▁knowledge able ▁a ▁woman ▁is ▁about ▁Christian ity , ▁she ▁cannot ▁pre ach . ▁▁ ▁S ources ▁of ▁good ▁pre aching ▁▁ ▁Base v orn ▁says ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁one ▁good ▁style ▁of ▁pre aching ▁to ▁em ulate , ▁but ▁c ites ▁five ▁sources ▁that ▁cover ▁the ▁spectrum ▁of ▁effective ▁pre aching ▁styles . ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁em ulation ▁or ▁im itation ▁is ▁an ▁acceptable ▁practice ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁shame ▁in ▁m im ick ing ▁what ▁has ▁already ▁been ▁proved ▁effective , ▁and ▁that ▁too ▁much ▁emphas is ▁is ▁put ▁on ▁trying ▁to ▁be ▁original . ▁His ▁five ▁sources ▁are ▁Jesus , ▁Saint ▁Paul , ▁Saint ▁August ine , ▁Saint ▁Gregory ▁and ▁Saint ▁Bernard , ▁probably ▁Bernard ▁of ▁Cla ir v aux . ▁ ▁Jesus ’ ▁methods ▁receive ▁the ▁most ▁attention ▁because , ▁to ▁Base v orn , ▁Jesus ▁" includ ed ▁all ▁pra is ew orth y ▁methods ▁in ▁His ▁own , ▁as ▁the ▁f ount ▁and ▁origin ▁of ▁good " ▁( p .   1 2 8 ). ▁Base v orn ▁highlight s ▁six ▁styles ▁that ▁trace ▁specifically ▁to ▁Jesus : ▁prom ising ▁salv ation ▁( it ▁is ▁effective ▁to ▁use ▁when ▁people ▁need ▁little ▁convin cing ), ▁thre ats ▁of ▁dam n ation ▁( it ▁is ▁effective ▁to ▁use ▁on ▁the ▁stub born ), ▁pre aching ▁by ▁example ▁( c iting ▁examples ▁of ▁a ▁good ▁Christian ▁life ), ▁pre aching ▁by ▁reason ▁or ▁logic , ▁speaking ▁clearly , ▁and ▁speaking ▁obsc ure ly . ▁Base v orn ▁provides