Making the Timeless Word Timely

“There is a simple formula for sermon preparation that creates messages that apply and engage whether your parish is rural or urban, young or old, rich or poor, five thousand members or fifty,” writes Michael Brown in the preface to Making the Timeless Word Timely. The other part of the task, of course, involves being creative and insightful enough to know how to take the general formula for sermon preparation and make it particular in its impact on a specific congregation. Michael Brown guides the reader through the formula and the skills to employ it with excellence and integrity. He also offers twelve examples of sermons that illustrate the approaches and do indeed “make the timeless Word timely.”

Michael B. Brown is Senior Minister of Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. A graduate of High Point University and Duke University Divinity School, Dr. Brown received his Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching from Drew Theological Seminary. He is a frequent lecturer and preacher at colleges, universities, and Chautauqua communities across America. A native of Asheboro, North Carolina, Michael Brown is married to the former Page Plummer. The Browns have four children, Adam, Alison, Zachary, and Katharine.