Preaching is not the exclusive domain of the preacher-it is an act in which all of the people participate. In this book, prominent religious leader Martin E. Marty discusses the people's participation in receiving, sharing, and acting the Word. He follows the sequence of participation involved in a typical order of service, situating the Word-as-it-is preached in the midst of a congregation during its regular worship. Marty concludes by nothing that members of congregations are most likely to experience genuine spiritual growth when they realize that all of them-including the preacher-proclaim the Word together.