** "Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching" by Henry Ware, Jr., is a guide from the early 1800s aimed at those in ministry. It tackles the skill of delivering sermons without relying on written notes, stressing the good it can do and the focus needed to get good at it. The author wants to get new preachers excited about improving this skill, pointing out how it can help them connect with people better. The text starts by talking about problems with how preachers are taught, especially how speaking without notes isn't seen as important. Ware explores the benefits of this approach, like making sermons feel more real and connecting with the audience. He also answers common concerns about word choice and getting ready to speak. He prepares the reader to learn about methods, rules, and the right mindset for strong extemporaneous preaching, highlighting it is available to all but takes hard work to master. **
Hints on extemporaneous preaching
By Henry Ware
** Discover how to move hearts and minds with the lost art of speaking with passion and conviction, forging a powerful bond between the speaker and listener.
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About the AuthorHenry Ware Jr. was an influential Unitarian theologian, early member of the faculty of Harvard Divinity School, and first president of the Harvard Musical Association. He was a mentor of Ralph Waldo Emerson when Emerson studied for the ministry in the 1820s.
Henry Ware Jr. was an influential Unitarian theologian, early member of the faculty of Harvard Divinity School, and first president of the Harvard Musical Association. He was a mentor of Ralph Waldo Emerson when Emerson studied for the ministry in the 1820s.
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