__The Role of Performance in Preaching and Worship__ This volume takes a unique approach by examining the role of performance in preaching. The contributors bring a variety of theological and denominational perspectives to the subject, but they are united in their concern for the importance of the performance of the sermon--not in a shallow or theatrical sense but as an essential aspect of bringing God's Word to life for the congregation. To that end, these wide-ranging studies examine theological, artistic, and musical aspects of a compelling performance.  
  
"Two of our finest teachers of preaching here collaborate on an invigorating book for preachers. Jesus doesn't mean for us to think about the gospel, even to understand the gospel. The gospel of Jesus Christ is meant to be enacted, embodied, and performed. Childers and Schmit show us how we preachers can better enable our listeners to not only hear but also perform the gospel. One of the best books on the craft of preaching that we've had in a long time."--__Will Willimon__, bishop, North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church, and visiting research professor, Duke Divinity School  
  
"Jana Childers and Clayton Schmit have done students, preachers, and homileticians a great service with this book. For too long our preaching has been captive to the mind/body dualisms of modern thought. Performance in Preaching provides a rich variety of stimulating essays in conversation with the work of Charles Bartow, showing that both the 'what' and the 'how' of our sermons serve the Spirit's work of bringing the incarnate Word to speech."--__Michael Pasquarello III__, Granger E. and Anna A. Fisher Professor of Preaching, Asbury Theological Seminary

__Jana Childers__ (PhD, Graduate Theological Union) is the dean of the seminary and professor of homiletics and speech communication at San Francisco Theological Seminary. She is the author of Performing the Word: Preaching as Theatre. __Clayton J. Schmit__ (PhD, Graduate Theological Union) is the academic director of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts and the Arthur DeKruyter/Christ Church Oak Brook Professor of Preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of Too Deep for Words: A Theology of Liturgical Expression.

This volume, which launches the Engaging Worship series from Fuller Theological Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts, offers a unique study of sermon delivery. While many books offer advice on how to prepare, write, and preach a sermon, this volume is distinctive in approaching the subject from the perspective of performance.  
  
The authors, who teach at a variety of seminaries and divinity schools across the nation, examine how the sermon can bring God's word to life for the congregation. In that sense, they consider the idea of performance from a wide range of theological, artistic, and musical viewpoints. These thoughtful essays will engage clergy and students with new ways of looking at the art of preaching.

Contributors from leading seminaries provide biblical, theological, and historical foundations for attending to performative aspects of preaching a sermon.

__Contents__ Introduction (Jana Childers and Clayton J. Schmit )  
1. The Truth and Truthfulness: Theological Reflections on Preaching and Performance (Marguerite Shuster)  
2. Preaching, Performance, and the Life and Death of "Now" (Paul Scott Wilson)  
3. At the Intersection of Actio Divina and Homo Performans: Embodiment and Evocation (Alyce M. McKenzie)  
4. Performative Language and the Limits of Performance in Preaching (John M. Rottman)  
5. Reversal of Fortune: The Performance of a Prophet (Mary Donovan Turner)  
6. Performance and the New Testament in Preaching (Ronald J. Allen)  
7. The Use of the Body in the Performance of Proclamation (Todd Farley)  
8. Finding Voice in the Theological School (Richard F. Ward)  
9. The Preacher's Creative Process: Reaching the Well (Jana Childers)  
10. What Comes Next? Performing Music and Proclaiming the Word (Clayton J. Schmit)  
11. The Musicality of Black Preaching: Performing the Word (William C. Turner Jr.)  
12. Performance Study in Service to the Spoken Word in Worship (Charles L. Bartow)  
Index

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This eBook explores sermon delivery through the lens of performance.

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

List of Contributors 

Acknowledgments 

Introduction 

1. The Truth and Truthfulness: Theological Reflections on Preaching  and Performance

2. Preaching, Performance, and the Life and Death of “Now”

3. At the Intersection of Actio Divina and Homo Performans:  Embodiment and Evocation

4. Performative Language and the limits of Performance in  Preaching 

5. Reversal of Fortune: The Performance of a Prophet 

6. Performance and the new Testament in Preaching 

7. The Use of the Body in the Performance of Proclamation

8. Finding voice in the Theological School 

9. The Preacher’s Creative Process: Reaching the Well 

10. What comes next? Performing Music and Proclaiming the Word 

11. The Musicality of Black Preaching: Performing the Word 

12. Performance Study in Service to the Spoken Word in Worship 

Bibliography 

Examines the role of performance in preaching. This book offers alternative perspectives to the subject of preaching that will engage and challenge clergy who are already in the pulpit as well as students in seminary classes.

The contributors, who teach in seminaries and divinity schools across the USA, bring a variety of theological and denominational perspectives to the subject. They are united, however, in their concern for the importance of the performance of the sermon - not in a shallow or theatrical sense, but as an essential aspect of bringing God's word to life for the congregation. To that end, they offer wide-ranging studies that examine theological, artistic, and musical aspects of a compelling performance.This volume inaugurates the "Engaging Worship" series from Fuller Theological Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. It offers an innovative approach and alternative perspectives to the subject of preaching that will engage and challenge clergy who are already in the pulpit as well as students in seminary classes. The volume comes with a 90-minute companion DVD that compliments the text, covering practical subjects that range from warm-up exercises to the mechanics of oral presentation.

Clayton J. Schmit (PhD, Graduate Theological Union) is the academic director of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts and the Arthur DeKruyter/Christ Church Oak Brook Chair of Preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of Too Deep for Words: A Theology of Liturgical Expression.Jana Childers (PhD Graduate Theological Union) is the Dean of the Seminary and professor of homiletics and speech communication at San Francisco Theological Seminary. She is the author of Performing the Word: Preaching as Theatre.

"Performance in Preaching" explores the art of sermon delivery through diverse theological insights. Includes a 90-minute DVD with practical exercises for clergy and seminary students.

\["For clergy and seminary students seeking growth.", "Performance in Preaching improves your sermon delivery.", "You\\u2019ll engage your congregation with powerful messages."\]

Discover how to bring God's word to life with "Performance in Preaching," a unique book that offers insights from experts on making sermons engaging and impactful.

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