The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891

"The Preacher and His Models" by James Stalker is a series of speeches about the best ways to be a preacher given at Yale University. It looks at what makes preaching work, like the preacher being a good person, feeling called to preach, and being dedicated to God; preachers are to follow the examples of Bible figures. Stalker looks closely at what preachers should do and how they affect the world. The book starts by explaining how to understand preaching by looking at examples in the Bible, like Isaiah and the other Old Testament prophets. Stalker talks about how being invited to give these speeches is an honor and thinks about how knowing things in school is different from real life in a church. Knowing God and always talking to Him is very important for preaching well according to the book. By looking at how the prophets were called, Stalker gives future preachers a way to grow their spiritual lives, comparing it to what ministers face today.