WorkingPreacher Recommendations

Preaching Words: 144 Key Terms in Homiletics

WorkingPreacher.org recommends "Preaching Words: 144 Key Terms in Homiletics" by John McClure, available at 25% off. This book is a compendium of homiletical wisdom and learning.

It is part refresher course in the history of preaching, part overview of contemporary homiletical thought, and part preacher's workshop.  Its entries are well-chosen, comprehensive, and up-to-date.  Its footnotes are a treasure trove, pointing the reader to major homiletical works in every imaginable area of inquiry.

What's the Shape of Narrative Preaching?

WorkingPreacher.org recommends "What's the Shape of Narrative Preaching?" by Mike Graves, David J. Schlafer (editors), available at 25% off. Bringing together some of the finest voices in contemporary homiletics to examine the different forms as well as the status of narrative preaching, "What's the Shape of Narrative Preaching?" will give readers much to ponder on this impact topic.

Teachers of preaching have long recognized that the Bible is told in story form. Yet the responses to the topic of narrative preaching have varied over the years, from singing its praises to outright rejection. The homiletical landscape is always changing, but what many thought might be a fad is still being discussed in the seminaries and practiced in many a pulpit.

Intended for both seminarians and well-practiced preachers, "What's the Shape of Narrative Preaching?" includes essays from more than a dozen well-respected homileticians, taking readers through the past, present, and possible future impact of narrative preaching.

Contributors include: Ronald J. Allen, David Buttrick, Fred B. Craddock, Richard L. Eslinger, Mike Graves, Thomas G. Long, Barbara K. Lundblad, William B. McClain, Robin R. Meyers, Charles Rice, Beverly Zink-Sawyer, David J. Schlafer, Frank A. Thomas, and Thomas H. Troeger.