In the classic tradition of the #1, best-selling Star Book for Ministers, Judson Press offers a resource with a special focus on preaching. Without an emphasis toward any denomination and practical in its nature, the guide offers:keys to an effective preaching ministry, including goals and outcomes of preachingtext and topic selectioninformation on various types of sermonsa look at different preaching styles such as narrative and first-person preachingsuggestions for sermon preparationideas for several sermon seriesa full list of preaching resources to use as referencesFeatured are over a dozen sermon outlines on various topics. These outlines address:developing key points and directioneffective introductions and closingsstyle and delivery Marvin A. McMickle is pastor of Antioch Baptist Church (National Baptist Convension) in Cleveland, Ohio, and a past president of both the Cleveland NAACP and the Greater Cleveland Urban League. He is also professor of homiletics at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland.Ohio.