The chapters in this volume are the addresses and responses delivered at the First National Ecumenical Scriptural-Theological Symposium on Preaching, convened at Emory University by the Word of God Institute in the celebration of its tenth anniversary of apostolic service in the renewal of preaching. Church leaders from a number of Christian denominations gathered at Emory University's Cannon Chapel to share the insights and experiences flowing from their diverse ecclesial traditions regarding the contemporary ministry of preaching in America.