A growing number of people are hearing the call from their churches and the Spirit to take up the essential ministry of preaching. Ross Bartlett explores many key practices and ideas that beginning preachers need to consider and experienced speakers may benefit from revisiting. Bartlett challenges us to be the very best we can be so that God’s people may hear the good news for their lives. Believing that we can all master the skills of clear communication, Bartlett invites the reader on a journey of discovery.

After almost four decades of serving congregations in Australia and Canada, Ross Bartlett is now the United Church Formation Director at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, where he also lectures in denominational courses such as history, leadership, and governance. For 25 years he has been involved in the training of lay and clergy leaders across the United Church. His recent books are On Holy Ground: You and Your Faith Story (Wipf & Stock, 2017) and Speaking Church: A New Vision for the Sub/Urban Church (Wipf & Stock, 2019).

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