Scott M. Gibson

Author of Preaching the Old Testament

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About the Author

Scott M. Gibson (DPhil, University of Oxford) holds the David E. Garland Chair of Preaching and is the director of the PhD in preaching program at Baylor University/Truett Seminary. He is cofounder of the Evangelical Homiletics Society and the author or coauthor of several books on preaching. Karen show more Mason has an MA in Old Testament and a PhD in counseling psychology and is professor of counseling and psychology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She is the author of Preventing Suicide: A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains, and Pastoral Counselors (InterVarsity Press, 2014). show less

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Works by Scott M. Gibson

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Preaching the Old Testament (2006) 130 copies, 1 review

Preaching to a Shifting Culture: 12 Perspectives on Communicating that Connects (2004) 109 copies

Preaching with a Plan: Sermon Strategies for Growing Mature Believers (2012) 64 copies

Preaching for Special Services (2001) 59 copies

Homiletics and Hermeneutics: Four Views on Preaching Today (2018) 46 copies

Should We Use Someone Else's Sermon?: Preaching in a Cut-and-Paste World (2008) 43 copies, 1 review

The Worlds of the Preacher: Navigating Biblical, Cultural, and Personal Contexts (2018) — Editor — 36 copies

Preaching Points: 55 Tips for Improving Your Pulpit Ministry (2016) 34 copies

Training Preachers: A Guide to Teaching Homiletics (2019) 17 copies

Preaching Hope in Darkness: Help for Pastors in Addressing Suicide from the Pulpit (2020) 12 copies

A.J. Gordon: American Premillennialist (2001) 4 copies

The Big Idea of Biblical Preaching: Connecting the Bible to People (2003) 4 copies

Contemporary Baptists & Historic Faith (2005) 2 copies

PulpitTalk (Quarterly - Vols. 1-3 [CD]) 1 copy

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Making a Difference in Preaching: Haddon Robinson on Biblical Preaching (1999) — Editor — 156 copies, 1 review

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Legal name: Gibson, Scott M.
Birthdate: 1957
Gender: male
Education: University of Oxford (DPhil)
Knox College, University of Toronto (MTh)
Princeton Theological Seminary (ThM)
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv)
Pennsylvania State University (BS)
Occupations: Clergy
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Should We Use Someone Else's Sermon?: Preaching in a… by Scott M. Gibson

Sermon stealing is a great temptation in today's age of internet-accessible, ready-to-download homilies. Gibson exhorts preachers to live by the higher standards of integrity, honesty, and diligence that they proclaim from the pulpit. Though brief, the book is well-researched, readable, and highly relevant. I commend it to every man and woman who prepares oral messages for religious settings. It would make an excellent supplemental reading for college-level homiletics classes.

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deanc | Aug 29, 2010 |

Preaching the Old Testament by Scott Gibson

A compilation of essays in honor of Walter Kaiser, Preaching the Old Testament offers practical guidance for pastors seeking to preaching from the Old Testament: how to refresh Hebrew skills, apply narrative, interpret poetry, understand New Testament quotations of the Old Testament, and preach the Old Testament evangelistically. While the book is too broad to offer in depth commentary, its unifying theme is preaching the diverse genres of the Old Testament with relevance in the church. A good introduction to proclaiming the whole counsel of God – B+… (more)

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bsanner | Jan 8, 2007 |

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