NEW YORK—May 12, 2015—Morgan James’s new release, The Sermon-Sucking Black Hole: Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday by David Mains, offers tips for creating memorable sermons that are sure to make an impact.
Regular churchgoers know that many times, the Sunday sermon goes in one ear and out the other. The preacher is speaking and the congregation is listening; yet somehow very little communication actually takes place. This lack of constructive 
dialogue has resulted in Sunday messages that are not only out-of-touch with where parishioners are living, but for the most part what’s said isn’t remembered much beyond the church parking lot. Dr. David Mains tackles this issue in The Sermon-Sucking Black Hole.
The fact of the matter is, pastors today are under a great deal of stress, and many do not have the time or resources to put together captivating, inspirational sermons week after week. The Sermon-Sucking Black Hole offers help. Dr. Mains contends that people in the pew can best judge when a sermon is helpful to them and when it isn’t. So why not include them in the process of both preparing and evaluating sermons? Most people in the pew don’t realize how integral they are to finding a solution to this problem. But the pulpit/pew combination can be an incredibly powerful team. Dr. Mains makes these changes sound so simple and practical that you can’t help but wonder, “Why weren’t these ideas implemented years ago?”
The Sermon-Sucking Black Hole provides a solution to a problem every pastor, priest and minister has faced before. It answers the question of why what’s being preached in our churches has such minimal impact on listeners’ lives and how they can help bring about change. This is book is not a negative commentary, nor does it focus on pointing out flaws in the church. Instead, it’s a positive, practical and encouraging read that should fill believers with hope not only for their local congregation, but also for churches everywhere.
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About the Author:
Dr. David R. Mains has devoted his life to the ministry. He spent a decade pastoring Circle Church in Chicago, and went on to spend 20 years in media ministry. He wrote The 50-Day Spiritual Adventure, which is used by over 50,000 churches and more than 5 million people, as well as authoring over 20 books, including Gold Medallion Award winners. You Need to Know, which he hosted and produced, won the 1995 National Religious Broadcasters’ “Television Program of the Year” award, and his 15-minute Chapel of the Air was heard Monday through Saturday on over 500 radio stations across North America.
After decades of passionately serving the local church in his own ministries, Mains is now focusing on his energies mentoring pastors. He and his wife, Karen, have written over three-dozen books, including national-award-winners such as The “Kingdom Tales” Trilogy. He believes that when the staff and laypeople of the local church work together, they can make radical changes in society for Christ.
More About This Title:
The Sermon-Sucking Black Hole: Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday by David Mains will be released by Morgan James Faith on May 12, 2015. The Sermon-Sucking Black Hole—ISBN 978-1630474195—has 200 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $16.99.
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