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Working Preacher

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Working Preacher is a comprehensive resource created by Luther Seminary to support the entire church. It offers a variety of resources, including a "Preach This Week" section covering the Revised Common Lectionary texts and the Narrative Lectionary. Additionally, it features blogs and articles on preaching series, culture, sermon development, and worship.

Resource Highlights

  • Weekly Lectionary Content: Provides timely and relevant commentary on lectionary texts to aid in sermon preparation.

  • Blogs and Articles: Covers a range of topics including preaching techniques, cultural insights, and worship as a whole, with contributions from experienced preachers.

  • Contributor Network: Enlists over 500 biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians, and pastors to provide trustworthy and compelling content.

Books by Working Preacher

  • Real People, Real Faith by Cindy Halvorson: Offers practical tools for portraying biblical characters as multidimensional humans.

  • Honest to God Preaching by Brent A. Strawn: Focuses on preaching honestly about challenging Old Testament themes like sin, suffering, and violence.

  • The Peoples' Sermon by Shauna K. Hannan: Advocates for collaborative sermon crafting to make preaching a shared and faithful practice.

  • Preaching the Headlines by Lisa L. Thompson: Reframes preaching as a conversation between the modern world and biblical texts.

  • Writing for the Ear, Preaching from the Heart by Donna Giver-Johnston: Teaches preachers to connect personally with their listeners and deliver impactful sermons.

  • Preaching Jeremiah by Walter Brueggemann: Encourages preachers to let the canonical shape of Jeremiah guide sermon development.

  • A Lay Preacher’s Guide by Karoline M. Lewis: Provides a clear guide for lay preachers to craft faithful sermons.

  • The Gospel People Don’t Want to Hear by Lisa Cressman: Offers tools for delivering difficult sermons with empathy and skill.

  • Leading with the Sermon by William H. Willimon: Explores the relationship between preaching and leadership.

  • Preaching from the Old Testament by Walter Brueggemann: Highlights the importance of engaging with Old Testament texts in preaching.

Ebooks and Additional Resources

  • Youthful Sermons: A free ebook for young people preparing to preach.

  • Digital Jazz: Preaching, Media, and Technology: A free ebook on using media and technology in preaching.

Working Preacher App

The Working Preacher app helps preachers find inspiration and resources for their sermons anytime, anywhere. Features include:

  • Access to Revised Common Lectionary commentaries in English and Spanish

  • Narrative Lectionary commentaries

  • Weekly discussion questions

  • Podcasts and videos

  • Craft of Preaching articles

  • Push notifications and sharing options

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