Pulpit Is Waiting, The: A Guide For Pastoral Preaching - Tapa dura

"The pastor has to preach well and often," says the author. But how can he consistently do both? Here, Dr. Joe H. Cothen explains how the pastor can manage his myriad of duties (which range from visiting the sick members of his congregation to overseeing the construction of new church buildings) and still find the time to preach well.

In addition to balancing his hectic schedule, the pastor must be able not only to preach to the congregation but to reach them. If his sermons become predictable, monotonous, or boring, then his congregation will lose interest and not benefit from his preaching.

To capture and hold the attention of the congregation, the author offers numerous helpful techniques, including making the usual unusual. By utilizing this technique, the preacher may portray Moses as "the man with a stick." Doing so, he forces the members of his congregation to see Moses, and indeed, the acts of God, in a totally new perspective.

For the man who studies, the man who knows his people, and the man who preaches discipleship, the pulpit is waiting. It waits for every pastor. Now, with the help of this guide, the pastor may prepare more informative, innovative, and entertaining sermons each and every service.

Dr. Joe H. Cothen earned his doctor of theology degree from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1955 and pastored for more than forty years. Dr. Cothen also is the author of The Preacher's Notebook on Isaiah, Come to Bethlehem: The Christmas Story, and Equipped for Good Work, all published by Pelican.