John C. Holbert

A practical discussion for those who preach regarding the types of things which cause theological and rhetorical difficulties with sermons.

The authors focus on the types of things a preacher should not say about God, the Bible, those hearing them, themselves, at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end, as well as discussing more profitable ways to speak regarding such subjects, themes, or sections.

The book is authored by a man and a woman who work for some variant of a mainline Protestant group and their theology and doctrinal stances regarding women, homosexuality, and other such issues reflect it. Such excurses are not inherently part of the book and unnecessarily off-putting for those who might be of a different theological persuasion than the authors and distracts from the generally good, wise, and useful information the book provides.

If one can get past the above, one can find such a work useful in terms of strategy and execution of effective sermon planning and presentation.

**--book received as galley for review… (meer)