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The Write Stuff: Crafting Sermons That Capture and Convince
The Write Stuff: Crafting Sermons That Capture and Convince
The Write Stuff: Crafting Sermons That Capture and Convince
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The Write Stuff: Crafting Sermons That Capture and Convince

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With clarity and wit, preacher and writer Sondra Willobee explores the joyful process of crafting effective sermons. Gathering the strategies of good writers, Willobee shows how to capture and keep listeners' attention, how to generate suspense through structure, and how to increase impact with vivid language. In addition, Willobee offers examples, exercises, and reflections that help turn each chapter into a preaching workshop. The result is a book that will rekindle the creativity of experienced preachers and help new preachers develop their own compelling voices.

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Release dateJan 16, 2009
ISBN9781611644098
The Write Stuff: Crafting Sermons That Capture and Convince
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Sondra B. Willobee

Sondra B. Willobee is Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church in South Lyon, Michigan. Her writing has appeared in The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Driftwood Review, Windhover, Weathervane, and The Michigan Christian Advocate.

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