With Wit and Wonder: The Preacher's Use of Humour and Imagination

by Blayne A. Banting, Phil Callaway (Foreword by)

Overview

About the Contributor(s): Blayne A. Banting (DMin, PhD) is Lead Pastor of Caronport Community Church in Caronport, Saskatchewan. He is author of Take Up and Preach: A Primer for Interpreting Preaching Texts (2010).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620327968
Publisher:	Resource Publications (OR)
Publication date:	10/10/2013
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Blayne A. Banting (DMin, PhD) is Lead Pastor of Caronport Community Church in Caronport, Saskatchewan. He is author of Take Up and Preach: A Primer for Interpreting Preaching Texts (2010).

Table of Contents

Foreword Phil Callaway ix

Introduction: Why Wit and Wonder? 1

1 A "Theolory" of Wit 18

2 A "Theolory" of Wonder 46

3 The Use of Wit in Sermon Development 67

4 The Use of Wonder in Sermon Development 94

5 Wit and Wonder in Sermon Delivery 119

Appendix A Forms of Humour 131

Appendix B Definitions of Wonder 134

Appendix C Comparison of Left-Mode and Right-Mode Characteristics of the Brain 137

Bibliography 139

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"With Wit and Wonder is a thoughtful and thorough examination of a commonly utilized but rarely considered aspect of our preaching. Blaine Banting believes that humor is not just something we use to help people pay attention to the more serious aspects of our message, but that it can be capable of carrying the weight of the sermon—and that is no joke!"
—Kenton C. Anderson, President, Northwest Baptist Seminary

Editorial Reviews

"With Wit and Wonder is a thoughtful and thorough examination of a commonly utilized but rarely considered aspect of our preaching. Blaine Banting believes that humor is not just something we use to help people pay attention to the more serious aspects of our message, but that it can be capable of carrying the weight of the sermon—and that is no joke!"
—Kenton C. Anderson, President, Northwest Baptist Seminary

From the Publisher