The Minister's Manual 1999

The Minister's Manual 1999

by JamesW.Cox (Author)

Synopsis

...This religious anthology will nourish the pastors heart, soul, and mind. Its a treasure for devotional reflection as well as a support for the task at hand. - James W. Crawford, pastor, Old South Church, Boston Under the editorial ...guidance of Professor Cox, whose sensitivity to parish needs in incomparable, The Ministers Manual has achieved a long-standing reputation for its wide variety of quality material for pulpit and worship use . - Donald Macleod, Francis L. Patton, professor emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary The Ministers Manual is the single most comprehensive resource for preaching and worship available, filled with completely new material for 1999. Unlike other preaching annuals that simply outline sermons, The Ministers Manual provides complete sermons for the entire calendar year. This nondenominational guide offers you both topical and lectionary sermons and supplements these with two alternative sermon outlines for every Sunday. You can engage the minds of your youngest parishioners by drawing from the fifty-two children's sermons and stories and there are thoughtful sermon illustrations and messages for seasonal celebrations. In addition, The Ministers Manual will help you prepare sermons and prayers for such occasions as communion, funeral services, and Memorial Day. Along with all this, The Ministers Manual gives you additional features not found in other preaching manuals. It provides three valuable worship aids with every sermon, useful for expanding your Sunday service. You can also enrich your preaching by drawing from the more than one hundred thought-provoking quotations and questions on life and religion. Further, this expansive reference offers topics to ponder at small group discussions and resources for evangelism and world missions. And the seven indexes put all of this valuable information at your fingertips. The Ministers Manual is truly unequaled in

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 345
Edition: 1999 Edition
Publisher: Jossey Bass
Published: 29 Jul 1998

ISBN 10: 0787942057
ISBN 13: 9780787942052

Media Reviews
. . . This religious anthology will nourish the pastor's heart, soul, and mind. It's a treasure for devotional reflection as well as a support for the task at hand. -James W. Crawford, pastor, Old South Church, Boston Under the editorial . . . guidance of Professor Cox, whose sensitivity to parish needs in incomparable, The Ministers Manual has achieved a long-standing reputation for its wide variety of quality material for pulpit and worship use. -Donald Macleod, Francis L. Patton, professor emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary The Ministers Manual is focused upon the day-to-day work of the pastor. It concentrates upon the art of sermon building, biblical exegesis, and multiple aspects of human need in life situations. It is an invaluable handbook . . . -Wayne E. Oats, professor of psychiatry, emeritus, University of Louisville School of Medicine I found the manual a reliable 'guide, philosopher, and friend'. . . [it] was often an unexpected stimulant in the process of developing new ideas as a sermon was taking shape in my mind. -David H. C. Read, pastor emeritus, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York
Author Bio
JAMES W. COX is a professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he lives. He has been the editor of The Minister's Manual since 1984.