The Preacher’s Portrait: Five New Testament Word Studies
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
In this updated version of The Preacher’s Portrait John Stott presents a portrait of the ideal preacher; a portrait painted by the hand of God himself on the broad canvas of the New Testament. Through studying five roles of a preacher—steward, herald, witness, father, and servant—Stott illustrates God’s ideal for a preacher’s character, message and purpose.
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“Far from it. He came to see that since human weakness is a necessary condition for receiving divine power” (Page 77)
- Title: The Preacher’s Portrait: Five New Testament Word Studies
- Author: John Stott
- Publisher: Langham
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Preaching; Performance
- ISBNs: 9781783680467, 9781783681471, 9781783681464, 9781783681488, 1783680466, 1783681470, 1783681462, 1783681489
- Resource ID: LLS:PRCHRSPRTRT
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:21:16Z
John Stott CBE (1921 – 2011) was a Christian leader and Anglican clergyman who is noted as a leader of the worldwide evangelical movement. He is famous as one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant in 1974. John Stott was ordained into the ministry of the Church of England in 1945 and has served the same church ever since. He was assistant pastor of All Souls for 5 years, the senior pastor (Rector) for 25, and Rector Emeritus since 1975. During the last quarter century he had been set free (under the auspices of the Langham Partnership) to travel the world, especially for ministry to pastors and students. He has been a Chaplain to the Queen since 1959. He was President of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity.