Imaginative Preaching: Praying the Scriptures so God can Speak through You - Softcover

New, Geoff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783688998 ISBN 13: 9781783688999

Publisher: Langham Academic, 2015

Synopsis

From generation-to-generation there has been an anguished cry from preachers about preaching - there is no imagination! The Scriptures present the wondrous hope and vision of "Kingdom Come" and yet contemporary preaching can often be mute and blind by comparison. This book explores what is possible when the Scripture to be preached is prayed through the agency of two ancient prayer disciplines: lectio divina and Ignatian Gospel Contemplation. Through the experiences of eight vocational pastor-preachers this study tracks the difficulties, discoveries and delights as they commit to utilizing these prayer disciplines as part of their regular sermon preparation. The reader will be orientated to what a biblical imagination entails and how praying the Scriptures affects the preacher, sermon and listener. Careful explanation of how to pray using lectio divina and Ignatian Gospel Contemplation is included. This work is, in places, a raw examination of the forces that regularly conspire against the preacher as they endeavour to faithfully expound the Scriptures. The study is a rousing exclamation of the joy experienced when a preacher's imagination and their preparation is formed by the Spirit, bringing the Scriptures to bear on all who speak and hear it.

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About the Author

GEOFF NEW is a Presbyterian minister in New Zealand. He is the Dean of Studies at Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership, Dunedin, New Zealand. He was the minister of Papakura East Presbyterian Church from 1997 to 2015. Geoff is a trainer for Langham Preaching in South Asia (langham.org) and also heads up Kiwimade Preaching (kiwimadepreaching.com) which seeks to resource and encourage preachers in NZ. Geoff graduated with a Doctor of Ministry from the Australian College of Theology in 2011. He is married to Ruth and they have three grown children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Langham Academic
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783688998
• ISBN 13: 9781783688999
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178