The Persuasive Preacher
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The Persuasive Preacher

Pastoral Influence in a Marketing World

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The Persuasive Preacher

Pastoral Influence in a Marketing World

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How can we preach persuasively without huckstering, manipulating, or coercing people? Sadly, we are seeing the fall of many pastors not for reasons of sexual immorality, but the pursuit of pride and power. The skillful use of marketing methods creates celebrity pastors who become significant influencers in the evangelical church. The lure of success is seductive, turning pastors into hucksters and Christians into consumers. We need to heed the warnings of the New Testament about the pride of rhetoric and the pursuit of power. David Christensen carefully analyzes the biblical warnings of Paul about the temptations of rhetorical sophistry in the first-century church and applies them to pastoral ministry today. God calls preachers to be ethical and effective persuaders. David develops an ethical grid for pastoral persuasion using principles drawn from the Bible and social science along with practical illustrations from his years of ministry. He calls preachers to be ethical and effective persuaders by emphasizing the centrality of the word of God while depending on the power of the Spirit of God.

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Publisher
Wipf and Stock
Year
2020
ISBN
9781725266018
Topic
Teologia e religione
Subtopic
Ministro del culto cristiano
Appendix

Pastoral Influence Health Index (PIHI)

A Testing Tool for Pastors and Church Leaders
Definition:
Healthy pastoral persuasion is influence which is both effective and ethical. Influence is effective when the pastor motivates permanent and measurable changes in beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors. Influence is ethical when a pastor is honest and loving, motivating a change via elaboration of the central issues while respecting the personā€™s responsibility for the decisi...

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Other Books by David Christensen
  4. Introduction
  5. Pulpit Power
  6. For the Love of Rhetoric
  7. Sophistry and the Cross
  8. Informers or Persuaders?
  9. Influenceā€™s Arsenal
  10. Logos: The Central Route
  11. Shortcuts: Peripheral Routes
  12. Ethical Controls: Process
  13. Ethical Controls: Decision
  14. Paul and Philemon: A Case Study in Pastoral Influence
  15. Pastoral Influence Health Index (PIHI)
  16. Bibliography