Why is it that we so often miss the present reality of Christ? Why is it that we don't preach Christ crucified and RISEN(!) here and now? Why do we miss this? Kierkeggard believed that Christendom needed to be "reintroduced" to Christianity, and what better way to do this than by emphasizing the immanent presence of Christ as risen Lord here and now?

In Undone by Easter: Keeping Preaching Fresh,a much needed breath of cool air, William Willimon proposes easy steps that we can take that will not only make our preaching more entertaining, but steps that will infuse it with the reality of Christ's resurrection and the blessing that Christians live with every day-that Christ is risen and that this reality has the power to transform our lives.

Preachers dread the arrival of Easter, because these holy days bring the daunting task of finding new ways to tell the old stories everyone's heard so many times before. But what if it were only we preachers who are bored with these stories? asks Will Willimon. What if people keep showing up at Easter because the story of God's victory over death continues to hold power for them? What if the point were not to capitulate to the culture's insatiable appetite for novelty, but to tell the old stories faithfully, trusting in the power of the Spirit to make the text, the congregation, and yes, even the preacher come alive again in the preaching event?

With Willimon's Undone by Easter pastors can face the prospect of preaching their next Easter sermon with joy and confidence rather than worry about finding something to say.

Feeling most athome behind a pulpit, Bishop William H. Willimons deepest calling is to be a preacher and truth-teller of Jesus Christ. Willimon is currentlyProfessor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke University Divinity School and retiredBishop of the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church, after serving for 20 years as faculty member and Dean of the Chapel at Duke University. He continues to give lectures and teach at universities around the world. Willimon earned a doctoral degree from Emory University and has been honored with 13 additional doctorates. A recent study by the Pulpit and Pew Research Center found that Willimon is one of the most widely read authors among mainline Protestant pastors. An international survey conducted by Baylor University named him one of the "Twelve Most Effective Preachers" in the English-speaking world. With over a million copies of more than 60 books sold, his popularity is undeniable.

http://www.christianbook.com/undone-by-easter-keeping-preaching-fresh/william-willimon/9781426700132/pd/700132

http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product_review

__USERID__

http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/ask_and_answer

• Books >> Church & Pastoral >> General
• Books >> Church & Pastoral >> Preaching >> General
• Church & Pastoral >> General
• Church & Pastoral >> Preaching >> General
• Start A New Christianbook.com Search

I'm the author/artist and I want to review Undone by Easter: Keeping Preaching Fresh.