Preaching Points: 55 Tips for Improving Your Pulpit Ministry

by Scott M. Gibson (Editor)

This volume is a collection of some of the best of the hundreds of Preaching Points that the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has produced. Preaching Points is a weekly podcast on iTunes U that features conversations on preaching by Haddon Robinson, Jeffrey Arthurs, Matthew Kim, and Patricia Batten-all members of the preaching faculty of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton campus. This book offers diverse topics based upon on how they relate to preaching-the preacher's spiritual life, the way to preach, the way to live life as preachers, their role as a preacher, considerations for listeners, and so forth.

128 pages, Paperback

Published March 6, 2019

Reviews

[Hoan Le · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good content in bite sized and readable chapters. I can’t give it better because of the Egalitarian bent though the writers are reputable and well esteemed.

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book of wonderful tips to remember as I preach. There are things I don't think of all the time. It's nice to be reminded of these lessons I have learned but not always applied. This is an encouraging book. But it's also helpful to pull it out every once in a while and remind myself of these wonderful tips.

[John Dobbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent Source of Wisdom for Preachers

A collection of thoughts from various preachers about a wide array of ministry. I found this book very enriching. The one thing I didn’t like about it was that the author of each chapter was only identified by initials. I could have looked them up but reading an ebook made that inconvenient. But overall, a great resource.

[John Richards · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good little book on preaching ministry with some good quotes and takeaways. I read it devotionally over several days and got some good nuggets. I would have loved more diversity among the authors, but the ones who are featured are very solid. So you can't complain too much. A good, quick read to encourage anyone in their preaching ministry.

[Rachel Nightingale]

Great little pocketbook, just to keep around! Very good points to consider when in the Pulpit.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet but I thought it had some great reminders and insights for preachers.

[Aaron Hand · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent enough book, but not that much new or revolutionary about preaching. Okay at best. Short chapters. Not bad…

[David M · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found that many of the authors' suggestions were helpful and clearly explained given the purpose of brevity the book aims for. I went to school for exposition and homiletics and many of the tips in this book were hammered into us. I am of the opinion that this book would serve the classroom well, in addition to a general readership, by providing topics (55 to be exact) for discussion in a teacher/mentor and student setting. It may also help as a diagnostic tool to find one's weak areas when it comes to sermon preparation and the preaching of a sermon.