Book Reviews

Preaching The Women Of The Bible (Chalice) by Lisa Wilson Davison is an attempt, in the author's words, "to give voice to some of the female characters in the Bible, specifically through the spoken word of the sermon." While the preacher will find useful insights and ideas f

One of the challenges preachers face, even in speaking to their own faithful, is that Christians have become increasingly captive to popular culture. In A Mind For God (InterVarsity), James Emery White ch... Continue Reading...

360-Degree Leadership (Baker) by Michael Quicke Coming on the heels of his excellent book 360-Degree Preaching, Michael Quicke has extended his thoughts to deal with the issue of leadership, which he sees as closely related to preaching in pastoral life. In 360-Degree Leadership (Baker), Quicke

Finally, the task of evangelistic preaching is always an urgent need in the church. The new book Preaching Evangelistically (Broadman Holman) blends the work of four outstanding preachers, Steve Gaines (Pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis), Ralph Douglas West (Pastor of Brookhollow

Kirk Byron Jones, who wrote the interesting The Jazz of Preaching, is the editor of (and significant contributor to) The Abingdon African-American Preaching Library, Volume 1 (Abingdon Press). While the newly-released Library offers a variety of preaching aids, it is not a mirror of the many an

The Fully Alive Preacher (Westminster John Knox) by Mike Graves seeks to offer renewal and new energy to preachers suffering from "homiletical burnout." While the book contains material on sermon preparation, it is also peppered with brief reflections and other resources aimed at

Communicating For A ChangeMultnomah, Hardcover, 199 pages, $19.99. ISBN 1-59052-514-0By: Andy Stanley and Lane Jones The challenge of communicating biblical truth in the 21st century requires diligent preparation and creative thinking. But does it also require a new structure? Andy Stanley and

In his new book American Gospel (Random House), Jon Meacham (managing editor of Newsweek) offers an interesting look at more than two centuries of religious influence on the making and shaping of the American nation. Those who want to baptize all the founding fathers as evangelical Christians

This is the rare preaching book - written by a Catholic for a cross-denominational readership. Schmitmeyer is a parish priest in Cincinnati who also serves as an adjunct professor of preaching at Mount St. Mary's Seminary.

Preaching For The Contemporary Service. Abingdon Press, 2006. Paper, 134 pages.Author: Joseph M. Webb With all the emphasis on celebrative music and multi-sensory presentations in many contemporary worship services, some ask the question: should preaching still be a central part of such serv