Preaching to People in Pain: How Suffering Can Shape Your Sermons and Connect with Your Congregation

by Matthew D. Kim

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2021

Overview

Offering an important corrective to a pain-averse culture that celebrates individualism and success, experienced 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.

Key Features

• Offers best practices for preaching on specific topics
• Includes stories, shares relevant Scripture texts imparting biblical wisdom
• Encourages pastors to preach on the painful issues their congregations face

Product Details

• Title: Preaching to People in Pain: How Suffering Can Shape Your Sermons and Connect with Your Congregation
• Author: Matthew D. Kim
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 223
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Preaching; Pain › Religious aspects--Christianity; Suffering › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9781493431021, 9781540961297, 9781540964304, 1493431021, 154096129X, 1540964302
• Resource ID: LLS:PRCHNGPPLPN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:21:04Z

About Matthew D. Kim

Matthew D. Kim (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is associate professor of preaching and ministry and the director of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of Finding Our Voice: A Vision for Asian North American Preaching, Preaching with Cultural Intelligence: Understanding the People Who Hear Our Sermons, and 7 Lessons for New Pastors: Your First Year in Ministry.

Sample Pages from Preaching to People in Pain: How Suffering Can Shape Your Sermons and Connect with Your Congregation