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BOOK PROPOSAL: PASTOR for Pastors
Title: PASTOR for Pastors: A Powerful, Practical Framework for Sermons that Connect & Call to Action
Author: Steve Garcia — “The Merry Mystic,” leadership & team-building coach, and 30-year urban church pastor.
Overview:
Every week, pastors face the blank page, praying, “Lord, what do I say?” Every week we stand before a sea of faces -- whether a congregation, a youth group, or a classroom full of learners -- and pray, “Help me, Lord, help this to go well.”
PASTOR for Pastors offers a lifeline — a proven framework for crafting messages that connect head, heart, and hand. Adapted from Ray Edwards’s celebrated PASTOR model, this book translates timeless copywriting wisdom into sermon-writing gold.
Built on the lived experience of a veteran preacher and coach, this book shows how to communicate grace with clarity, power, and practical next steps — every Sunday.
Hook:
What if sermon prep didn’t drain your soul, but refreshed it?
What if the “sales funnel” of a sermon actually mirrored Jesus’s way of speaking truth with compassion and call to action?
Promise:
Pastors will discover a joyful, repeatable process to prepare sermons that:
- Speak to real human pain
- Stir the heart with redemptive stories
- Offer grace and a clear path forward
- Move people toward transformation, not just inspiration
Why Me / Why Now:
I’ve written and preached hundreds of sermons. Some soared. Some sank. But I’ve discovered that the difference isn’t inspiration — it’s structure. Ray’s PASTOR framework helped me rediscover the joy of sermon prep — not just for selling, but for saving — reminding me that good sermons serve.
This book is a lifesaver for weary pastors who are tired of chasing “viral sermons” and ready to rediscover the sacred art of preaching that changes lives.
Comparable Works:
- Communicating for a Change – Andy Stanley
- Talk Like TED – Carmine Gallo
- How to Write Copy That Sells – Ray Edwards
- PASTOR for Pastors bridges these worlds: communication + clarity + calling.
OUTLINE (Each chapter will be about 1,500–2,000 words)
- Problem: Without a Problem, You Don’t Have a Story
- The hero’s journey starts when a difficult situation takes center stage.
- Your sermon must connect with something your crowd struggles with.
- “Aint never been there can’t tell goin’ there how to get there.” Fred Jones
- A focus on people’s pain alleviates a pastor’s pressure to perform.
- Takeaway Tool: A sermon preparation tool to connect with real life problems.
2. Amplify the Need
- Crafting a Can’t-Miss Message
- How problems go from bad to worse (don’t let this happen to you)
- Exegesis or Empathy: Preacher, Know Thyself
- Wordsmithing: “Ah-ha” moments or waste of time?
- Takeaway Tool: how to stop guessing at what matters most to your audience
3. Storytelling That Saves
- How to preach like Jesus: story first, theology second.
- Using narrative tension to reveal gospel truth.
- Telling stunning stories of people in history
- Telling the stories of biblical figures in fresh ways
- Telling your own story to connect and call to action
4.Testimony & Transformation
- A bridge to the problems of your people
- How to give hope to hopeless listeners
- The pastoral art of story-listening
- Storytelling in your worship service (the safe & sane way)
- The AA Model of Church: for the few, the not proud
- Takeaway Tool: How to gather testimonies of transformation
5. Offer: Your Sermon as the Solution to the Problem
- Scripture as the solution to the problems of your people.
- Avoiding guilt-driven or manipulative appeals.
6. Response: The Sacred Call to Action
- Every sermon deserves a next step.
- How to move people from hearing to doing.
7.Preach to Serve, Not to Sell
- Why the best sermons sound like love letters, not lectures.
- Jesus as the original servant-communicator.
8.The Sacred Structure of Clarity
- Using outlines, stories, and rhythms that listeners can follow.
- Balancing Spirit-led spontaneity with well-planned flow.
9. The Joy of Preaching Again
- Breaking the burnout cycle.
- Rediscovering calling through clarity and connection.
10. PASTOR for Pastors in Practice
- Templates, sermon maps, and examples.
- Bonus: applying PASTOR to devotionals, retreats, and talks.
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BOOK PROPOSAL: PASTOR for Pastors
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