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Preaching With Cultural Intelligence: Understanding The People Who Hear Our Sermons, Rodney A. Palmer
Preaching With Cultural Intelligence: Understanding The People Who Hear Our Sermons, Rodney A. Palmer
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"Kim does a masterful job at demonstrating how, through a careful exegesis of Scripture, culture, and one’s self, the preacher will deliver more effective sermons that will reach the hearts of both the giraffes (the insiders) and the elephants (the others) within the congregation. Preaching with cultural intelligence is worth it!"
Worship At The Edges: Redefining Evangelism, Dirk G. Lange
Worship At The Edges: Redefining Evangelism, Dirk G. Lange
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Guess Who's Coming To Worship? Worship And Evangelism, Patrick R. Keifert
Guess Who's Coming To Worship? Worship And Evangelism, Patrick R. Keifert
Faculty Publications
Too many congregations of mainline churches profess that they welcome strangers but are inhospitable when the stranger comes to worship. They know that worship is the single most important ingredient in why people join and remain active members in a congregation. They realize that they need to welcome strangers, so they try to be a warm, open family. Some of them believe they have achieved this model, but few do achieve it. The key to turning this situation around lies in the congregation’s attitude toward the stranger. This is especially true of the attitude of those who plan and lead …