What's the Matter with Preaching Today?

Seventy-five years ago renowned preacher Harry Emerson Fosdick asked in Harpers Magazine whats the matter with preaching? Fosdicks question is even more relevant today as both pastors and laity acknowledge the need for improvement in Sunday mornings sermons. And who better for pastors and students to learn from than those who already do it well? The contributors to this book are a some of the best and most thoughtful preachers in the church and classroom today. In their essays they assess the state of preaching today identify a variety of issues that challenge effective preaching and offer helpful suggestions for what can be done to improve preaching. In the process they help to define what effective preaching is.