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Stewards of The Story: The Task of Preaching
In this insightful study, James Earl Massey offers an expanded version of the Twelfth Annual William E. Conger, Jr. Lectures on Biblical Preaching that he delivered at Beeson Divinity School in February 2004. Through a unique collection of informative lectures and illustrative sermons, the highly esteemed teacher and preacher considers four dimensions of the preacher as steward of the gospel story. Pastors will warmly welcome this book as it provides them with both practical guidance and insight about their identity as preachers.
128 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2006
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February 22, 2019
Excellent collection of essays by not only one of the leading thinkers in African-American preaching but in homiletic thought in general. Massey's focus on the Bible as God's "Story" with humanity and how preachers are "stewards" of that story is both refreshing and challenging.
My only critique of this volume is that I wonder if it shortchanges the reader. If you are looking for real theory, this book will be disappointing. If you are looking for technique, this book will be disappointing. If you are looking for conversation about preaching, however, you will be pleased.
That being said, however, I wonder if more could have been offered. The book is much shorter than I thought because the second half of the book (chapters 6-11) are sermons, and it is not plainly clear how these sermons tie in with the previous discussion about preachers as stewards other than serving as examples of what "steward" preaching (a loose form of narrative preaching) looks like.
My only critique of this volume is that I wonder if it shortchanges the reader. If you are looking for real theory, this book will be disappointing. If you are looking for technique, this book will be disappointing. If you are looking for conversation about preaching, however, you will be pleased.
That being said, however, I wonder if more could have been offered. The book is much shorter than I thought because the second half of the book (chapters 6-11) are sermons, and it is not plainly clear how these sermons tie in with the previous discussion about preachers as stewards other than serving as examples of what "steward" preaching (a loose form of narrative preaching) looks like.
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