Preaching for Special Services

by Scott M. Gibson

Book Overview

Sooner or later, every pastor will be called on to conduct special services. Baptisms, weddings, funerals, infant presentations, and evangelistic services, each in their own way, challenge pastors to find the right words to mark the occasion.Preaching for Special Services will help pastors prepare sermons for these special services. Each chapter explores a different occasion and offers the perspective, encouragement, and practical advice that pastors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080109111X
• ISBN13: 9780801091117
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Practical Guide

Gibson has offered a concise, practical guide for those in the trenches of pastoral ministry. In this book he outlines the goals and technique for 5 practical "special" services that a minister might be expected to officiate: Weddings, Funerals, Communion, Baptism, and an After Dinner Speech. Those in pastoral ministry or those preparing for it should seriously consider this read.