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

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

Overview

Preachers are often caught in a double bind--they would like to be more witty and creative, but they aren't sure whether these capacities fit with the serious business of preaching the gospel. Pastor and preaching professor Blayne Banting addresses both the "why" and the "how" of the roles of humour and imagination in preaching. With Wit and Wonder is designed to take the preacher from a solid theological and theoretical grounding in both humour and imagination to how these two God-given gifts might be employed to enhance the preaching ministry of today's communicator.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630870102
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	10/10/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	154
File size:	2 MB

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).
Blayne A. Banting is an associate professor of preaching and Christian ministry at Briercrest College and Seminary in Caronport, Saskatchewan. Banting is married to Peggy and they have four adult children. He is the author of With Wit and Wonder: The Preacher's Use of Humour and Imagination (2013) and Take Up and Preach: A Primer for Interpreting Preaching Texts (2016).

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