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We live in angry times. No matter where we go, what we watch, or
how we communicate, our culture is rife with division and
polarization. Unfortunately, Christians appear to be caught up in
the same animosity as the culture at large. While our faith calls
us to Christian unity, the hard fact remains: our churches are
tragically divided across class, ethnic, gender, and political
lines. As these social chasms grow--both inside and outside the
church--the role of the preacher becomes paramount. This book
issues a prophetic call to pastors to use the influence of their
pulpits to promote reconciliation and unity in their churches and
communities. Two scholar-practitioners who are experts in
homiletics and reconciliation present a practical, 7-step model
that empowers faithful leaders to bring healing and peace to their
fractured churches and world. The book includes questions for
reflection, salient illustrations, and an accountability covenant.
It also includes useful appendixes on preaching themes, preaching
texts, and sample sermons from three leading preachers: Ralph
Douglas West, Rich Villodas, and Sandra Maria Van Opstal.
This in-depth study on preaching to second generation Korean
Americans, the first of its kind, is based on empirical and
ethnographic fieldwork. Matthew D. Kim conducted surveys and
semi-structured qualitative interviews with Korean American pastors
and second generation young adult respondents in three geographic
regions of the United States: the Midwest, the West Coast, and the
East Coast. His primary conceptual framework employs social
psychologists Hazel Markus and Paula Nurius's theory of possible
selves to facilitate the process of congregational exegesis in the
second generation Korean American church context. This book offers
a new contextual homiletic model that enables Korean American
preachers to engage in deeper levels of ethnic and cultural
analysis in their sermonic preparation. Simultaneously, the author
reconstructs conventional preaching roles of Korean American
preachers and second generation listeners so that they may
co-creatively imagine new possible selves that radically advance
Christian mission and practice in the world. This book will serve
as a primary or secondary source for upper-level undergraduate,
graduate, and postgraduate courses on preaching, communication
studies, ethnic and racial studies, cross-cultural ministry, or
social psychology.
Preaching 2018 Book of the Year To preach effectively in today's
world, preachers need cultural intelligence. They must build
bridges between listeners who come from various denominations,
ethnicities, genders, locations, religious backgrounds, and more.
Experienced preacher and teacher Matthew Kim provides a
step-by-step template for cross-cultural hermeneutics and
homiletics, equipping preachers to reach their varied listeners in
the church and beyond. Each chapter includes questions for
individual thought or group discussion. The book also includes
helpful diagrams and images, a sample sermon, and appendixes for
exegeting listeners and for exploring cultural differences.
Scott Gibson and Matthew Kim, both experienced preachers and
teachers, have brought together four preaching experts--Bryan
Chapell, Kenneth Langley, Abraham Kuruvilla, and Paul Scott
Wilson--to present and defend their approaches to homiletics.
Reflecting current streams of thought in homiletics, the book
offers a robust discussion of theological and hermeneutical
approaches to preaching and encourages pastors and ministry
students to learn about preaching from other theological
traditions. It also includes discussion questions for direct
application to one's preaching.
Christianity Today 2022 Book Award Winner (Church/Pastoral
Leadership) Outreach 2022 Recommended Resource (Church)
Southwestern Journal of Theology 2021 Book of the Year Award
(Honorable Mention, Preaching/Ministry/Leadership) Offering an
important corrective to a pain-averse culture that celebrates
individualism and success, veteran preacher and teacher Matthew Kim
encourages pastors to preach on the painful issues their
congregations face. Through vulnerability and self-disclosure,
pastors can help their congregants share their suffering in
community for the purpose of healing and transformation. The book
includes stories, shares relevant Scripture texts imparting
biblical wisdom, and offers best practices for preaching on
specific topics. Each chapter ends with discussion questions and a
sample sermon.
Preaching 2022 Book of the Year Haddon Robinson's widely used and
influential text, Biblical Preaching, has influenced generations of
students and preachers. In The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and
Teaching, trusted leading evangelical homileticians, teachers of
preaching, and experienced pastors demonstrate that Robinson's "big
idea" approach to expository preaching still works in today's
diverse cultures and fast-paced world. This accessible resource
offers an insider's view on figuring out the big idea of each book
of the Bible, helping preachers and teachers check their
interpretation of particular biblical books and passages. The
contributors offer tips on how to divide each book of the Bible
into preaching and teaching passages, guidance on difficult
passages and verses, cultural perspectives for faithful
application, and suggested resources for interpreting, preaching,
and teaching. Pastors, teachers, Bible study leaders, small groups,
and college and seminary students and professors will find a wealth
of valuable information in this resource.
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Finding Our Voice
Matthew D. Kim
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R386
Discovery Miles 3 860
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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No one preaches in a cultural vacuum. The message of what God has
done in Christ is good news to all, but to have the greatest impact
on its hearers--or even to be understood at all--it must be
culturally contextualized. Finding Our Voice speaks clearly to an
issue that has largely been ignored: preaching to Asian North
American (ANA) contexts. In addition to reworking hermeneutics,
theology, and homiletics for these overlooked contexts, Kim and
Wong include examples of culturally-specific sermons and
instructive questions for contextualizing one's own sermons.
Finding Our Voice is essential reading for all who preach and teach
in ANA contexts. But by examining this kind of contextualization in
action, all who preach in their own unique contexts will benefit
from this approach.
One of the central tasks of pastoral ministry is preaching the Word
of God. Yet those who are called to ministry may feel unprepared,
unable, or unwilling to step into this role. Moreover, the
discipline of homiletics sometimes gets lost amid the exegetical
questions, theological debates, and denominational disputes that
overwhelm our attention. In this brief introduction to preaching,
Matthew Kim helps to prepare those called to preach the Word. A
seasoned preacher himself, Kim provides proven insight and guidance
about the importance and history of preaching, the characteristics
of faithful preaching, and the personal habits of a faithful
preacher. With his help, both those training for ministry and those
new to the pastoral task will be encouraged as they undertake their
calling.
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