How to Give a Home Run Homily: A Hard-Hitting Guide for Preachers, Teachers, and Soul-Reachers

What is the secret to a great homily? Best-selling author and popular preacher Deacon S. James Meyer maintains that great homilies are fundamentally born of listening to the needs of the people in the pews. In this one-of-a-kind exploration, Meyer offers parish-tested advice to help preachers develop a fresh and memorable homily-from the best way to incorporate humor and storytelling to tips for delivery that are sure to help your message resonate well beyond the liturgy.

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How to Give a Home Run Homily: A Hard-Hitting Guide for Preachers, Teachers, and Soul-Reachers

What is the secret to a great homily? Best-selling author and popular preacher Deacon S. James Meyer maintains that great homilies are fundamentally born of listening to the needs of the people in the pews. In this one-of-a-kind exploration, Meyer offers parish-tested advice to help preachers develop a fresh and memorable homily-from the best way to incorporate humor and storytelling to tips for delivery that are sure to help your message resonate well beyond the liturgy.

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How to Give a Home Run Homily: A Hard-Hitting Guide for Preachers, Teachers, and Soul-Reachers

How to Give a Home Run Homily: A Hard-Hitting Guide for Preachers, Teachers, and Soul-Reachers

How to Give a Home Run Homily: A Hard-Hitting Guide for Preachers, Teachers, and Soul-Reachers

How to Give a Home Run Homily: A Hard-Hitting Guide for Preachers, Teachers, and Soul-Reachers

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What is the secret to a great homily? Best-selling author and popular preacher Deacon S. James Meyer maintains that great homilies are fundamentally born of listening to the needs of the people in the pews. In this one-of-a-kind exploration, Meyer offers parish-tested advice to help preachers develop a fresh and memorable homily-from the best way to incorporate humor and storytelling to tips for delivery that are sure to help your message resonate well beyond the liturgy.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781627856133
Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications/Bayard
Publication date: 04/15/2021
Pages: 117
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

S. James Meyer co-founded StreetLights Outreach and Whatsoever You Do, Inc. He is a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Green Bay and best-selling author of God Plays a Purple Banjo and Jesus Wears Socks with Sandals.

Table of Contents

Upfront 1

Start with Energy 7

Homily as Gift 19

Providing Walking Sticks and Sandals 33

The Power of Story 67

How to Build a Good Story 83

Why Humor Helps 103

Bringing It Home 113

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