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Reflection | August 08, 2018 Engaging Sermons: Bringing the Bible to Life How a preaching peer group helped an imaginative preacher reach new heights in her quest to create engaging sermons. Reflection | August 06, 2018 Gregory Heille on the Dominican Preaching Network Dominican homiletics teachers in Europe, Asia, and North America collaborate to raise up new leaders to foster the Dominican preaching mission around the world. Conversation | August 02, 2018 Gregory Heille on the Dominican View of Preaching The Dominican Order is dedicated to preaching—in and out of the pulpit. Eight hundred years after its founding, the order includes more lay members than sisters and nuns and friars combined. Conversation | August 02, 2018 Gregory Heille on Pope Francis: ‘Instantly on Message’ From his first day in office, Pope Francis translated his Latin American perspective into a global vision for the Catholic Church. Conversation | August 02, 2018 Seeing from Other Viewpoints Engaging deeply with peers and perspectives from outside your tradition is the best way to grow in your understanding of others and enrich your own view. Reflection | July 30, 2018 From Isolation to Encirclement: Finding the Preaching Voice Among Peers By preaching to trusted peers and hearing their reflections, even veteran pastors can find transformation in the practice of preaching. Reflection | July 23, 2018 Karoline Lewis on the Power of Women in Ministry Women navigating life in ministry face unique challenges. Naming these realities is the first step to helping women and men recognize them and respond proactively. Conversation | July 18, 2018 Tom Hoeksema on a Bibliography of Disability and Inclusion Too many pastors and churches fail to see the wholeness of people who live with disability. Tom Hoeksema recommends books that can help preachers and churches become more inclusive. Conversation | May 16, 2016 Disability and Inclusion: An Annotated Bibliography Books that Tom Hoeksema believes give a deep understanding of the theology and practice of inclusion and extend the ability to operate from a universal design perspective as you plan worship and other dimensions of life together in faith communities. Conversation | May 16, 2016 Preaching to the Streets: Homiletics for Urban Ministry How can the Bible speak to the hopes and fears of urban people who don’t know anything about the Christian life? Video | April 21, 2016 A Difficult Assignment: Suggestions for Leading in the Sanctuary This lecture offers some concrete suggestions as to how clergy and musicians can better work together to inspire a worship life that helps others to unwrap the gift of grace. Academic Article | July 11, 2012 Mark Labberton on Micah Groups and God’s Broken Heart Mark Labberton teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary and directs its Ogilvie Institute of Preaching. He wrote The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God’s Call to Justice and The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor. In this edited conversation, he talks about why preachers are forming and joining Micah Groups. Conversation | July 10, 2012 Acquired Tips on How to Be a Guest Preacher A seasoned preacher offers tips on how to be an effective guest preacher Article | April 30, 2012 Suggested Guidelines for Hosting Guest Preachers Some suggestions for hosting a guest preacher Article | April 30, 2012 Stories that Preach This workshop discussed how contemporary short stories from writers such as Flannery O'Connor, Doris Betts, and Raymond Carver resonate with New Testament themes and how such stories might help preachers find ways to relate contemporary themes to their listeners. Audio | January 01, 2007 Profile: How to Prepare When You're the Pulpit Supply There’s no need to sit back and wait for a congregation to clue you in about your upcoming guest sermon arrangements. Take the initiative to find information that will help you enter a new church feeling confident, prepared, and on time to bring God’s Word. Feature Story | October 13, 2006 How to Welcome Guest Preachers The way your church welcomes - or fails to welcome - a guest preacher also says something about how visitors experience your church. And if you're the pulpit supply, the way you prepare makes a big difference. A feature story exploring how to welcome guest preachers. Feature Story | October 13, 2006 Writing Sermons in an Oral Style The rhetorician James Winans once wrote, "A speech is not merely an essay standing on its hind legs." Yet many speakers—including preachers—write their messages in a style better suited for reading rather than hearing. To be an effective oral communicator, one must learn to write for the ear, not the eye. Audio | January 01, 2006 Who You Are Is How You Are Heard: Personality and Personal Ethics in Preaching The small choices preachers make provide hearers not only with a better understanding of the text, but also with a keen understanding of the preacher. Audio | January 01, 2006 « Previous 1 2