FROM PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEWS OF PREACHING FOR THE CONTEMPORARY SERVICE Preaching for the Contemporary Service "Contemporary worship with its spirit-filled music, video screen close-ups, and plexiglass pulpit has presented preachers-and Sunday's sermon-with a whole new set of complex challenges. Joe Webb articulately surfaces these challenges and then proposes an improvisational model of preaching expressly designed for contemporary worship. Though improvisational preaching is experienced as spontaneous and 'spoken from the heart,' it is, in fact, cleverly and strategically designed as well as diligently prepared. The end result is dynamic, direct communication of the gospel beautifully suited to both the medium and the momentum of contemporary worship." Kay Bessler Northcutt, Phillips Theological Serminary "Joe Webb pleads for a new kind of improvisational preaching that does justice to the biblical story and connects emotionally with today's listeners. Carefully explaining both strengths and dangers of improvisation, he draws on insights from movie-making with much practical advice for planning improvisation. A lively and stimulating book to be taken seriously by any who would preach in contemporary services." Michael J. Quicke, Northern Seminary "Joseph Webb brings fresh and cutting-edge insight with the wisdom of a sage and the foresight of a prophet to a whole new emerging generation of communicators." Gene Appel Willow Creek Community Church "Bull's-eye! Joe Webb's theory of improvisational preaching hits the target for effective communication in the digital age. And here's why I love it: Lots of people tell me what to do; Joe shows me how!" Tommy Kiedis Memorial Presbyterian Church and Reformed Theological Serminary "This books shows us how to improvise our preaching without compromising the Scripture, a welcome help to those of us working to revitalize the worship of the church." Kenton C. Anderson, ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University