TY - BOOK AU - TUCKER, John (ed.) TI - Text Messages: : preaching God's word in a smartphone world SN - 9781532630224 U1 - 251 PY - 2017/// CY - Eugene PB - Wipf and Stock Publishers KW - Social media, twitter, snapchat, facebook, online world N2 - In the face of digital technology, social media, cultural pluralism, and pastoral burnout, how can Christian preachers proclaim the gospel faithfully and effectively? This book answers that question by bringing together a selection of important voices from across North America, Asia, and the Pacific. It argues that Spirit-empowered preaching is characterized by five attributes: it opens the Scriptures, engages the culture, addresses the listener, dissects the preacher, and elevates the Savior ER -