Making Good Preaching Better by Alvin C Rueter
This work explores the ethics of preaching. Using sound theology and practical insights, it shows that by putting themselves in the place of the people in the pews, preachers can improve their sermons and make good preaching better, more consistently.
When pastors finish this book I believe that they will be convinced that form in the preaching task is important and is in fact, Biblically-basedAs a result of reading this book the parish pastor will not settle for more correct content but now there will be attempts to make the content of a sermon match the form. This will be evidenced by the preacher attempting to become people-centered, working to use the audience’s self-interest in order to keep attention, making the homily an oral event, and using correct structures when preaching on hard topics. With these steps in place, what fine preachers will be heard throughout the land!Liturgy, Hymnody, & Pulpit
This well written, entertaining, thoughtful and very informative book explains why for several years now our candidates preparing for ordained diaconal ministry have found Al Rueter to be a gentle, inspired and challenging master teacher of the art of preaching and an enthusiastic proclaimer of God's Good News.Peter A. D'Heilly, Ph.D.
Over 400 years ago Erasmus of Rotterdam asked why it's so difficult for preachers to learn how to preach. Modern parishioners are still asking this question! Fortunately, so is Alvin Reuter. A seasoned preacher and teacher of homiletics, Reuter has written - in the very style he urges proclaimers to use when speaking - an honest, effective, and theologically responsible handbook for those who are serious about learning how to preach well. Dr. Reuter has done his homework. He knows why congregations tune in, and when and why they don't. The chapter "Remembering your homily" is worth the price of the book.Michael Sherer, Editor
This is the best book on preaching I have read. The author carefully lays out a process for thorough preparation, and then outlines what is involved in executing effectively in the pulpit. Making a persuasive case for 'preaching without notes,' he illustrates how this can be done with confidence. Rueter includes some worthwhile small-step exercises for improving various phases of the sermon. The appendices contain a rich ore of sermons illustrating the points he makes. This is a book for both searching and seasoned pastors.L. David Brown, former ELCA Bishop in Iowa, Calvary Lutheran Church of Golden Valley, Minnesota
The great value of this book is its detailed descriptions and illustrations of basic principles of homiletics. . . . Another outstanding feature . . . is the way it grounds rhetorical as well as theological claims in a scriptural context.James R. Motl, O.P., The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
For some years I have been looking for a comprehensive and practical book to use with my students in homiletics. Alvin Rueter's book is the answer to my prayer. . . . I have not seen a better book on the subject.Alfred McBride, O.Praem., Professor of Homiletics, Pope John XXIII Seminary, Weston, MA
This well written, entertaining, thoughtful and very informative book explains why for several years now our candidates preparing for ordained diaconal ministry have found Al Rueter to be a gentle, inspired and challenging master teacher of the art of preaching and an enthusiastic proclaimer of God's Good News.Peter A. D'Heilly, Ph.D.
Over 400 years ago Erasmus of Rotterdam asked why it's so difficult for preachers to learn how to preach. Modern parishioners are still asking this question! Fortunately, so is Alvin Reuter. A seasoned preacher and teacher of homiletics, Reuter has written - in the very style he urges proclaimers to use when speaking - an honest, effective, and theologically responsible handbook for those who are serious about learning how to preach well. Dr. Reuter has done his homework. He knows why congregations tune in, and when and why they don't. The chapter "Remembering your homily" is worth the price of the book.Michael Sherer, Editor
This is the best book on preaching I have read. The author carefully lays out a process for thorough preparation, and then outlines what is involved in executing effectively in the pulpit. Making a persuasive case for 'preaching without notes,' he illustrates how this can be done with confidence. Rueter includes some worthwhile small-step exercises for improving various phases of the sermon. The appendices contain a rich ore of sermons illustrating the points he makes. This is a book for both searching and seasoned pastors.L. David Brown, former ELCA Bishop in Iowa, Calvary Lutheran Church of Golden Valley, Minnesota
The great value of this book is its detailed descriptions and illustrations of basic principles of homiletics. . . . Another outstanding feature . . . is the way it grounds rhetorical as well as theological claims in a scriptural context.James R. Motl, O.P., The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
For some years I have been looking for a comprehensive and practical book to use with my students in homiletics. Alvin Rueter's book is the answer to my prayer. . . . I have not seen a better book on the subject.Alfred McBride, O.Praem., Professor of Homiletics, Pope John XXIII Seminary, Weston, MA
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814622155 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814622151 |
| Title | Making Good Preaching Better |
| Author | Alvin C Rueter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liturgical Press |
| Year published | 1997-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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