emphasis is put on the preacher's investment in the sermon so that when it is spoken, it is authentic and real.

Author: Charles B. Bugg
ISBN-10: 1573122637
ISBN-13: 9781573122634
Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Incorporated
Language: English
Published: 07/08/2015
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.07w x 0.47d