Whether it's the assassination of a world leader or a natural disaster in the local community, whether it happens on Sunday morning or Monday afternoon, when personal, comununal, and national crises occur, they pre sent the preacher with a unique opportunity to speak a word that the con gregation is anxious and open to hear. If they are to meet the challenge that crisis preaching presents, argues Joseph R. Jeter Jr., preachers would do well to consider the particular needs of the sermon and the congrega tion to which it is preached before such crises arise. This helpful and lively book allows them the chance to do just that, offering practical guidance on how to discern a genuine crisis, biblical precedents for different kinds of crises to be addressed, and sample sermons. Addressing crisis situations in the life of the preacher him or herself, the congregation, the local commus nity, and the broader society, Jeter demonstrates how the crisis sermon can be one of the most powerful and effective the preacher will ever deliver.