David J. Schlafer

What Makes This Day Different? (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Schlafer looks at the preacher's task at the "high times" of the church and the secular year, those occasions on which expectations run high and emotions can be intense. He explores the temptations and pitfalls of preaching at weddings and funerals; baptisms and ordinations; civic holidays like Memorial Day and Thanksgiving; and the high holy days of Christmas and Easter. He also discusses preaching at times of tension and conflict in the church, the responsibilities of a guest preacher, and how to handle preaching missions and retreats. Included in each chapter are helpful summaries of what to include and avoid in sermon preparation, as well as excerpts of sermons illustrating the principles he outlines.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 171
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461660811
• Artikelnr.: 38322278

Autorenporträt

DAVID SCHLAFER is an Episcopal priest who has taught preaching at Nashotah House, Seabury-Western, the University of the South, Virginia Theological Seminary, and the College of Preachers. His books include Surviving the Sermon, Your Way with God's Word, and Playing with Fire.Schlafer conducts seminars and workshops on homiletics in the United States, Canada, and England.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Special Occasions as "Grace-Catchers" Chapter 2 What Brings Us
Together Today? Chapter 3 How Much of a Voice, and What Kind? Chapter 4
When Is It "High Time"? Part 5 Individuals as Preaching Prisms Chapter 6
Weddings and Funerals: Preaching Grace through Rites of Passage Chapter 7
Baptisms, Ordinations, and Celebrations of New Ministry: Preaching Grace
through Christian Vocation Chapter 8 Red Letter Days and Lesser Feasts:
Preaching Grace through the Lives of Saints Part 9 Days as Preaching Prisms
Chapter 10 Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, and the Triduum: Preaching Grace
through Liturgies for Holy Days Chapter 11 Christmas and Easter, Epiphany
and Pentecost: Preaching Grace through Festival Celebrations Chapter 12
Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, and Days of Recognition: Preaching Grace
through Civic Holidays Part 13 Circumstances as Preaching Prisms Chapter 14
Social Crises and Theological Conflicts: Preaching Grace through Troubled
Waters Chapter 15 Distinctive Congregations: Preaching Grace Through
Special Conditions Chapter 16 Retreats, Preaching Missions, and Liturgical
Seasons: Preaching Grace through the Faith Journey Part 17 What Makes an
Occasion Special?