Book: Arts and Preaching: An Aesthetic Homiletic in the 21st Century

In this book, Sunggu A. Yang, a seasoned preacher and experienced teacher of preaching, encourages preachers to utilize their unique artistic talents as critical sources of theological and homiletical imagination and as hermeneutical-perspectival tools to aid their rigorous exegetical process of interpreting Scripture, eventually toward artistic-holistic sermon composition and delivery.

Podcast: Dr. Yang Talks with the Preacher Creature 

In episode 3, Jake and Ashley welcome Dr. Sunggu Yang to discuss his newest book, Digital Homiletics: The Theology and Practice of Online Preaching. In this book, Dr. Yang is coming to the aid of all pandemic-era preachers by offering insight into what began in March 2020 -- a rapid transition to online preaching. Preachers boldly and humbly made this transition with what Dr. Yang calls a "just do it" attitude, which served congregations well. Now, as churches balance both online and in-person offerings, it is a good time to survey and articulate exactly what took place when preaching went online. In this conversation, you'll hear what classical homiletical theory can teach us about preaching in the digital age and how Barth's three-fold frameworks can be stretched to make room for the "digitalized Word." The hosts will also take a brief tour through 10 (or more) styles of online preaching, including Artificial or Integrated Reality preaching, which might be much closer than many of us realized. The conversation is stimulating, and the book is one you should surely have on your shelf!

Book: Is It a Sermon?

In this book, Donyelle McCray explores how preaching merges with prayer, song, performance, and activism―the gospel dancing in and out of the forms we create for it. Consider the sermonic performance of Isaiah walking naked and barefoot for three years, the deaconess whose morning prayer rhythmically flows into sermon, or the gospel soloist who pauses in her song to tell a story or break into a sermonette. McCray is interested in the possibilities that emerge when we play at the shoreline, and she questions what modes of preaching get overlooked due to genre classifications. She seeks to discover what we might learn from these shoreline preachers about bearing witness, enacting Scripture, and listening to life. 

Article "The Preacher as Artist: An Exploration of Sermon Creation as Art-Making" 

Preaching is one of the most creative things a pastor does. This essay explores how a theology of creativity, the imagination, and the arts can encourage preachers to embrace proclamation as creative work. 

Podcast Talk in Arts & Preaching: A Handbook for Practice

Listen this fascinating conversation by A.I. talk hosts on the upcoming book, Arts & Preaching: A Handbook for Practice, co-authored by the coaching team!