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Getting to God: Preaching Good News in a Troubled World
During times of deep trouble, God generates new and creative ways to break through the fear and pain to get to us even as we seek to get to God. Recent crises are unparalleled and world-changing. Life is a terminal condition. What we say on Sunday morning matters. Nothing is more important than communicating the power and presence of the living God, who for us and our broken dying world is strength, hope, healing, and salvation. And yet, the age-old challenge of how to name God in our world looms large.
Amidst the immense challenges of preaching today, three preachers and teachers of preaching show a way forward by walking readers through a sermon-creation process for specific challenging circumstances that gets to God.
This book demonstrates how preachers can proclaim God's grace in our world today by building on the theological grammar and preaching method proposed by Paul Scott Wilson. Sancken, Powery, and Rottman lead by example, showing preachers how to contextualize a theologically rich approach to preaching, expand the horizon of ministry, and equip preachers with a vital practice, that of learning to look for and name God's active presence in our world.
Amidst the immense challenges of preaching today, three preachers and teachers of preaching show a way forward by walking readers through a sermon-creation process for specific challenging circumstances that gets to God.
This book demonstrates how preachers can proclaim God's grace in our world today by building on the theological grammar and preaching method proposed by Paul Scott Wilson. Sancken, Powery, and Rottman lead by example, showing preachers how to contextualize a theologically rich approach to preaching, expand the horizon of ministry, and equip preachers with a vital practice, that of learning to look for and name God's active presence in our world.
148 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2023
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October 16, 2024
*had to read for grad school
These three authors offer unique insights into their own social locations (secularism in Ohio, structural racism on a university campus, and preaching in prison settings). Though their focus is clearly on strictly Christian preaching, it also served as a reminder to me of the ability to find hope and beauty in shared community (whether or not this appears as organized Christianity). Easy read with engaging writers.
These three authors offer unique insights into their own social locations (secularism in Ohio, structural racism on a university campus, and preaching in prison settings). Though their focus is clearly on strictly Christian preaching, it also served as a reminder to me of the ability to find hope and beauty in shared community (whether or not this appears as organized Christianity). Easy read with engaging writers.
May 25, 2025
Talks about after the pandemic how the church leaders struggle to preach the Good news to people.:preached in Duke university's divinity program. They talked about preaching in a troubled divinity school. Rather talking about racism preach about the Good news in the Gospel. Leading people to Jesus. was their main goal. Gave examples of university good news while believing in Jesus. it was a good read sometimes fast sometimes slow. But overall it was worth reading.
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