Preaching and Pastoral Ministry

Preaching

The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative
By Steven D. Mathewson / Baker

Preachers around the world find it far more difficult to preaching from the Old Testament than from the New Testament. In response to this, Mathewson offers this volume that helps simplify and streamline the process of understanding and preaching the passages of the Old Testament. Emphasis is given to expository preaching, based much on Biblical Preaching by Haddon Robinson. Students are walked through a ten-step process beginning with selecting the text and with sermon delivery.

Biblical Preaching, Second Edition
By Haddon Robinson / Baker

Learn to preach from an expert! In this revised best-selling classic, Robinson takes you step by step through the process of preparing and delivering an expository sermon, including how to derive its structure from the biblical text. This new edition features updated illustrations, and expanded discussions of narrative and inductive preaching.

A Complete Guide to Sermon Delivery
By Al Fasol / B&H Publishing

You spent hours preparing your sermon, but is your congregation getting the message? From exercises to achieve full vocal production to effective body language to suggestions for improving radio and television communication, this invaluable guide gives you the tools you need to develop and maintain powerful sermon delivery skills. Ideal for seminarians and seasoned speakers.

Pastoral Ministry

Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership
By Aubrey Malphurs / Baker

What does it take to be an effective leader? What does a Christian leader look like? How can Christians in leadership positions improve their leadership skills? Aubrey Malphurs takes on these questions in his work, Being Leaders. Malphurs is a professor of pastoral ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary, president of the Malphurs Group, and author of numerous books, including Developing a Vision for Ministry in the 21st Century and Leading Leaders. In Being Leaders, Malphurs presents and thoroughly explains his definition of an effective Christian leader.

Leaders That Last
By Gary D. Kinnaman & Alfred H. Ells / Baker

Ministers leave the ministry by the thousands every year. Can this trend be reversed? What are the underlying problems leading to this epidemic? Is there anything the ministers can do to assist persevering in ministry? Gary Kinnaman and Alfred Ells address these questions in their work Leaders That Last. They analyze one of the underlying difficulties in ministry and offer a practical solution. Based on years of experience and training, Kinnaman and Ells supply a valuable resource every minister should include in their library and take to heart in how they work for God’s kingdom.