We at Southeastern Seminaryhave an incredible preaching faculty, including Danny Akin, Jim Shaddix, Scott Pace, Dwayne Milioni, and Ronjour Locke. Actually, while I had good preaching professors as a student, I’m jealous of our students who get to learn from these men (especially our doctoral students who get significant interaction with them). I asked them to give me some books on preaching they would want preachers to read, and here are their recommendations in no order of preference:
- Between Two Worlds by John Stott
- Preaching and Preachers by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper
- Engaging Exposition by Daniel Akin, Bill Curtis, and Stephen Rummage
- Power in the Pulpit by Jerry Vines and Jim Shaddix
- The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text by Sidney Greidanus
- Text-Driven Preaching by Daniel Akin, David Allen, and Ned Mathews
- Speaking God’s Words by Peter Adam
- The Moment of Truth by Wayne McDill
- On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons by John A. Broadus
- Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism by Tim Keller
- Christ-Centered Preaching by Bryan Chapell
I hope this list of resources is helpful to you. Let us know what books you’d add to the list.
By the way, contact me through this site if you’re interested in any of the SEBTS doctoral programs in preaching. We offer both a D.Min. and a Ph.D.–neither that requires you to move to Wake Forest.
Great list! I would add Doctrine that Dances by Robert Smith. It tremendously enriched my viewpoint and approach.
I would add “The Certain Sound of the Trumpet: Crafting a Sermon of Authority” by Samuel D. Proctor.
I’d like to know why none of these are authored by women. Surely one woman has written a book good enough to make the list.
I would add “Anointed Expository Preaching” by Stephen Olford.
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Amen on Mark’s comment! I recommend The Preaching Life by Barbara Brown Taylor and What Not to Say by John C. Holbert and Alyce M. McKenzie. The latter is especially good for beginning preachers.
I would submit “Expository Preaching without Notes” by Charles W Killer. Excellent book on the subject.
I love your list, but I would add ENCOUNTERING GOD THROUGH EXPOSITORY PREACHING: CONNECTING GOD’S PEOPLE TO GOD’S PRESENCE THROUGH GOD’S WORD by Jim Orrick, Brian Payne, and Ryan Fullerton. It is practical, but heart-stirring!