named what I have been trying to describe for many years. What you call thin-blooded preaching is ruining our churches and when you talk about full-blooded preaching I want to cheer!” What drives this book is my hope that preachers rediscover leadership through preaching. In part 1 I shall describe how preaching and leading seem to operate in different spheres. This will involve me giving a survey and critique of leadership literature, quoting extensively from different sources. Chapter 1 analyzes