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A Guide to Preaching and Leading Worship

A Guide to Preaching and Leading Worship

by William H. Willimon
A Guide to Preaching and Leading Worship

A Guide to Preaching and Leading Worship

by William H. Willimon

Overview

William Willimon, one of the world's most admired preachers, offers his practical and sage advice for some of the most basic tasks of ministry: preparing, delivering, and evaluating sermons; planning, leading, and evaluating worship services; offering public prayers; and celebrating baptism and the Lord's Supper. In addition, Willimon provides creative suggestions for involving laity in worship. Ideal for beginning ministers and veterans alike, A Guide to Preaching and Leading Worship will assuredly become a standard must-have for mainline Protestant clergy.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780664232573
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 05/01/2008
Pages: 120
Sales rank: 539,241
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

William H. Willimon is the Presiding Bishop of the Birmingham Area of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. Recognized as one of the most effective preachers in the English-speaking world, he is the author of several books, including United Methodist Beliefs: A Brief Introduction and The Early Preaching of Karl Barth, both published by WJK.

Table of Contents


Introduction     ix
Sunday Morning: Evaluating and Planning the Service     1
The Service: Effective Liturgical Leadership     15
Public Prayer: Speaking and Listening to God     27
The Table and the Font: Celebrating the Lord's Supper and Baptism     39
The Word in Worship: How to Construct a Biblical Sermon     51
Giving the Word: Sermon Delivery     63
Text and Context: Sermon Planning and Evaluation     77
Getting Everyone Into the Act: Lay Involvement in Planning and Evaluating Worship     87
Sermon Reaction Questionnaire     105
Index     107
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