Preaching is Worship: The Sermon in Context (ebook Edition)

Preaching is arguably the most important work of the Christian pastor. Multiple contexts surround the sermon and impact the sermon, even when the preacher is unaware of them. Homileticians may identify as many as seven preaching contexts: theological, literary, historical, personal, cultural, pastoral, and liturgical. The last of these is the primary focus of this book. This book provides essays that will help professors prepare students for preaching in the context of the Church Year, Divine Service, and parish concerns, in addition to helping pastors renew their efforts toward sound liturgical preaching.

 

What Others Are Saying 
The preachers and scholars in Preaching Is Worship remind us well that the sermon is part of the whole “work of the people.”
Rev. Dr. O. Wesley Allen Jr.,

Lexington Theological Seminary
 
Readers from various traditions will benefit from engaging the richly textured theological thought of the Lutheran scholars.
Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson
Emmanuel College, University of Toronto
 
A stimulating book of essays and commentary on the proclamation of the Word as an act of worship of the living God.
Will Willimon
Bishop, the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church
  
These essays will open the eyes of the preacher to new pearls for preaching.
Rev. Dr. Gilbert J. Duchow
Frequent contributor to Concordia Pulpit Resources
  
Preaching occurs in an assembly gathered for the proclamation of the Word and the celebration of the Sacraments. In many and various ways, the contributors to this volume explore the ramifications of this setting for the sermon.
Rev. Dr. Frank C. Senn
Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Evanston, Illinois
  
Contributors: William M. Cwirla, Ronald R. Feuerhahn, Carl C. Fickenscher II, Charles A. Gieschen, Paul J. Grime, Dale A. Meyer, Dean W. Nadasdy, John A. Nunes, David J. Peter, Robert C. Preece, David R. Schmitt, James A. Wetzstein, Kenneth W. Wieting