Women's Voices and the Practice of Preaching

by Nancy Lammers Gross, Lillian Daniel (Foreword by)

Overview

Expert, practical help for women who preach or lead worship

Many women preachers and worship leaders have trouble speaking; they struggle to fully use their physical voices. Maintaining that there is often a disconnect between the woman's self-understanding as a preacher and her own body, Nancy Lammers Gross presents not only techniques but also a theologically empowering paradigm shift to help women fully embody their God-given preaching vocations.

Grounding her work in the biblical story of Miriam, Gross begins with a discussion of how women are instrumental in the work of God. She then tells stories, including her own, of women's experiences in losing connection to their bodies and their physical voices. Finally, Gross presents a constructive resolution with exercises for discovering and developing a full-body voice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467447850
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	07/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	340 KB

About the Author

Nancy Lammers Gross is the Arthur Sarell Rudd Associate Professor of Speech Communication in Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary, the author of If You Cannot Preach Like Paul . . . , and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Lillian Daniel is the senior minister of First CongregationalChurch, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and a host of the Chicago-basedtelevision program "30 Good Minutes." She is alsothe author of Tell It Like It Is: Reclaiming the Practiceof Testimony, and When "Spiritual but NotReligious" Is Not Enough: Seeing God in Surprising Places,Even the Church.

Table of Contents

Foreword Lillian Daniel viii

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xvi

1 The Symphony of Miriam 1

2 Asking Permission 18

3 Voice Lost 42

4 Voice Restored 74

5 Embodied Voice 92

6 As If It Matters 118

Conclusion 140

Notes 142

Bibliography 150

Index of Names and Subjects 155

Index of Scripture References 158

Editorial Reviews

Jana Childers
— San Francisco Theological Seminary
“This is a stunning book by one of the finest teachers of our generation of preachers. In a voice both clear and compassionate Nancy Lammers Gross says what most needs to be said about and for women preachers. The effect is stunning. Stunningly helpful. Stunningly powerful. Even stunningly beautiful. . . . While women readers will feel deeply understood, all preachers will be helped by this important volume’s insights into preaching and women’s experience.

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