Preaching and Intimacy: Preparing the Message and the Messenger

Intimacy has multiple meanings for preaching. It affirms the crucial role a messenger has in the message. It is the quality that helps to establish a relationship between the hearer and the speaker. It is a "holistic" approach to preaching. Designed to help both the student and the practicing minister communicate more effectively, Preaching and Intimacy begins with the preacher as a person before moving through the components that are essential to preaching. Preaching and Intimacy gives attention to a minister's relationship with God, his/her feelings about himself/herself, how to imaginatively engage a biblical text, how to think of the listeners, and how to use these tools to address and deliver a sermon. Emphasis is put on the preacher's investment in the sermon so that when it is spoken, it is authentic and real.

• | Author: Charles B. Bugg
• | Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Incorporated
• | Publication Date: Jul 08, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 172 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1573122637
• | ISBN-13: 9781573122634