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001			ocn930033831
003			OCoLC
005			20180921104833.0
008			151120s2015 enk b 000 0 eng
020			_a9781783688999
020			_a1783688998
035			_a(OCoLC)930033831
040			_aNz _beng _erda _cNZDKN _dOCLCO _dYDXCP _dNLE _dOCLCQ _dNZABT _dOCLCQ _dDTM _dLGV
049			_aLGVC
100	1		_aNew, Geoff. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aImaginative preaching : _bpraying the scriptures so God can speak through you / _cGeoff New.
260			_aCarlisle, UK : _bLangham Global Library, _cc2015
300			_axiii, 162 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext
337			_aunmediated
338			_avolume
490	1		_aGlobal perspectives series : insightful research for the global church
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aFrom generation-to-generation there has been an anguished cry from preachers about preaching - there is no imagination! The Scriptures present the wondrous hope and vision of "Kingdom Come" and yet contemporary preaching can often be mute and blind by comparison. This book explores what is possible when the Scripture to be preached is prayed through the agency of two ancient prayer disciplines: lectio divina and Ignatian Gospel Contemplation. Through the experiences of eight vocational pastor-preachers this study tracks the difficulties, discoveries and delights as they commit to utilizing these prayer disciplines as part of their regular sermon preparation. The reader will be orientated to what a biblical imagination entails and how praying the Scriptures affects the preacher, sermon and listener. Careful explanation of how to pray using lectio divina and Ignatian Gospel Contemplation is included. This work is, in places, a raw examination of the forces that regularly conspire against the preacher as they endeavour to faithfully expound the Scriptures. The study is a rousing exclamation of the joy experienced when a preacher's imagination and their preparation is formed by the Spirit, bringing the Scriptures to bear on all who speak and hear it.
630	0	0	_aBible _xHomiletical use.
650		0	_aPreaching.
650		0	_aPrayer _xChristianity.
650		0	_aContemplation.
650		0	_aSpiritual exercises.
830		0	_aGlobal perspectives series.
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