Fresh Ideas for Preaching, Worship & Evangelism
Overview
What’s the best way to plan—and space—a sermon series? Is there and honest way to plagiarize? (Yes!) How can a mood of expectancy be set for a worship service? What do you do about weak congregational singing? What are five keys to genuine excitement about missions? Can visitation be less scary? (Yes!)
Here are hundreds of innovative solutions from churches all across the United States and Canada, gathered and arranged by the editors of LEADERSHIP and LEADERSHIP 100 into six major sections:
- Preaching
- Worship Music
- Reaching Out (local evangelism)
- World Missions
- The Church Year (including Lent, Easter, ways to thrive during summer, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)
Top Highlights
“‘I carry on a little dialogue with myself as I drive to the church each week. I remind myself that God is not interested in having a defeated messenger in the pulpit. He wants his Word to go forth with power and conviction. My own inner problems, family conflicts, or depressive thoughts can wait.’” (Page 25)
“Telling people to be thankful is a bit like requesting a kiss. If you have to ask for it, it usually isn’t worth getting. Gratitude—and affection—lose something unless they’re freely given.” (Page 147)
“I tell them, ‘In about 30 minutes, I’m going to ask you to do something unusual. I’ll be asking you to make a decision based on the information in today’s sermon. At the end of the service, I’ll invite you to come and kneel on the steps of the platform as a sign of God working in your life.’” (Page 39)
“Key factor: The music that sets the mood must be instrumental, not vocal. The style, obviously, needs to be reflective rather than upbeat. ‘The five ‘Praise Strings’” (Page 45)
“How to worship during the choir’s singing rather than just watch a performance.” (Page 46)
Reviews
1 rating
Todd Phillips
9/13/2013
Fresh ideas from 1984. This section (in the preview) made me laugh: "our worship team...integrated two types of media into morning worship: (1) sight (16mm film, 8mm film, video tape, slide projections, and lighting) and (2) sound (records and audio cassettes). "
