Preaching and leading worship /
Willimon, William H.
Preaching and leading worship / William H. Willimon. - 1st ed. - Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1984. - 116 p. ; 20 cm. - The Pastor's handbooks .
Includes index.
Sunday morning: evaluating and planning the service --
The service: effective liturgical leadership --
Public prayer: speaking and listening to God --
The table and the font: celebrating the Lord's supper and baptism --
The word in worship: how to construct a biblical sermon --
Giving the word: sermon delivery --
Text and context: sermon planning and evaluation --
Getting everyone into the act: lay involvement in planning and evaluating worship.
The central task of the Christian community--worship--is the focus of this thought-provoking book. William H. Willimon moves from theological understanding to the practical skills needed for preaching and worship leadership. He sets standards for evaluating a good service and then tells how to plan one. He offers useful guidelines for conducting public prayer and for celebrating the Lord's Supper and Baptism. Focusing on preaching, he describes how to construct a sermon, deliver it convincingly, and evaluate it. He concludes with valuable suggestions for involving the laity in worship.
0664246168 (pbk.)
83026021
Public worship.
Javno bogoštovlje.
Lord's Supper.
Gospodnja večera.
Baptism.
Krštenje.
Preaching.
Propovijedanje.
BV15 / .W535 1984
251
Preaching and leading worship / William H. Willimon. - 1st ed. - Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1984. - 116 p. ; 20 cm. - The Pastor's handbooks .
Includes index.
Sunday morning: evaluating and planning the service --
The service: effective liturgical leadership --
Public prayer: speaking and listening to God --
The table and the font: celebrating the Lord's supper and baptism --
The word in worship: how to construct a biblical sermon --
Giving the word: sermon delivery --
Text and context: sermon planning and evaluation --
Getting everyone into the act: lay involvement in planning and evaluating worship.
The central task of the Christian community--worship--is the focus of this thought-provoking book. William H. Willimon moves from theological understanding to the practical skills needed for preaching and worship leadership. He sets standards for evaluating a good service and then tells how to plan one. He offers useful guidelines for conducting public prayer and for celebrating the Lord's Supper and Baptism. Focusing on preaching, he describes how to construct a sermon, deliver it convincingly, and evaluate it. He concludes with valuable suggestions for involving the laity in worship.
0664246168 (pbk.)
83026021
Public worship.
Javno bogoštovlje.
Lord's Supper.
Gospodnja večera.
Baptism.
Krštenje.
Preaching.
Propovijedanje.
BV15 / .W535 1984
251