Mark Messmore
There are two primary reasons Simple Preaching Prep was an important book for me to write.
The first reason is because of what I feel God has called me to do. For many years I have felt that my purpose is not only to preach and teach but to train up other preachers and teachers of God's Word. For most of my life, I assumed as though that would play out in me being in a classroom setting. While that may still happen, in 2021 I began sensing a strong urge to write down the process I had developed, and make it widely available.
The second reason is because of the need I see for the American church. Fewer individuals are going into seminaries and Bible colleges with the intention of serving in ministry, all while churches of every size and type struggle to find someone to serve in their congregation. There are a lot of underlying issues that feed into each of those realities, but I wanted to create something that I felt could help alleviate some of the pressure that exists. That is why I wrote a book designed to help lay leaders and students in the task of preaching.
The first reason is because of what I feel God has called me to do. For many years I have felt that my purpose is not only to preach and teach but to train up other preachers and teachers of God's Word. For most of my life, I assumed as though that would play out in me being in a classroom setting. While that may still happen, in 2021 I began sensing a strong urge to write down the process I had developed, and make it widely available.
The second reason is because of the need I see for the American church. Fewer individuals are going into seminaries and Bible colleges with the intention of serving in ministry, all while churches of every size and type struggle to find someone to serve in their congregation. There are a lot of underlying issues that feed into each of those realities, but I wanted to create something that I felt could help alleviate some of the pressure that exists. That is why I wrote a book designed to help lay leaders and students in the task of preaching.
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