Preaching: The Preacher and Preaching in the Twentieth Century

by Samuel T. Logan Jr.

Renowned preachers and teachers, such as James Boice, Joel Nederhood, Sinclair Ferguson, and R. C. Sproul, contribute to this volume on the preacher, his message, and method of presentation.

Genres: Theology

463 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Troy Solava · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a compilation of essays on the topic of the preacher. Some chapters were very good ( JI Packer’s “why preach?” And Boice’s “the preacher and scholarship”). Others were very skip-able. But this is a good reference book.

This is written from a reformed view, which was very beneficial to me. This books sees accurate preaching as proclaiming the very word of God. I think I will reread a few chapters of this work when I need a refresher on certain topics (especially if I want to make sure I am structuring sermons properly- see Knecht’s essay. But this is not a book I’d read front to back again.

[JT Goodart · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a helpful book on preaching and what we are called to as preachers. I especially enjoyed the essays why preaching matters (from Packer), the call of the minister (from Nederhood), the life of the preacher (from Hulse, Boice, and Sproul), on application (from Bettler), powerful preaching (from Thomas) and pastoral preaching (from Vosteen).

[Jonathan Lloyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Took me a quite a while to finish this, but it was well worth it. Some chapters were more helpful than others, but overall, this book is profoundly useful for preachers. The chapters by J.I. Packer, Erroll Hulse, R.C. Sproul, Edmund Clowney, Jay Adams, and Geoffrey Thomas are worth the price of the book! Very encouraging read as I seek to grow in my preaching skills!

[Andrzej Stelmasiak · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some very decent (Sproul, Ferguson, Vosteen), some just OK (Clowney), some incredibly boring (Logan), some not helpful at all (Krabbendam). The rest was quite obvious, or mediocre, or uninspiring. Geoff Thomas' misinterpretation of covenant-baptist (paedobaptist) view was sad.

[Caleb Batchelor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strong doctrine and practical application. A few essays were duds but not many.

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic book closely detailing the finer points of preaching Biblically exegetical sermons. Both the sermon itself and the one preaching.

[Daniel Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful resource covering every single thing you could possibly discuss on the topic of preaching.