"A useful framework to confront the division in our time"
During a time of division and polarization, this book equips faithful pastors to cultivate reconciliation and unity in their churches through their preaching.
"A useful framework to confront the division in our time with preaching grounded in the Bible's story line and founded on the redemptive work of Christ."
--Ed Stetzer, Wheaton College
"A must-read. Get this book and read it with your church staff today!"
--Michelle Ami Reyes, vice president, Asian American Christian Collaborative; author of Becoming All Things
"Kim and Hoffman exhort faithful homileticians to listen to various social perspectives as a means of informing authentic Christian preaching. For the sake of the healing of divided nations everywhere, may all preachers eagerly hear this exhortation with ears of grace."
--Eric C. Redmond, Moody Bible Institute
"In such a polarizing and fractious time, Christian preachers need resources that bridge divides and remind us that God makes a way out of no way. Thankfully, this timely book gives us both."
--Jared E. Alcántara, Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
"If you want a framework for preaching that leads to reconciliation instead of division, this one's for you!"
--Tara Beth Leach, author of Emboldened and Radiant Church
"A stunning, scholarly, current, and critical guide for preachers to take seriously the complexity of preaching in a rapidly changing world."
--Glenn Packiam, lead pastor, New Life Downtown; author of The Resilient Pastor

Matthew D. Kim (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is professor of preaching and pastoral leadership and holder of the George W. Truett Endowed Chair of Preaching and Evangelism at Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, in Waco, Texas. He is a past president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society and has over twenty years of preaching and teaching experience. Kim has written or edited many books, including Preaching to People in Pain (winner of a Christianity Today 2022 Book Award) and Preaching with Cultural Intelligence (the 2018 Preaching magazine Book of the Year).