Communicating with Grace and Virtue
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Baker Academic (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
Communications expert Quentin Schultze offers an engaging and practical guide to help Christians interact effectively at home, work, church, school, and beyond. Based on solid biblical principles and drawn from Schultze's own remarkable experiences, this book shows how to practice "servant communication" for a rich and rewarding life. Topics include how to overcome common mistakes, be a more grateful and virtuous communicator, tell stories effectively, reduce conflicts, overcome fears, and communicate well in a high-tech world. Helpful sidebars and text boxes are included.
Endorsements (15)
“Like few others, Schultze has a unique ability to combine insights from the content of his field (communication) with treasures from the storehouse of his deep Christian faith commitment. While much has been written about how to be an effective public speaker or an engaged listener, this book reminds us of the profound need to communicate in transparent and life-giving ways—particularly in a world that seems to be increasingly divided and often despairing.”
“Schultze has done it again! I believe that this special book will lead all who read it to treasure and use well this gift of communication that God has given us.”
“This book is perfect for college students, church leaders, and practitioners seeking a theologically sound approach to improving communication through a growing heart and focused practice. It weaves the inner attitudes Christians need—gratitude, discretion, listening, and humility—with practical application in community, storytelling, and media use.”
“This wonderful book draws from our Christian tradition of both listening and expressing ourselves, giving it current application through various means—from silence to smartphones. It makes us better communicators and even guides us to become better people.”
“All of us need this book, but particularly young readers experiencing fear, anxiety, and depression in a society where people increasing ‘shoot’ (with words and other things) before thinking. Schultze calls us to communicate from our brokenness, our deepest souls. It’s the kind of communication for which God made us—and which we crave.”
“Students have grown confident and mindful under Schultze’s guidance—more prone to embrace virtue and less to admire just technique. This book is a fresh look at the human condition through the eyes of a soulful scholar who writes well for all audiences.”
“Schultze has influenced my understanding of communication and of teaching more than anyone. If I had only one communication text to teach any class in the discipline, this would be my choice.”
“Drawing from a lifetime of teaching and scholarship, Schultze models the intelligence, wisdom, and Christlike vulnerability that we need today more than ever.”
“Weaving together poignant personal stories and a careful reading of Scripture, Schultze offers a rich tapestry of insights that invite us all to communicate with grace and virtue.”
“This is a comprehensive, compelling introduction to the gift, ministry, and joys of communication. It is a veritable treasure chest of definitions worth remembering, stories worth retelling, and challenges worth pondering.”
“What a gracious call to consider the God-given roots of communication and our ongoing responsibility to measure our rhetoric. Highly recommended.”
“This book is immensely helpful and illuminating to anyone aspiring to be an effective communicator. Schultze’s skills as a scholar and as a professional communicator shine on every page.”
“Our culture uses words to divide and conquer. We prize rhetoric that is accented with sarcasm and loaded with cynicism. It happens in our families, our jobs, our politics, and our churches. Schultze makes a compelling case for another way: servant communication. Brilliant in its simplicity, Schultze’s book is utterly transformational.”
“This book is a thought-provoking reflection on how Christ-centered convictions can season all of our interactions. It is for everyone wondering what it looks and sounds like to communicate in a way that conveys the wisdom and joy of the Lord.”
“Schultze braids together relatable personal and contemporary examples, ancient biblical and theological wisdom, and relevant communication scholarship and theory. This three-strand cord makes this text a must-read for Christians vested in the practice and study of good communication.”
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