The Classic Preaching Annual Fully Revised and Improved!
"Students, teachers, Bible study leaders, but especially preachers, will discover a treasure trove here. Search and mine it for new perspectives on old stories, fresh Biblical insights into current issues, ways of seeing outside the box. You'll find yourself nourished and strengthened!"
Rev. Dr. James W. Crawford, minister emeritus, The Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts
"No other compilation offers more comprehensive resources to assist the parish minister in planning every aspect of weekly worship."
William E. Hull, research professor, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
For more than eighty years, The Minister's Manual has been the standard by which all other preaching annuals are measured. The book's research–based content and searchable CD–ROM make this non–denominational resource even more helpful to today's busy pastor.
The 2009 Minister's Manual is the comprehensive and traditional resource pastors have come to rely on. Filled with practical features, this new edition is designed to be more user–friendly than ever before and the updated CD–ROM makes the book's material easily accessible. Turn to The Minister's Manual for:
Complete sermons for the entire year
Lectionary messages and worship aids to expand Sunday services
Feature articles that speak to the hearts and minds of ministers
A treasury of practical, contemporary, and relevant sermons
A diverse group of contributors, a broad and contemporary range of illustrations, and new and expanded preaching resources
Children's sermons, based on the lectionary texts, for engaging young minds
Musical suggestions, based on the lectionary texts, for each week of the year
Calendars of important historical, cultural, and religious anniversaries
Eloquent and useful messages for holidays, funerals and bereavement, communions, and missions
A free, searchable CD–ROM of the entire contents can be used to extract, edit, and print selections for sermons, bulletins, and other messages
Lee McGlone is senior pastor for the First Baptist Church of Arkadelphia, Arkansas.?He was an adjunct professor at the North American Baptist Seminary, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and has served as a pastor for over thirty–five years. He is a Ph.D. graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky,?where he also taught adjunctively in the preaching department. He has contributed to The Minister's Manual and has been its indexer for many years.