"Preaching may be a more counter-cultural activity than earlier generations found it; but it's all the more important to do it well and imaginatively. Here, in an attractive and accessible blend of theology and reflection on patterns of learning, we have a guide to the main issues that will be welcome to those in all denominations who are working to find effective ways - to borrow John Wesley's phrase - of 'offering Christ' to the people." --Archbishop Rowan Williams "This is a page turner - sweeping us along with its energy, uncovering one layer after another, introducing us to one facet of truth after another. Yet it also stands as a work of reference, a text book, a vade mecum. Two seasoned preachers have laid bare their art and we can all feel inspired, encouraged, goaded, challenged by t heir work." --The Rev the Lord Griffiths of Burry Port, Superintendent Minister of Wesley's Chapel in London. "Its [the book's] style is didactic and authoritative. there is much here to learn and much that could apply to less conventional settings that those envisaged by the authors.

" --Methodist Recorder "The book. will be useful for those who teach preachers and those responsible for providing refresher courses." --Theology Vol. 115 (No.1) "Whether you are looking for a more manageable creative process or aspire to start a school for preachers, there is plenty here to help a preacher think more carefully about it - and more clearly." --Jana Childers, San Francisco Theological Seminary, Theology Today.