Marketplace Preaching: How to Return the Sermon to Where It Belongs [Paperback]

Calvin Miller (Author)

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Product Description

Miller calls preachers to return to the spirit of the Acts 2 marketplace--to take risks and reach people where they are. By using a contemporary form and style accompanied by the dynamic worship experience found in the "seeker-friendly" marketplace sermon, pastors will reach their congregations with preaching that is passionate and innovative.

Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801063205
• ISBN-13: 978-0801063206
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,676,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lifting your sermon out of the doldrums, July 13, 2001

By	Donna Faith Eldredge "dfe" (Troutdale) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Marketplace Preaching: How to Return the Sermon to Where It Belongs (Paperback)

I question whether the first reviewer read the book. Miller specifically lists Tim Timmon's three handicaps of the Narrow-Walled Sermon -- on page 19 no less! First handicap: The temptation to present the quick fix. Second handicap: The church has gotten used to talking to itself. Third handicap: The preacher tends to preach only to those who own the church. One of his main points in this section is that most congregations are preaching only to themselves -- not much room for growth or challenger there!

A memorable quote from the 1st chapter: "The church seems more content to die inside than preach outside."

While I decry Miller's non-inclusive language -- and may not agree with everything he puts forth -- this book is full of meat for any preacher desiring to strengthen their preaching.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A different look at preaching., March 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Marketplace Preaching: How to Return the Sermon to Where It Belongs (Paperback)

I agree with some of the issues made in Miller's book. But we must be careful not to become like or part of the world we are preaching to. Yes, we need to know what the need's of our listeners are. But sometimes we may have to tell them what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.