Explosive Preaching: Letters on Detonating the Gospel in the 21st Century: Letters on Transformative Preaching for the 21st Century

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2006
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Why do so many preachers make the most exciting news in the world sound so boring? That is the question driving this unusual book. In a series of honest, personal, and humorous letters the author also answers the question. What will it take to inspire great preaching for the 21st century? Ronald Boyd-MacMillan rejects the modern fixation with form in current homiletics and advocates a return to the practice of eight fundamentals for great preaching. The insights from 2,000 years of preaching history and twenty years of personal preaching experience across three continents are applied to the needs of the 21st century. This is a humorous yet hard-hitting guide to explosive modern preaching.

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Why do so many preachers make the most exciting news in the world sound so boring? That is the question driving this unusual book. In a series of honest, personal, and humorous letters the author also answers the question. What will it take to inspire great preaching for the 21st century? Ronald Boyd-MacMillan rejects the modern fixation with form in current homiletics and advocates a return to the practice of eight fundamentals for great preaching. The insights from 2,000 years of preaching history and twenty years of personal preaching experience across three continents are applied to the needs of the 21st century. This is a humorous yet hard-hitting guide to explosive modern preaching.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Publisher: Paternoster
Published: 03 Nov 2006
ISBN 10: 1842272632
ISBN 13: 9781842272633

Media Reviews

'This is an impressively comprehensive and genuinely helpful guide to preaching! All preachers will find their preaching refreshed and renewed. Church members, buy this book for your preachers! Stephen Gaukroger, Team Leader, Gold Hill Baptist Church

Author Bio

Ronald Boyd-MacMillan is the Writer-At-Large for the ministry, Open Doors International. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Practical Theology from the University of Aberdeen. He has been Asia Correspondent for News Network International (1987-1991) and Asia Bureau Chief for Compass Direct (1996-2002). He is the author of The Fifth Seal: A Guide to the Persecuted Church Throughout the World Today (Baker, forthcoming) and A Faith that Endures. He also runs a non-profit tuition agency for preachers, called Points-A-Cross Inc and has written Bomb-throwing for Preachers - Everything you wanted to know about preaching but were afraid to ask!