Teaching and Spiritual Growth
Stripping preaching to its bare essentials
'A down-to-earth introduction to preaching - to inspire and instruct those who desire to be better preachers. Using personal experience and humour, the author focuses on understanding the importance of the text, introduction, structure, illustrations, applications and conclusion. I found this book easy to read and, even after years of preaching, the content stimulating and helpful. So I can say, in the words of a famous preacher, "Sell your shirt and buy one!"
Richard Pidgley, pastor and author
'This is a helpful little book, full of sound advice.... We enjoyed this book and we commend it warmly.'
Rev Dr Edgar Dowse, The English Churchman, August 2005
'Many preaching books are heavier reads and this is a helpful alternative that should be more accessible for those who do not find reading text books easy. There is much that is good in the advice that is given.
Coupland's book is a simple introduction to preaching that benefits by having been written from a British/Anglican context.
For those just beginning to respond to the call to preach, it might just be the right book to help form some good habits right at the start.'
The Revd Dr Roger Standing, The Baptist Times, June 05
Disappointed with Jesus?
'Many books have been written endeavouring to address why so many teenagers and young people fall away from the church.
While not claiming to 'have all the answers' the author hopes his personal story and thoughts on why so many young people give up on God will encourage the estimated 1000 youngsters who give up on the Church in the UK each week to rethink their decision.'
Life & Work, July 04
emergingchurch.intro
'Michael Moynagh's book is the perfect introduction to all this emerging church stuff. If the jargon, the ideas and the practicalities scare the pants off you then this book is a great introduction to what it's all about.
He shows with real examples and experiences how the church can begin to reach out to all sorts of people without leaving the traditional ways of being church behind. The inherited and the emerging ways of being church need to work together in mission.'
Stewart Jones, Diocesan Missioner