What's Right With The Church [Apr 01, 1985] William H. Willimon

What's Right With The Church

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William H. Willimon

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

HarperCollins, Publishers

There is no more trusted mentor of preachers in North American Christianity today than William H. Willimon. The author of over sixty books, a frequent preacher and teacher in pastors' schools and events, Willimon has earned a following as one of the people to whom preachers turn more often than any other. Turner and Malambri make Willimon's role as a mentor to preachers more available than ever. Both former students of Willimon's, they provide detailed and practical tools for learning from this "peculiar prophet." They offer samples of Willimon's sermons, and commentary on them by other leading preachers and homiliticians such as Tom Long and Peter Gomes. The point of this examination of Willimon's work is not simply to praise it, but to assess both its strengths and its weaknesses, and to help readers learn in the process how Willimon can be a model of what to do and--at times--what not to do in the pulpit. Written with the needs of practicing preachers in mind, this book will make a significant contribution, not only to understanding a great preacher, but also to preaching itself.

A Peculiar Prophet: William H. Willimon And The Craft Of Preaching

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

ABINGDON PRESS *

Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon return with spirited offensive strategies for feisty resident aliens. A resident alien knows who the enemy is, and here is a guide to the Christian initiation, practice, and discipline that is required for a people at war with the world. Some Christian liberals think that resident aliens are sectarian, and that they wish to withdraw from engagement with the world. God forbid! The book is thus full of stories of resident aliens who have been baptized, trained, and conditioned -- like Marines in boot camp -- to be new citizens and find a new home in the distinctly Christian community. Some Christian conservatives want a "to do" list that lays out the program for becoming a congregation or small group of resident aliens. Or perhaps they want a list of beliefs that might be defended. You won't find that here, for these desires are what ails the disestablished church. A list of options and choices, or an elective program for "wannabe" resident aliens, is an accommodation to the false god of freedom. Resident aliens are imitated and understood by telling their stories, by enfleshing their practices in the narrative that becomes part of the unfolding Christian story.

Where Resident Aliens Live: Exercises for Christian Practice

Stanley Hauerwas

This is the Leaders Guide to the study book by theologians,William H. Willimon and Stanley Hauerwas, which studies the Lord's Prayer providing a fuller understanding of the Prayer's relationship with Christain life. (separate study book #006147)

Lord, Teach Us: The Lord's Prayer & the Christian Life

Demonstrates how worship and pastoral care can be blended to sustain and enrich each other. Using insights gained from pastoral care and pastoral psychology, William H. Willimon explores what happens to people when they become involved in Christian worship. True pastoral care, he shows, cannot take place apart from an active worshiping community of faith. Worship as Pastoral Care sensitizes pastors to the many ways Christian worship and pastoral care methods can be blended to enrich and support one another. It encourages pastors to broaden their understanding of corporate worship and to become aware of the importance of their role as priests. To illustrate his concepts, Dr. Willimon examines four familiar acts of worship: the funeral, the wedding, baptism, and the Lord's Supper. The psychological dimensions are discussed and suggestions are given on ways pastors can nurture and sustain their congregations through these services.

Worship as pastoral care

In this trenchant analysis of American society, the authors take an unabashed stance against the belief that 'bigger is better' and warn that size and technological complexity are not risk free.

Downsizing the U. S. A. (United States)

History

Thomas H. Naylor

World

Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source

What does the Gospel of Jesus Christ have to offer to the person who does not feel an overwhelming sense of need? The author considers this question in light of the usual attempts on the part of evangelists and preachers to convince their hearers of their desperate situation without the Gospel. He argues that Jesus Christ appeals to every person where that person is.
 If the Gospel is also for the person who has no overwhelming sense of need, what is the Good News to that person? The author suggests that such a person can rejoice in God, who is the giver of all good things, and be challenged to use these gifts in the name of Jesus Christ.
 This book will provide much food for thought for persons seeking a fuller understanding of the Christian faith and better ways to proclaim that faith to people who have everythingeverything but the Good News.

The Gospel for the Person Who Has Everything

Judson Pr

How can you change a stagnant, inward-focused church of pew-sitters into a growing, outreach-oriented fellowship of believers? In The Pastor’s Guide to Growing a Christlike Church, you’ll discover the keys to creating a vibrant, biblical, spiritually healthy church. William Willimon, H.B. London, George Hunter III, and other well-known church leaders teach you how to:Develop servant leaders among the laity Get laity involved in serving the community Nurture healthy spirituality in the churchDevelop authentic Christian community and fellowshipPlan worship services that bind church members togetherCast a vision for the future of the churchAnd much more!

The Pastor's Guide to Growing a Christlike Church

Stan Toler

Darius Salter

Ron Blake

George G. Hunter III

Dr. James Earl Massey

H.B. London Jr.

Kennon L. Callahan

John C.Maxwell

Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City

Liturgy and learning through the life cycle

"...many pastors and religious educators know the "facts" of liturgical renewal and are in general agreement as to necessary reforms. But they have difficulty in achieving in practice what they agree to in principle...What is needed in a kind of guidebook through the church's worship for laity and clergy which not only describes where we ought to be going but how to get there. This book attempts to be that guide..." These words are from the introduction to this book and they are words that live up to their promise. (from back cover)

Liturgy and Learning Through the Life Cycle

John H. Westerhoff III

Seabury Press

In this addition to the new Working Preacher Books series, prolific author William H. Willimon makes the compelling case that two key pastoral tasks--preaching and leadership--complement, correct, strengthen, and inform one another. Preaching is the distinctive function of pastoral leaders. Leadership of the church, particularly during a challenging time of transition in mainline Protestantism, has become a pressing concern for pastors.
This book shows how the practices, skills, and intentions of Christian preaching can be helpful to the leadership of a congregation. It will also show how leadership is an appropriate expectation for sermons. In preaching, pastoral leaders can help a congregation face its problems and coordinate its God-given resources to address those problems. Sermons can be an opportunity to articulate, motivate, and orchestrate God's people in doing God's work in the church and in the world.
Leading with the Sermon includes chapters on why pastors must be leaders, why preaching is such an essential task in telling the truth about the gospel, how preaching makes better leaders, and how better leaders make better preachers.

Leading with the Sermon: Preaching as Leadership (Working Preacher, 2)

Fortress Press

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