Preaching That Moves People
by Yancey Arrington | Book Summary
Author: Yancey Arrington |
This lack of attention toward the actual act of preaching and delivery is odd, especially considering the fact that "the sermon is an oral medium" (p. 19). Can you imagine opera singers who refuse to warm up before a performance? Can you imagine concert pianists who refuse to practice scales? Can you imagine a professional baseball player who refuses to work in the batting cage? Each of these examples is hard to imagine, and so is the preacher who spends all his time writing without practicing his delivery. The bottom line with preaching is this: "It matters how you say what you say" (p. 26, emphases in original). Too many sermons today are "technically sound" without also being "emotionally sound" (p. 26). This book is intended to make preachers think about how they preach instead of just what they preach. |
Yancey Arrington is the teaching pastor of Clear Creek Community Church, a multi-campus congregation in the Bay Area of Houston. Arrington received a BA in Religion from Baylor University, an MDiv with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Seminary, and a DMin from Covenant Seminary.
Arrington writes regularly for The Gospel Coalition and Christianity Today. He is actively involved in training pastors and planting churches in the Acts 29 Network. In addition to Preaching That Moves People, Arrington is the author of Tap: Defeating the Sins That Defeat You and The Gospel Centered Life. He is married to Jennifer, and they have three sons.
Preaching That Moves People
by Yancey Arrington
[ Book Summary ]
Author | Yancey Arrington |
Publisher | Clear Creek Resources |
Date | 2018 |
Pages | 165 |
Overview:
"In my years of preaching and training other preachers, I have frequently found that the common root of our mis-hit messages is sermon delivery." (p. 19) Many preachers are skilled at exegesis and writing, but too few give enough attention to the art of sermon delivery. Many preachers spend hours studying the text and writing their message, but too few give enough time to thinking about how they will deliver their sermon.
This lack of attention toward the actual act of preaching and delivery is odd, especially considering the fact that "the sermon is an oral medium" (p. 19). Can you imagine opera singers who refuse to warm up before a performance? Can you imagine concert pianists who refuse to practice scales? Can you imagine a professional baseball player who refuses to work in the batting cage? Each of these examples is hard to imagine, and so is the preacher who spends all his time writing without practicing his delivery.
The bottom line with preaching is this: "It matters how you say what you say" (p. 26, emphases in original). Too many sermons today are "technically sound" without also being "emotionally sound" (p. 26). This book is intended to make preachers think about how they preach instead of just what they preach.
Yancey Arrington is the teaching pastor of Clear Creek Community Church, a multi-campus congregation in the Bay Area of Houston. Arrington received a BA in Religion from Baylor University, an MDiv with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Seminary, and a DMin from Covenant Seminary.
Arrington writes regularly for The Gospel Coalition and Christianity Today. He is actively involved in training pastors and planting churches in the Acts 29 Network. In addition to Preaching That Moves People, Arrington is the author of Tap: Defeating the Sins That Defeat You and The Gospel Centered Life. He is married to Jennifer, and they have three sons.