In these pages you will find a vision of preaching that is both illuminating and inspiring. Drawing from biblical and theological resources as well as years in the pulpit, Darrell Johnson takes us far beyond the mere mechanics of delivering sermons. He dynamically unpacks the link between the human task of speaking to a congregation and the real, gracious action and presence of the living Christ in and through our proclamation. Johnson assists preachers to profoundly engage the biblical text and then liberates them to make use of their own personality, gifts and abilities as they communicate that message. This book is for any pastor or student who wants to cultivate a deeper pulpit approach, one that participates in the transforming mystery of God working through our less-than-perfect proclamation. Here is a solid foundation for preaching the good news as if God was living, Jesus was resurrected and the Holy Spirit was faithfully at work among us.
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"All of us who preach want our sermons to make a difference. In The Glory of Preaching Darrell Johnson turns those 'wants' into real hope. He believes the preaching of the Word of God changes the world because when we preach we are participating in God's own speaking. Here is a treasure book of insights in theology and communication. But most of all it is about preaching as 'standing in the mystery' of God speaking through us. Reading it makes me glad I have preached, wishing that I had preached better and excited about preaching more! Read it and you will feel the same." (Leighton Ford, author of The Attentive Life )
"Breathlessly passionate, carefully studied, humbly dependent, spiritually theological, eagerly convicted, thoughtfully practical, joyfully hopeful: these words describe Darrell Johnson, and they are among the infectious qualities of The Glory of Preaching. By all means, read this book and 'participate in God's transformation of the world.'" (Mark Labberton, Lloyd John Ogilvie Professor of Preaching, Fuller Theological Seminary )
"Pastors get asked to do many things, but there is 'one thing needful'--preaching. Lest the 'one thing' get buried in the frenzy of multitasking, we need continual reaffirmation of the 'one thing' that as both glory and mystery anchors our vocation. Welcome Darrell Johnson as a serious and joyous preaching companion. All of us working pastors need a preacher like him in our life." (Eugene H. Peterson, translator of The Message, and Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia )
"'Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word?' asked the seventeenth-century poet George Herbert. Darrell Johnson takes up the question of how a human person can speak God's Word to a contemporary congregation, and he does it in a way that takes us beyond the art of preaching--into its heart. Darrell Johnson's thoughtful, articulate, pastoral voice is heard throughout the book, as he generously shares his own sermon-making experience and expertise with those who are learning to preach. But this book goes beyond being a textbook for preachers: it is a meditation on the mystery of God's self-disclosure. Darrell Johnson has written a book that is a refreshing gift to the church, challenging the reader to engage every sermon, whether as preacher or as listener, in a spirit of awe-filled thanksgiving to the One who continues to speak God's eternal Word through mortal speakers." (Maxine Hancock, Ph.D., professor of interdisciplinary studies and spiritual theology, Regent College, and author of Living on Less & Liking It More and Re-evaluating Your Commitments )
"Preachers who wonder whether their preaching is worth the effort will find this book encouraging. Darrell Johnson believes that 'something always happens' when the Word of God is preached. Not only does he tell us what happens, but he tells us why. It is this biblical and theological grounding of the preacher's task that makes this book unique." (Kenton C. Anderson, professor of homiletics, ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University, www.preaching.org )
"Breathlessly passionate, carefully studied, humbly dependent, spiritually theological, eagerly convicted, thoughtfully practical, joyfully hopeful: these words describe Darrell Johnson, and they are among the infectious qualities of The Glory of Preaching. By all means, read this book and 'participate in God's transformation of the world.'" (Mark Labberton, Lloyd John Ogilvie Professor of Preaching, Fuller Theological Seminary )
"Pastors get asked to do many things, but there is 'one thing needful'--preaching. Lest the 'one thing' get buried in the frenzy of multitasking, we need continual reaffirmation of the 'one thing' that as both glory and mystery anchors our vocation. Welcome Darrell Johnson as a serious and joyous preaching companion. All of us working pastors need a preacher like him in our life." (Eugene H. Peterson, translator of The Message, and Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia )
"'Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word?' asked the seventeenth-century poet George Herbert. Darrell Johnson takes up the question of how a human person can speak God's Word to a contemporary congregation, and he does it in a way that takes us beyond the art of preaching--into its heart. Darrell Johnson's thoughtful, articulate, pastoral voice is heard throughout the book, as he generously shares his own sermon-making experience and expertise with those who are learning to preach. But this book goes beyond being a textbook for preachers: it is a meditation on the mystery of God's self-disclosure. Darrell Johnson has written a book that is a refreshing gift to the church, challenging the reader to engage every sermon, whether as preacher or as listener, in a spirit of awe-filled thanksgiving to the One who continues to speak God's eternal Word through mortal speakers." (Maxine Hancock, Ph.D., professor of interdisciplinary studies and spiritual theology, Regent College, and author of Living on Less & Liking It More and Re-evaluating Your Commitments )
"Preachers who wonder whether their preaching is worth the effort will find this book encouraging. Darrell Johnson believes that 'something always happens' when the Word of God is preached. Not only does he tell us what happens, but he tells us why. It is this biblical and theological grounding of the preacher's task that makes this book unique." (Kenton C. Anderson, professor of homiletics, ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University, www.preaching.org )
About the Author
Darrell W. Johnson has served on the faculty of Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia since the fall of 2000, teaching preaching, pastoral theology and Bible. In addition to serving a number of Presbyterian churches in California, he ministered in Manila, Philippines, during the People Power Revolution. He also taught at Fuller Theological Seminary in the Doctor of Ministry program.
Since coming to Regent, he has written three books: Experiencing the Trinity, Fifty-Seven Words That Change the World: A Journey Through the Lord's Prayer and Discipleship on the Edge: An Expository Journey Through the Book of Revelation.
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Darrell Johnson has been preaching the Gospel since 1970, serving as Senior Pastor of a number of Presbyterian churches in California, and of Union Church of Manila during the so-called "People Power Revolution." In the fall of 2000 he accepted an appointment to the faculty of Regent College, where he taught preaching, worship, pastoral theology and Biblical spirituality. Darrell has authored a number of books, including Experiencing the Trinity (now in French and Korean), Fifty-Seven Words That Change the World (on the Lord's Prayer), Discipleship On the Edge (on the book of Revelation), It is Finished (on the meaning of the death of Jesus), The Glory of Preaching: Participating in God's Transformation of the World, and Who is Jesus? In September 2009 he accepted the call of the historic First Baptist Church in downtown Vancouver to serve as Senior Minister. Darrell and his wife Sharon have been married 39 years, and have raised four children adopted from four different countries of the world. They have five beautiful grandchildren.
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On one level all the ingredients that you might expect to be in a book on preaching is here in this book; the process from reading, to exegesis, to preparing the sermon, to the delivery and, of course, on the life of the preacher.
But this is far from a standard book on preaching. Johnson's assertion is that the task of a preacher is to open the text in such a way that the text itself does what only the text can do. It is HOW he unpacks this assertion which is so different and refreshing. Johnson's strong conviction in this book is that (1) when the living God speaks, something always happens, (2) when the preacher speaks God's speech, God speaks; (3) therefore, when the preacher speaks God's speech, something always happens. And the process by which this happens is through expository preaching Now, before I go on, I will address one area of disagreement I have with Johnson (a minor one). While I am in total agreement that expository preaching is necessary and indeed vital, he comes close to lessening other modes of preaching (i.e. topical preaching). Topical preaching, Johnson writes leaves too much to the preacher's ability to come up with the content of the sermon....[and[ topical preaching can give an impression about the Bible that is not accurate. On this I would disagree with Johnson, although I do understand his point. Johnson's definition of expository preaching is not about getting a message out of the text; it is about inviting people into the text so that the text can do only what the text can do. This is what Johnson means when he says "when the preacher speaks God's speech, something always happen" - and this is what makes Johnson's book so much more than just another book on preaching. Part 1 of the book examines this fascinating and exciting point - preaching should mean something ALWAYS happens. How that happens is through the Holy Spirit. Divine transformation takes place; the preacher is participating with what the risen Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, is doing in and with and through the text. Part 2 of the book (Human Mechanics of Participating) looks at how to develop the sermon, the person of the preacher and the life of the preacher - all good and useful chapters. Part 3 looks at both the physical and spiritual place the preacher stands when they enter the pulpit - standing in the mystery - standing in the spiritual power of the gospel which has been proclaimed to the world. The epilogue is in the form of a sermon, while there are some wonderful suggestions for preparing sermon series in regard to the church year. Johnson quotes extensively from various sources and books on preaching. It is, however, Chapter 7, Walking the Sermon into Everyday Life which is worth the price of the book alone, and a chapter EVERY preacher should read. Johnson begins the chapter with applying the text is not the preachers responsibility. This goes against most homiletical teaching (and congregational expectation). He goes on to make a distinction between applying the text and implying the text. No, this is not semantics to Johnson - he argues that a preachers job cannot be to apply the text - that is the role of the Holy Spirit. What a preacher should do is to imply the text - to present the congregation with the truths of the text so that they see that this is what necessarily happens. Imply conveys the idea of accepting the logical inherent consequences of the truth. This leads us to change from the standard question (how should we apply the word) to asking a different question, where is the word leading us and will we co-operate and enter in. What is the reality into which the text is introducing us. Once we know this we have the answer to how should we apply this, an answer which can only be fulfilled through the work of the Holy Spirit in us. This I loved. You can literally hear a collective sign of relief from preachers around the world. I also think it is a vital piece of teaching in this book. The Glory of Preaching combines in a very real way the spiritual aspect of preaching as well as the practical aspect without losing its focus or direction. In this short review I have only scratched the surface of this book - but it is a book I thoroughly recommend to ALL preachers and teachers of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Faithful Preaching Exposits the Word,
This review is from: The Glory of Preaching: Participating in God's Transformation of the World (Paperback)
Johnson's book is moderately academic, yet readable and inspiring for the preacher and for the person in the pew. He expounds the dry bones vision of Ezekiel and applies it to the man in the pulpit speaking life and truth to God's people. He contends that when a minister proclaims God's word, God always accomplishes something good and grand. Johnson provides a lot of practical advice to the preacher as He motivates him and the congregation to embrace the powerful dynamic of teaching the living word to all men. He advocates the art and joy of expository preaching as the means God uses to exhort and edify His church. This is a fine book for seminary students, new ministers, seasoned preachers, and even average church members.
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This book is inspiring, insightful and a valuable resource which has deeply shaped my preaching. I highly recommend it.
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