Participants in the next “Equipping Preachers” program will explore the lectionary texts assigned for Advent this year and develop potential themes for a fresh approach to preaching and worship during the upcoming Christmas season.
The free online workshop from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2021, will be facilitated by the Rev. Dr. Charles “Chip” Hardwick, who holds a doctorate in homiletics from Princeton Theological Seminary and is interim executive of the Synod of the Covenant.
Click here for more details about the October 6 program about “Exploring the Themes of Advent 2021” and here to register.
The workshop is part of a monthly series about preaching that is being coordinated by the Synod of the Covenant. Click here for an overview of the series.
Upcoming workshops include
- “The Peoples’ Sermon: Preaching as a Ministry of the Whole Congregation” facilitated November 3 by the Rev. Dr. Shauna Hannan, homiletics professor at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary.
- “From/ To: Preaching that Accords with Covenant and Commission” facilitated December 1 by the Rev. Dr. Timothy Matthew Siemmons, professor of homiletics and worship at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.
Recordings of – and resources related to – previous workshops in the series also are available here. Scroll down to find links related to the topics, including:
- “What Poets Can Teach Preachers about Surviving, Thriving and Talking about What We Do” facilitated September 1 by the Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence, homiletics professor at Columbia Seminary.
- “Opening Your Listeners to New Perspectives” facilitated August 4 by Rev. Hardwick.
- “Preaching Justice and Hope in Turbulent Times” facilitated July 7 by the Rev. Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert, homiletics professor at Howard University School of Divinity.
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