Yale University Library Research Guides: Resources for Preaching: Rhetorical Strategies

Sermon Narratives

Craddock on the Craft of Preaching by Fred B. Craddock Gathers the best of lectures/workshops by Fred Craddock and offers them to preachers and students of preaching for critical reflection and increased effectiveness.
Effective First-Person Biblical Preaching by J. Kent Edwards Helps students and pastors understand how first-person sermons can be preached with biblical integrity.
Getting into Character: The Art of First-Person Narrative Preaching by Stephen Chapin Garner Shows how to utilize first-person narrative, which combines biblical truth with a refreshingly engaging style.
The Story of Narrative Preaching: Experience and Exposition by Mike Graves The story of seven students who are enrolled in Professor Freeman's preaching course. Reflects on the expositional nature of preaching and to experience the stories of some modern storytellers to see what they might teach us about narratives of depth.
What's the Shape of Narrative Preaching? by Michael Graves Examines the different forms as well as the status of narrative preaching.

Delivering the Sermon: Voice, Body, and Animation in Proclamation by Teresa L. Fry Brown Introduces preachers to the effective use of voice and body in the animation of the word in the preaching moment. Suggestions and exercises for enhancing voice, diction, and nonverbal engagement of the listener are included in each chapter.
Performance in Preaching: Bringing the Sermon to Life by Clayton J. Schmit While many books offer advice on how to prepare, write, and preach a sermon, this volume is distinctive in approaching the subject from the perspective of performance.
Preaching Fools: The Gospel As a Rhetoric of Folly by Charles L. Campbell Uses a diverse representation of fools and foolish actions to show how modern preaching is inseparable from the folly of the cross.
The Four Codes of Preaching: rhetorical strategies by John S. McClure A treatment of homiletical theory.
The Practices of Christian Preaching: Essentials for Effective Proclamation (Online) by Jared E. Alcántara Offers a practice-centered, collaborative, technologically innovative, next-generation introductory preaching textbook.

How to Preach Without Notes by Charles W. Koller Argues for the primacy of expository preaching without notes and articulates its distinctive principles.
Preaching Without Notes by Joseph M. Webb Offers specific examples including a transcript of a sermon preached without manuscript or notes.
Preparing Expository Sermons: A Seven-Step Method for Biblical Preaching by Ramesh Richard A resource for developing and preaching expository sermons. It guides the reader through a seven-step process, with many practical suggestions and illustrative charts along the way.
The Jazz of Preaching: How to Preach With Great Freedom and Joy by Kirk Byron Jones Drawing on a deep love of jazz and enlivening the discussion with insights drawn from the realities of African American preaching, Jones introduces readers to rich and rewarding possibilities for constructing and delivering the sermon.