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      • The Dramatic Monologue Sermon
        06/23/06
        Tell me something: why is it that less than one preacher in a hundred ever tries a dramatic monologue?

        A dramatic monologue presents the truth of the biblical text from the perspective of an eye witness or a participant. For example, with or without costume, the preacher may play the r

      • What Do You Think?
        06/20/06
        There are three personal stories a pastor needs to be ready to tell. The church needs to hear these in your preaching and elsewhere as you lead the flock. First, you need to be able to tell your own conversion experience. Secondly, the church needs to hear the testimony of your on-going spiritual pi

      • A Primer for Pastors
        06/19/06
        Here is a link to introduce you to my recent book published by Kregel Academic and Professional Division:

        http://www.pastorsdesk.org/

        A Primer for Pastors: A Handbook for Strengthening Ministry Skills. By Austin B. Tucker. Kregel, 2004.

        This is a basic pastora

      • First Day
        06/17/06
        First Day , First Cry

        Today is a beginning of days for this Blog. I recall someone saying "What if we gave a party and no one came?" In the vastness of the blogesphere on the limitless WWW, that does not take a stretched imagination. If you have found me, dear friend, you are

      • Austin B. Tucker -- Resume
        06/17/06
        AUSTIN B. TUCKER
        10199 TRAILRIDGE DRIVE
        SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71106
        (318) 798-0048

        PERSONAL

        Most of my life has been as a pastor of Southern Baptist churches. Preaching, teaching and writing have been the major emphases of my ministry. It has long be

      • Book Review -- Alan Streett, The Effective Invitation
        06/17/06

        The Effective Invitation: A Practical Guide for the Pastor. By R. Alan Streett. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2004, 0-8254-3799-7, 280 pp., $13.95, paper, (originally published Old Tappan, N.J.: Revell, 1984).

        Alan Streett is professor of evangelism/pastoral ministry at Criswell College,