by Doug Gay (Author)
Based on a decade's experience of preparing ministry students to become preachers and his own experience as one of today's most gifted preachers, Doug Gay offers an imaginative, practical and inspiring guide for all who are privileged with the task of preaching.
40 short, pithy and often humorous reflections consider different aspects of the nature and practice of preaching and aim to fire the imagination, build confidence and develop creativity. It draws on a wide range of range of writers and theologians on preaching and the creative arts and incorporates voices as diverse as Stanley Hauerwas, Sam Wells and Miles Davis.
Arranged in four parts, What is Preaching?, Learning to Read, Learning to Speak, Living and Preaching it includes topics such as:
- Finding your voice
- Naming the presence of God
- Knowing your people
- Preaching as nourishment
- Wrestling your own blessing from the text
- Choosing the best words
Author Biography
DOUG GAY is a Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow and has taught preaching to ministry students for the past ten years. He is a Church of Scotland minister, has worked as a columnist for the Times, and is author of Remixing the Church (SCM) and co-author with Jonny Baker of Alternative Worship (SPCK).