We live in tumultuous times: tensions across cultural, political, and religious divisions can leave Christian communities confused, anxious, and uncertain about how to navigate the fractures in our world. When those same divisions show up in our churches, many leaders are tempted to despair. Does the gospel of Jesus Christ truly have any good news for us in this moment?

The course is based on the book Preaching to a Divided Nation (Baker Publishing) available for purchase at bakerpublishinggroup.com or at Amazon.com.

Matthew D. Kim is Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Leadership and holder of the George W. Truett Endowed Chair in Preaching and Evangelism at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary.

Dr. Kim is the award-winning author and editor of more than a dozen books, including Preaching to People in Pain, The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching, Preaching with Cultural Intelligence, and Preaching to a Divided Nation. Additionally, he has published over 75 articles and chapters in various journals, magazines, and edited volumes.

Paul A. Hoffman (Ph.D., University of Manchester) has served as the lead pastor of Evangelical Friends Church of Newport, Rhode Island, since 2007. His life’s mission is contending for reconciliation, unity, and revival. He has served on the Oversight Board for the Evangelical Friends Church–Eastern Region and is an Association Director for Vision New England. Paul is a nationally recognized scholar and leader in the area of racial reconciliation, and provides leadership for and participates in various prayer and unity movements in the US and abroad. Paul has visited, lived in, studied in, or ministered in thirty-five countries on four continents.