Knowing the context
Subtitle: frames, tools, and signs for preaching
By: James R. Nieman.
Series: Elements of preaching
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780800662622
Subjects: Preaching
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Editor's foreword / O. Wesley Allen, Jr.; title: Introduction; title: How context matters in preaching; title: How preaching relates to context; title: Historical views of contextual preaching; title: Frames for approaching contexts; title: Context identified but not isolated; title: Different ways to frame context; title: Using frames in a congregation; title: Tools for exploring contexts; title: Tools that focus on practices; title: Tools that focus on products; title: Using tools in a congregation; title: Signs for interpreting contexts; title: Signs and what they mean; title: Strong signs as the focus; title: Telling the truth through signs; title: Using signs in a congregation; title: How preaching works with context; title: Contextual preaching and other ministries; title: A study of contextual preaching; title: Guidelines for contextual preaching practice.