I Refuse to Preach a Boring Sermon: Engaging the 21st Century Listener

Preaching is the centerpiece of worship, meant to inspire, empower and engage. Preachers, with the best intentions, have preached sermons that did not connect with the audience, left the listener uninspired, confused, or simply bored. I Refuse to Preach a Boring Sermon! Engaging the 21st Century Listener encourages preachers to be creative, to take risks and to adapt to tough realities. From imagery to technology, Wiseman offers new techniques that will enable any preacher to creatively energize their sermons.

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I Refuse to Preach a Boring Sermon: Engaging the 21st Century Listener

Preaching is the centerpiece of worship, meant to inspire, empower and engage. Preachers, with the best intentions, have preached sermons that did not connect with the audience, left the listener uninspired, confused, or simply bored. I Refuse to Preach a Boring Sermon! Engaging the 21st Century Listener encourages preachers to be creative, to take risks and to adapt to tough realities. From imagery to technology, Wiseman offers new techniques that will enable any preacher to creatively energize their sermons.

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I Refuse to Preach a Boring Sermon: Engaging the 21st Century Listener

I Refuse to Preach a Boring Sermon: Engaging the 21st Century Listener

by Karyn L Wiseman
I Refuse to Preach a Boring Sermon: Engaging the 21st Century Listener

I Refuse to Preach a Boring Sermon: Engaging the 21st Century Listener

by Karyn L Wiseman

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Preaching is the centerpiece of worship, meant to inspire, empower and engage. Preachers, with the best intentions, have preached sermons that did not connect with the audience, left the listener uninspired, confused, or simply bored. I Refuse to Preach a Boring Sermon! Engaging the 21st Century Listener encourages preachers to be creative, to take risks and to adapt to tough realities. From imagery to technology, Wiseman offers new techniques that will enable any preacher to creatively energize their sermons.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780829819564
Publisher: Pilgrim Press, The/United Church Press
Publication date: 10/03/2013
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction: Opening Thoughts about Refusing to Preach a Boeing Sermon 9

Chapter 1 I Love to Tell the Story: Narrativity and Storytelling 21

Chapter 2 Preaching and the Hokey Pokey: Enhancing Creativity in Preaching 44

Chapter 3 Do You See What I See? Play-Doh and Preaching 65

Chapter 4 To Tweet or not to Tweet: Social Media and Preaching 81

Chapter 5 Screens In Worship: "Over My Dead Body!" or "Let's Do ITI" 103

Final Thoughts What's Next for Preaching … And for You? 113

Notes 119

Bibliography 126

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