Preaching in the Purple Zone: Ministry in the Red-Blue Divide

This book equips clergy to skillfully preach and facilitate congregational dialogue about divisive justice issues.

Offerings

survey findings about engaging justice issues in congregations; a practical sermon-dialogue-sermon process; paths to prophetic preaching; taking the temperature of the congregation; guide for facilitating dialogue with suggested questions; case study examples

Best For

preachers and leaders seeking to address social justice issues; especially ELCA

Cost

purchase as book or ebook

Suggested Uses

• Skillfully preach and discuss social justice issues by following the framework in the book.
• Assess if your congregation is ready to address a hot issue by learning to take a temperature reading.