Revival Preaching

“I am very grateful to Klassen and his work on revival preaching. It is a call to bold faith and bold proclamation. Using the backdrop of Jonathan Edwards’s powerful preaching ministry, we are invited into a rich theological journey flavored with real-life experiences. . . . This is a must-read for preachers at any stage. This book will inspire you to be fearless in your preaching and passionate in your longing for revival.”


—David Hearn, President of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada





“Looking at the intersection of revival, preaching, and Edwards, Klassen provides ‘lessons’ that religious leaders can take from Edwards’s experiences and writings as a soul counselor and a ‘scientist’ of conversion. . . . There is much wisdom to be had from his reflections on the nature of conversion, revival, and spirituality, gained from practical experience as a local pastor.”


—Kenneth P. Minkema, Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University





“I am so pleased to commend this book to my brothers and sisters in the English-speaking world. Those of us who live in the West stand in great need of God. . . . We need revival and what Jonathan Edwards called ‘regeneration.’ The book you hold in your hands is full of advice from Edwards himself on earnest preaching for revival. . . . May God stir your hearts and elevate your minds as you read, redirecting your desires and filling your life with divine things—the only things that really satisfy.”


—Doug Sweeney, Second Dean of Beeson Divinity School and world-renowned scholar of Jonathan Edwards





“God knows this Western world needs revival. . . . We need a deep and broad awakening that reorients in fundamental ways both the lives of individuals and the direction of a society. There is no better Christian thinker on how to prepare for and preach toward such a revival than Jonathan Edwards. More than anyone else in the history of the church, Edwards was a theologian of revival. If we want to understand revival and how to seek it, we must turn to Edwards. This book by Dr. Klassen should help every reader do those things.”


—Gerald R. McDermott, Anglican Chair of Divinity, retired, Beeson Divinity School





“Today, Christian churches . . . need to recapture the centrality of true biblical preaching. This timely book on revival preaching encourages us to move in this direction. It does so by emphasizing in a unique way the relationship between preaching and revival, as illustrated in the remarkable preaching and revival ministry of Jonathan Edwards. . . . Reading this book challenges us not only to recapture biblical preaching but to pray for revival, and to pray for and strive for Spirit-filled preaching that produces revival. I highly commend this book.”


—Raymond E. Ebbett, former Director of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Spain





“By highlighting the principles of revival preaching as emulated by Jonathan Edwards, Klassen challenges the next generation of preachers to a higher spiritual plane. He opens our eyes to a kind of preaching that has been almost forgotten but needed today more than ever. This book invites preachers to rediscover preaching as a powerful agent of life transformation. The principles outlined here will not only deepen your preaching ministry but will also reignite your passion for revival! When preachers catch this vision, so will the congregation, resulting in an awakening. Ernie’s heart deeply longs for revival. This book is an overflow of his heart!”


—Ashwin Ramani, Associate Teaching Pastor, Centre Street Church, Calgary, Alberta