Ready to Preach: An Introduction to Homiletics - Hardcover

by Matthew D. Kim (Author)

Preach with Confidence, Clarity, and Conviction

This introductory homiletics textbook gives students and pastors a step-by-step process for crafting and communicating biblical sermons that are theologically grounded, culturally aware, and spiritually formed.

Leading scholar and professor of preaching Matthew D. Kim draws on twenty-five years of preaching experience to offer

● a trinitarian framework, centering all three persons of the Trinity in sermon preparation and delivery;
● guidance through five major areas of preparation theological, biblical, cultural, spiritual, and communicational;
● ten sermonic steps that offer a clear, repeatable process from text selection to pulpit delivery;
● contextual preaching that equips preachers to apply Scripture meaningfully to today's listeners; and
● exercises and examples suited for the classroom and ongoing pastoral practice.

This "next generation" homiletics resource restores the Bible and the triune God to their rightful place in the pulpit. Written for both novice and experienced preachers, it equips readers to expound, communicate, and apply Scripture with clarity and conviction so they can deliver contextualized messages for today's listeners.

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"Theologically rich, biblically astute, culturally attuned, spiritually rooted, and communicationally aware"

This introduction to homiletics centers a trinitarian model for crafting and communicating biblical sermons.

"A theologically rich, biblically astute, culturally attuned, spiritually rooted, and communicationally aware introduction to homiletics. It will make you ready to preach but also, perhaps more importantly, ready to worship the triune God. More than an introduction to preaching, it is an introduction to how preaching is ultimately doxology."
--Luke A. Powery, Duke University Chapel, Duke University

"The world of preaching is ready and waiting for Ready to Preach! Kim's book fills a gap in homiletics literature by focusing on five forms of preparedness: theological, biblical, cultural, spiritual, and communicational. Most importantly, his authorial voice is filled with grace, humility, and confidence in the God of the Bible and what God has called preachers to do each Sunday. I am delighted to add Ready to Preach to my preaching syllabus."
--Patricia Batten, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

"Many introductory homiletics textbooks are very similar in content, style, and approach. They have a basic outline to move someone from the text to the sermon. But Ready to Preach breaks that mold. This work is trinitarian-focused, is sensitive to cultural concepts related to gender and ethnicity, and demonstrates the centrality of preaching to all the other aspects of developing disciples within a local congregation. Those who labor weekly to preach the text of Scripture with faithfulness, depth, and clarity will welcome this work."
--Eric C. Redmond, Center for Compelling Biblical Preaching, Moody Theological Seminary

"Those familiar with Kim's work have come to expect his remarkable ability to translate profound concepts into practical preaching wisdom--and this volume delivers. Those who learn from him will find their preaching more deeply grounded in theological conviction and more thoughtfully crafted."
--Ahmi Lee, speaker, consultant, and author of Preaching God's Grand Drama

Author Biography

Matthew D. Kim (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is professor of preaching and pastoral leadership, holder of the George W. Truett Endowed Chair in Preaching and Evangelism, and director of the PhD in preaching program at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, in Waco, Texas. He is the award-winning author or editor of numerous books, including What's God Saying Here?, Preaching with Cultural Intelligence, and Preaching to People in Pain.