Preaching Points: 55 Tips for Improving Your Pulpit Ministry

by Scott M. Gibson (Editor)

This volume is a collection of some of the best of the hundreds of Preaching Points that the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has produced. Preaching Points is a weekly podcast on iTunes U that features conversations on preaching by Haddon Robinson, Jeffrey Arthurs, Matthew Kim, and Patricia Batten―all members of the preaching faculty of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton campus. This book offers diverse topics based upon on how they relate to preaching―the preacher's spiritual life, the way to preach, the way to live life as preachers, their role as a preacher, considerations for listeners, and so forth.

128 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2016

Reviews

[Hoan Le · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good content in bite sized and readable chapters. I can’t give it better because of the Egalitarian bent though the writers are reputable and well esteemed.

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book of wonderful tips to remember as I preach. There are things I don't think of all the time. It's nice to be reminded of these lessons I have learned but not always applied. This is an encouraging book. But it's also helpful to pull it out every once in a while and remind myself of these wonderful tips.

[John Dobbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent Source of Wisdom for Preachers

A collection of thoughts from various preachers about a wide array of ministry. I found this book very enriching. The one thing I didn’t like about it was that the author of each chapter was only identified by initials. I could have looked them up but reading an ebook made that inconvenient. But overall, a great resource.

[John Richards · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good little book on preaching ministry with some good quotes and takeaways. I read it devotionally over several days and got some good nuggets. I would have loved more diversity among the authors, but the ones who are featured are very solid. So you can't complain too much. A good, quick read to encourage anyone in their preaching ministry.

[Rachel Nightingale]

Great little pocketbook, just to keep around! Very good points to consider when in the Pulpit.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet but I thought it had some great reminders and insights for preachers.

[Aaron Hand · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent enough book, but not that much new or revolutionary about preaching. Okay at best. Short chapters. Not bad…

[David M · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found that many of the authors' suggestions were helpful and clearly explained given the purpose of brevity the book aims for. I went to school for exposition and homiletics and many of the tips in this book were hammered into us. I am of the opinion that this book would serve the classroom well, in addition to a general readership, by providing topics (55 to be exact) for discussion in a teacher/mentor and student setting. It may also help as a diagnostic tool to find one's weak areas when it comes to sermon preparation and the preaching of a sermon.