Working Preacher
Working Preacher is a comprehensive resource created by Luther Seminary to support the entire church. It offers a variety of resources, including a "Preach This Week" section covering the Revised Common Lectionary texts and the Narrative Lectionary. Additionally, it features blogs and articles on preaching series, culture, sermon development, and worship.
Resource Highlights
Weekly Lectionary Content: Provides timely and relevant commentary on lectionary texts to aid in sermon preparation.
Blogs and Articles: Covers a range of topics including preaching techniques, cultural insights, and worship as a whole, with contributions from experienced preachers.
Contributor Network: Enlists over 500 biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians, and pastors to provide trustworthy and compelling content.
Books by Working Preacher
Real People, Real Faith by Cindy Halvorson: Offers practical tools for portraying biblical characters as multidimensional humans.
Honest to God Preaching by Brent A. Strawn: Focuses on preaching honestly about challenging Old Testament themes like sin, suffering, and violence.
The Peoples' Sermon by Shauna K. Hannan: Advocates for collaborative sermon crafting to make preaching a shared and faithful practice.
Preaching the Headlines by Lisa L. Thompson: Reframes preaching as a conversation between the modern world and biblical texts.
Writing for the Ear, Preaching from the Heart by Donna Giver-Johnston: Teaches preachers to connect personally with their listeners and deliver impactful sermons.
Preaching Jeremiah by Walter Brueggemann: Encourages preachers to let the canonical shape of Jeremiah guide sermon development.
A Lay Preacher’s Guide by Karoline M. Lewis: Provides a clear guide for lay preachers to craft faithful sermons.
The Gospel People Don’t Want to Hear by Lisa Cressman: Offers tools for delivering difficult sermons with empathy and skill.
Leading with the Sermon by William H. Willimon: Explores the relationship between preaching and leadership.
Preaching from the Old Testament by Walter Brueggemann: Highlights the importance of engaging with Old Testament texts in preaching.
Ebooks and Additional Resources
Youthful Sermons: A free ebook for young people preparing to preach.
Digital Jazz: Preaching, Media, and Technology: A free ebook on using media and technology in preaching.
Working Preacher App
The Working Preacher app helps preachers find inspiration and resources for their sermons anytime, anywhere. Features include:
Access to Revised Common Lectionary commentaries in English and Spanish
Narrative Lectionary commentaries
Weekly discussion questions
Podcasts and videos
Craft of Preaching articles
Push notifications and sharing options
Learn More and Find a Resource
App - workingpreacher.org/app
Podcast - workingpreacher.org/podcasts
Books - workingpreacher.org/books
Ebooks - workingpreacher.org/ebooks