PEOPLE IN PRINT
October 1, 1986
A Voice to Speak A Guide to Effective Sermon Delivery by Jerry Vines, Moody, $9.95 Reviewed by Scott Wenig, singles pastor, Bear Valley Baptist Church, Denver, Colorado "The words hit me like a laser beam. 'You will have to be completely silent for the next two weeks. You have a nodule on the anterior third of your right vocal cord. Surgery is the only way to remove it. I'm not sure when you will be back in the pulpit. Perhaps ninety days or longer.' " With these few sentences, Jerry Vines introduces the reader to a personal crisis, which, ironically, became one of the greatest blessings of his life. The threat of throat surgery forced Vines, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, into a program of speech rehabilitation. Through this process he learned new patterns of speaking that cured the problem, thereby saving him from the surgeon's knife During the course of his recovery, Vines became an intense student of speech in general and preaching in particular. Ultimately, the result of this potential disaster was not only a salvaged voice but an outstanding book on preaching, aptly titled A Guide to Effective Sermon Delivery. From experience and observation, Vines concludes that many preachers unintentionally misuse their voices. This tendency, combined with the tensions inherent in the pastorate, produces unnecessary vocal strain. Vines has sought in this book to help pastors prevent the abuse of one of their most valuable assets. But proper vocal care is not the author's only reason for writing. A second goal is to help pastors "become effective in communicating the Word of God to people." Vines acknowledges that most preachers are capable enough when it comes to sermon content. But to become an effective ...
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