"The amazing lack of concern for purpose among homileti- cians and preachers has spawned a brood of preachers who are dull. lifeless, abstract and impersonal: it has obscured truth. hindered joyous Christian living, destroyed dedication and initiative, and stifled service for Christ." (from chapter 1)

Preaching needs to become purposeful. says Jay Adams. because purposeless preaching is deadly. This book was written to help preachers and students of preaching to discover the purpose that preaching has and the ways that the Scriptures

inform and direct the preaching task. Preaching with Purpose, like the many other books of Jay Adams, speaks clearly and forcefully to the issue. Having read this book, both students and experienced preachers will be unable to ignore the urgent task of purposeful preaching. And the people of God will be the better for it.

The author is Director of Advanced Studies and Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Escondido, California. He has written over fifty books on pastoral ministry. preaching, counseling. Bible study, and Chris- tian living.