Getting to God : preaching good news in a troubled world / Joni S. Sancken, Luke A. Powery, and John Rottman ; foreword by Paul Scott Wilson.

Author: Sancken, Joni S., 1976- author.

ImprintEugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2023]

Imprint2023

Descriptionxx, 120 pages ; 23 cm

Note:Getting to God -- Preaching in a disenchanted world -- Preaching at a university in the American South -- Preaching in prison -- God gets to us.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-120).

Note:"During times of deep trouble, God generates new and creative ways to break through the fear and pain to get to us even as we seek to get to God. Recent crises are unparalleled and world-changing. Life is a terminal condition. What we say on Sunday morning matters. Nothing is more important than communicating the power and presence of the living God, who for us and our broken dying world is strength, hope, healing, and salvation. And yet, the age-old challenge of how to name God in our world looms large. Amidst the immense challenges of preaching today, three preachers and teachers of preaching show a way forward by walking readers through a sermon-creation process for specific challenging circumstances that gets to God. This book demonstrates how preachers can proclaim God's grace in our world today by building on the theological grammar and preaching method proposed by Paul Scott Wilson. Sancken, Powery, and Rottman lead by example, showing preachers how to contextualize a theologically rich approach to preaching, expand the horizon of ministry, and equip preachers with a vital practice, that of learning to look for and name God's active presence in our world." -- Page 4 of cover.

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