A Word for Preachers

Each Monday I post a quote about preaching.  It occurred to me recently, that there are many different ideas as to what preaching is or what it should be.  When Dr. David Murray was at our conference at the end of October, I asked him to share with me what he thought preaching was.  His answer was short and simple, yet pregnant with meaning, and as good a definition as I've heard:

"Preaching is a passionate explanation of the text of Scripture, with a Christ-centered focus, to transform hearts and lives for the glory of God."