Changing Lives through Preaching and Worship
Overview
No pastor wants to go through the motions. But how can we make sure preaching and worship change lives? How do we unpack ancient truths for the MTV generation? How do we speak to construction workers as well as university professors? How can our words stir hope in those who are about to give in or give up?
Changing Lives Through Preaching and Worship, the first volume in the Library of Christian Leadership, provides skilled guidance. Its authors offer no untried theories. They write out of their practice. Their advice has been refined in the crucible of day-to-day ministry. Now, in a never-before-collected lineup, are thirty chapters of expert advice.
Top Highlights
“God gives us the spiritual gifts he wants us to have; he puts us in the places he wants us to serve; and he gives the blessings he wants us to enjoy.” (Pages 10–11)
“‘Steve, people look at us as representatives of God. I don’t like this, and it’s not biblical. But the way they treat us is the way they feel they can treat God. So if you allow people to walk over you, they think they can do that to God.’” (Pages 15–16)
“V. Raymond Edman’s counsel: ‘It is always too soon to quit!’” (Page 11)
“This pastor had earned his authority. When we preach, the sacrificial pastoral care we’ve given grants us a unique authority.” (Page 18)
“Simplicity. Economy of words mixed with quality of thought held together by subtlety of expression.” (Page 57)
Product Details
- Title: Changing Lives Through Preaching and Worship
- Editor: Marshall Shelley
- Publisher: Moorings
- Publication Date: 1995
- Pages: 302
Marshall Shelley is editor-in-chief of Leadership Journal and editorial vice president of Christianity Today International (CTI). Shelley studied journalism at Bethel University and earned a Master of Divinity in theology from Denver Seminary where he subsequently served as a board member for nearly a decade. He has also studied at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Wheaton College Graduate School, served as a board member for the American Tract Society, and held pastoral staff positions in his hometown of Denver, Colorado.
Marshall joined CTI after developing his journalistic skills at David C. Cook Publishing Company and The Denver Post. He is the author of several books including Well-Intentioned Dragons, several volumes in the Fresh Ideas series, the Library of Leadership Development, and the Library of Christian Leadership. He also served as general editor of The Quest Study Bible.
Shelley and his wife, Susan, live in Wheaton, Illinois, and have five children, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren.