Connections: A Lectionary Commentary for Preaching and Worship
by
Joel B. Green et al.
Interpretive tools that provide commentary and worship aids on the Revised Common Lectionary. Intertextual commentary entry for each day in the 3-year lectionary cycle. Connects Psalm readings to other lections. Finally, sidebars offer additional connections to Scripture for each Sunday or worship day. 9 volumes. Series includes separate "worship companions."
Determining the Form: Structures for Preaching
by
O. Wesley Allen
Gives preaching students and clergy common sermonic forms and how to choose them for certain situations and audiences. Thinks in terms of "rhetorical strategies" and not inflexible formats. Simple sermonic tactics to build into a final pulpit product.
Don't Put Out the Burning Bush: Worship and Preaching in a Complex World
by
Vivian Boland
Examines worship and preaching from a number of theological perspectives; Catholic, Baptist, Anglican, Uniting Church and Greek Orthodox. It draws on the tradition of each of these denominations to examine the diversity of the liturgical worship and preaching in each tradition as each church addresses the needs and concerns of a complex world of technology and diversity.
Preaching in an Age of Globalization
by
Eunjoo Mary Kim
Develops the concept of "trans-contextual preaching" to show how preachers can respect diversity and global connections. Develops a new theology of preaching, examines the modes of biblical interpretation appropriate for trans-contextual preaching, and explores designs for sermons.
The Witness of Preaching
by
Thomas G. Long
Examples of sermon forms, illustrations, and conclusions. Examples from classics and newcomers in homiletics. Treats technology like video clips, websites, and powerpoint. Chapter on biblical exegesis.