KANSAS CITY, Mo.--Preaching continues to be an important part of healthy church leadership according to the latest edition of the Midwestern Journal of Theology.

According to Baptist Press the journal contains both historical church documents and a treatment of church leadership today.

A previously unpublished sermon by noted 18th-century preacher Jonathan Edwards is among the articles in the journal published by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

"This journal links together articles on preaching the Word of God and some leadership issues in the church today," journal editor Terry Wilder, associate professor of New Testament and Greek at Midwestern Seminary, told Baptist Press. "Many times these topics are treated separately. However, this journal presents the importance of church leadership with the continual preaching of God's Word."

The journal also includes three articles on Christian preaching and leadership from David Larsen, professor emeritus of preaching at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Ill. His articles reaffirm the preaching as a viable form of ministry today.

"Leadership in the church and the preaching of the Word of God should go hand-in-hand," Wilder said. "Unfortunately, many leaders today say that the preaching of the Word of God is obsolete and that church leaders need instead to come up with creative new possibilities for their congregations."