Coming Soon from Baker Books!

What if preaching isn't just one part of worship? What if preaching is worship?

Michael Quicke explores the role of preaching in the church in his new book Preaching as Worship.

At the start of the book Michael says "in recent years, I have been propelled into a fresh understanding of how worship includes everything. Whenever definitions of worship limit and shrink it down to small scale stuff, great damage is done to God's cosmic purposes. We need to see not only how preaching belongs within worship but also how the whole of church life and mission is part of worship too. My convictions about worship have grown in dimension so much that they have radically deepened my life and ministry and reordered its goal. That's why I hope you will take the time to read this book."

Even though this book was written in the US much of it came out of Michael’s UK background and experience. Michael says “I really do see it as the outcome of my own journey with preaching and worship which all began in England, and some of my illustrations come straight out of the UK.”

Sample chapter.

Preaching as Worship is out in the UK in October.


Bringing the Bible to Life.

The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook is colourful, informative and easy to read and use. It is a big book - over 1100 pages long, and is full of photos, illustrations, maps and charts as well as articles by leading scholars. Split into three sections, it covers:

God's Story (and Your Story), which includes sections on how the Bible is organized, and the history between the Old and New Testaments.

The Spirit and the Scribes (How the Bible Came to Be), which includes sections on the production and shaping of the Old Testament Canon, the Dead Sea scrolls, and Bible translations.

Digging Deeper into the Bible, which considers elements usch as how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible; Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament and responding to contemporary challenges to the Gospels.

There is a vast amount more than just those sections outlined above!







The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook is published in the UK in October.