Making a Difference in Preaching

by Robinson, Haddon W.

• ISBN13: 9780801091476
• ISBN10: 0801091470
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Baker Books

Summary

Making a Difference in Preaching offers a collection of Haddon Robinson\u2019s shorter writings on preaching, penned over a forty-year period. Now available in paperback, the book provides readers with a helpful understanding of Robinson\u2019s preaching theory, method, and practice.This collection, edited by Scott Gibson, illuminates the key differences between good preaching and poor preaching. Each chapter contains discussion/reflection questions and a list of books for further reading. The book is well-suited for pastors looking for refreshing insights into their preaching, as well as seminary students or lay speakers.

Author Biography

Haddon W. Robinson teaches at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. His book, Biblical Preaching, continues to be a best-seller and has been used extensively in Bible colleges and seminaries since 1980. Scott M. Gibson (D.Phil., Oxford) is the Haddon W. Robinson Professor of Preaching and Ministry and Director of the Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and one of the founders of the Evangelical Homiletics Society.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Foreword	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
The Preacher
The Theologian and the Evangelist	p. 19
What Authority Do We Have Anymore?	p. 29
A Profile of the American Clergyman	p. 40
Preaching with a Limp	p. 48
The Preacher and Preaching
What Is Expository Preaching?	p. 61
Homiletics and Hermeneutics	p. 69
Blending Bible Content and Life Application	p. 85
Busting Out of Sermon Block	p. 96
The Preacher and People
Competing with the Communication Kings	p. 109
Preaching to Everyone in Particular	p. 118
Listening to the Listeners	p. 129
Preaching Sense about Dollars	p. 136
Testimony of a Checkbook	p. 150
Afterword	p. 155
Notes	p. 157
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