This little book is written for ordinary ministers who preach regularly to ordinary people in ordinary places Most of us preach in gatherings that are smaller than we would wish & tougher than we might have hoped when we entered pastoral ministry There is a voice on our shoulders who whispers as we prepare & then as we preach ' Is it really worth it? From The Introduction Christopher Ash tell us that it is worth it More than that he sets out a charter for preaching that draws from the very roots of the Old Testament
- showing us that nothing in the world is more worthwhile
- for preaching is God's strategy to rebuild a broken world