Best Advice: Wisdom on Ministry from 30

This book gathers a diverse group of leading pastors and preachers and asks them: ¿What is your best advice to colleagues in ministry about preaching and being a pastor?¿ The responses are full of wisdom and practical advice, illuminating and helpful for all who are pastors and preachers. This book is a unique window into perspectives on ministry in the twenty-first century. It is an ideal book to give to one¿s pastor or a graduating seminarian. It is one pastors will turn to often for inspiration, insight, and wisdom.

William J. Carl III, is President and Professor of Homiletics at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He served as Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas, for over two decades. He is the author of a number of books, including The Lords Prayer for Today, published by Westminster John Knox Press.

Preface	p. xi
What I Would like to Tell My Colleagues in Ministry	p. 1
Listen to What the Congregation Says about Preaching	p. 7
Three Temptations of the Pastor	p. 14
Toward a Definition of Preaching	p. 21
Why Stay in the Church?	p. 26
Side Thoughts on Preaching for Those Who Must Stammer God's Unnamed Name	p. 33
Preaching in a Church Where the Culture Needs to Change	p. 39
Finding the Power to Preach When You're Exhausted	p. 45
The Signature Sermon	p. 51
Dealing with Diversity	p. 57
Being Repairers of the Breach	p. 63
Don't Take My Advice	p. 69
You Don't Have All the Answers-and That's Okay	p. 75
Imagination and the Exegetical Exercise	p. 80
In Loco Pastoris	p. 87
Keeping Your Eye on the Ball: Wisdom for Preachers from the Splendid Splinter	p. 93
Preaching: Some Affirmations and Admonitions	p. 101
Preaching From, With, and For	p. 108
Homiletical Proverbs	p. 114
To Keep My Head Clear	p. 121
Embracing the Church God Gave Me	p. 127
Do You Love Me?	p. 134
How to Be an Effective Pastor and Preacher	p. 140
Love God, Love Your People	p. 147
An Old Preacher's Unsolicited Advice	p. 153
I Thank You, God, My Heart Is Beating: The Place of Elemental Prayer in a Preacher's Life	p. 161
Learning and the Life of the Pastor	p. 166
Questions for the Preacher	p. 172
My Advice for Preachers	p. 179
Loving a Peculiar People	p. 185
Contributors	p. 191
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