Preaching to a Post-Everything World

by Eswine, Zack

• ISBN13: 9780801091940
• ISBN10: 0801091942
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group

Summary

Zack Eswine starts this unique pastoral resource with a captivating question: Could I now reach who I once was? Challenging the idea that today's preachers must do away with biblical or expository preaching if they are to reach non-Christian people, Eswine offers a way of preaching that embraces biblical exposition in missional terms. Recognizing all of the different cultural situations in which the gospel must be preached, he gives preachers practical advice on preaching in a global context while remaining faithful to the Bible.Pastors, seminarians, and church and ministry leaders who speak in various contexts will welcome this fresh, thoughtful examination of bringing the Word to today's multi-everything, post-everything world.

Author Biography

Zack Eswine (PhD, Regent University) is assistant professor of homiletics and associate dean of ministry formation at Covenant Theological Seminary. He is the author of Kindled Fire: How the Methods of C. H. Spurgeon Can Help Your Preaching and lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Grace as Worldview	p. 7
Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction: Reaching a Post-Everything World	p. 10
Prepare the Sermon for a Post-Everything World
Preach What Is Real	p. 23
Preach What Is Redemptive	p. 41
Preach the Stories	p. 60
Remember Where You've Been	p. 78
Explore Biblical Models for a Post-Everything World
Follow God's Lead	p. 97
Find a Prophetic Edge	p. 117
Try on a Priestly Paradigm	p. 131
Speak like a Sage	p. 144
Step Outside	p. 163
Engage the Cultures of a Post-Everything World
Account for the Accents	p. 181
Handle the War Passages in an Age of Terror	p. 193
Learn to Speak about Hell	p. 205
Detect Idol Talk	p. 218
Discern Devilish Spin	p. 231
Cry Out for the Holy Spirit	p. 245
Clean the Dish and Light the Candle	p. 260
Sermon Preparation: Use the Four Stories in Six Steps	p. 267
Cultural Discernment: Use the Four Stories to Think about Movies, News, Art, and Literature	p. 269
Notes	p. 271
Scripture Index	p. 280
General Index	p. 286
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