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by preachers for preachers. While we want to minister to all of God’s servants and people, our heart, based on our shared experience, is for preachers. Our simple tagline, “Serving God’s Servants,” may say it best. We are preachers and we love and want to encourage other preachers. There are many highlights for our calendars each year but none are more important than the annual Bible Lectures at Freed-Hardeman. TJI was born in Old Chapel Hall 12 years ago this week.

We are very excited that this issue of “the preaching & ministry journal” focuses on The Heart of Preaching. Each of our featured writers has appeared on these Lectures. As we hearts have thrilled again at the blessing of preaching. We hope yours will to and that you will leave your time with this quarter's Journal energized and encouraged.

Finally, we note that with this issue we have the return of TJI Interviews. We gathered insights from representatives of eight of our schools that train ministers and asked them about how we might do better as individuals, ministers, and congregations.

God’s best to you: “Preach the Word.”

In His Service, Jeff & Dale TJI@TheJenkinsInstitute.com