The Craft of Pastoral Preaching (A Biblical and Historical Approach)

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This book intends to retain the credibility of the gospel of Jesus Christ in this 21st century and age to come. The church should give top priority to Preaching. It is hoped that this book will bring great help in Pastoral preaching in the church. This will be of great help for theological students, lay people, and pastors in their preaching ministry. The only option to keep the church healthy and bring wholeness among the churches is to preach the word of God faithfully. The biblical truth will bring hope and maturity in Christ through preaching and teaching.

Wungnaowung Zimik is a Baptist ordained minister. He belongs to Tangkhul Naga Community. He did a doctor of ministry from Baptist Theological Seminary, Singapore (2017); a Master of Theology in Christian ministry from UBS, Pune (2008); a Master of Arts in Sociology in 2013; Bachelor of Divinity from UBS, Pune (2003); and, Bachelor of Theology from Manipur Theological College, Kangpokpi.

He has vast ministerial experience. He was the chaplain of Tangkhul Christian Fellowship, Delhi in 2005. He has been teaching at Manipur Theological College since 2008. At present, he is the vice principal of Manipur Theological College. He is married to Lucky Chithung and they are blessed with two daughters Wungnaophi and Ngamchui.

Knowing who and what the people were before Christianity would build the understanding and faith of the church. Christianity in Tangkhul cannot be understood apart from the Tangkhul people who responded to Christianity. To understand the context better, the author would like to, therefore, first of all, introduce the historical background of the Tangkhuls. After the deliberation of this, the author will shift to a literature review of Pastoral preaching, which is the most important integral part of pastoral ministry. Thereafter, an analysis of pastoral preaching in the Tangkhul Baptist churches will be considered. To make clear the studies in depth the author has interviewed the Pastors from different churches and church members including both men and women. An enclosed questionnaire with different items has been made for both the pastors and the church members and the sermon of the pastors has been evaluated. Finally, suggestions of the author have been given to improving pastoral preaching among the Tangkhul Baptist Churches.

Most of the churches has celebrated hundred years of Christianity. Since her induction into Christianity, she is old enough in a matter of years but the effectiveness of pastoral preaching on the life of the people is despondent. Due to the lack of seriousness in pastoral preaching, the spiritual life of the church has been paralyzed. It is dormant. The spiritual life of the churches is declining each day. The spirit of worship services in the church is drying up and getting colder day by day.

**Contents and Sample Pages**