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Homiletics: Moves and Structures

by David Buttrick, Faculty Focus, WI, March 1, 1987

Description

This book guides congregational leaders in the art of preaching through a step-by-step process. Author and pastor David Buttrick wrote the book to improve readers’ understanding of theory and technique in preaching.

Buttrick divides the basics of sermons into two sections: Moves and Structures. Moves focuses on components such as images or other ideas that can be interpreted through the effective use of language. Structures explains how to employ key features of a sermon to serve the overall point you’ re trying to make.

Features

  • Further reading section with topics such as Narrative Theory, Black Homiletics, Narrative Form, and more
  • Indexes for subjects and scriptures

Recommended Audience

This book is for a discerning audience of preachers eager to elevate their preaching craft.

Cost

Purchase as book, e-book or audio book

Practical Applications

  • Learn how to use Buttrick’s multistep process to craft sermons that use imagery, point of view, and other moves.
  • Reflect on ways sermon structure can help your congregation understand a sermon’s overall message.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation LearnsAfter his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and MessageHe has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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