Surviving a Dangerous Sermon

Preach on difficult topics so that the message can be heard and transformative without damaging the pastor-congregation relationship.

Preachers increasingly see the need to deliver sermons that are
"dangerous" in a variety of ways: the way they challenge hearers'
comfort levels and challenge established powers and hierarchies. Author Frank Thomas
helps readers understand those dangers—especially the forces of power
and hierarchy that are so intrinsic in our everyday lives and in society
as a whole. He teaches how to anticipate and navigate those forces, to
open opportunities for dangerous preaching, and to mitigate negative
impact on congregants, the preacher, and the preacher-congregation
relationships.

Surviving a Dangerous Sermon is a logical follow-up to Thomas's previous book, How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon.
It equips preachers to say what must be said, in a way that it is
heard, so that the sermon has a chance to do its work on human hearts,
without negative consequences.