A member of the North American Academy of Liturgy and an elder in the Texas Annual Conference, Lester Ruth has published articles in several professional journals in addition to the books Accompanying the Journey (Discipleship Resources, 1997) and A Little Heaven Below: Worship at Early Methodist Quarterly Meetings (Kingswood Books, 2000). Formerly pastor of First United Methodist Church, Overton, TX, and (1998-2000) assistant professor of Liturgical Studies at Yale University Divinity School and the Institute of Sacred Music, New Haven, CT, he is currently Assistant Professor of Worship and Liturgy at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky.
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Creative Preaching on the Sacraments

Lester Ruth, Craig A. Satterlee
Creative preaching can help you move the sacraments to the center of your congregation's spirituality by making scripture, personal experience, and the sacraments intersect in such a way that a wealth of meanings surfaces. Satterlee and Ruth seek to expand the range of meanings and associations people bring to the sacraments. They examine in-depth how theology, scripture, context, and timing relate to effective sacramental preaching. Six sample sermons are included: "In Whom Do You Place Y...