All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Item Online Discussion Podcast Prayer Reflection Resource Guide Slideshow Topic Showcase Video Website Worship Service Category All Christian Year Daily Prayer/Reflection Dance Drama Grants Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Worship Language Arts/Words Music Preaching Sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper) Teaching Technology Visual Arts Worshipers Worship- Leading Worship- Meaning of Worship- Planning Worship- Preparing for Occasion All Funerals Symposium Resources War Lessons and Carols Ascension Hymn Festival Advent Weddings Weekday Services Epiphany Natural Disasters Pentecost Teaching Worship Commissionings Thanksgiving Easter Christ the King Christmas Healing Services Anniversaries Taize Ordination/Installation Heidelberg Catechism Summer Passion Week Lent Dedications Search results 41 - 60 of 167 Sort by: Title | Date Amanda Benckhuysen on Preaching from the Minor Prophets Most congregations have never heard a sermon preached from the prophetic books of Nahum or Obadiah. Other than a few choice passages in Jeremiah or Isaiah, the major prophets are mainly ignored too. That means worshipers are missing out on more than a quarter of inspired Scripture. Conversation | December 12, 2018 John McClure on How Liturgical Practices Can Shape Conversations in a Pluralistic World Christian liturgical practices—confession, intercession, and preaching—contain wisdom that can bring compassion and consensus to public conversations around contentious moral issues. Conversation | December 04, 2018 Duane Kelderman on the Challenge of Preaching in a Fragile Europe A Dominican preaching colloquium addresses the challenge of preaching in contemporary Europe, where secularism, individualism, and a lack of cultural consensus have given rise to fear, division, and xenophobia. Conversation | November 16, 2018 The Role of a Peer Learning Group in My Preaching Journey God’s message of inclusiveness reaches past the walls that divide us, says Deborah Jungmi Kang, a Korean pastor serving a largely Anglo-American church in Illinois. As Kang develops her preaching voice, a peer learning group provides support. Reflection | October 02, 2018 What I Learned through Preaching Partnerships Fred Provencher has participated in two preaching peer groups in his twenty-plus years of ministry. Read his reflections along with his advice for younger preachers. Reflection | October 02, 2018 Ernest Brooks on Inspiring Young People to Become Preachers The Academy of Preachers identifies promising young preachers from all Christian backgrounds and brings them together to explore and develop their preaching gifts. Conversation | September 19, 2018 Yes, And . . . Experiencing pastoral burnout, Denise Luper began a yearlong leave of absence soon after joining a peer preaching and learning group. The peer group became an important part of her healing process. Reflection | September 17, 2018 A Community That Affirms A peer preaching group changed the course of a student’s seminary journey—and her ministry path. Reflection | September 14, 2018 Three Reasons to Join a Preaching Peer Group Sermon preparation is a recurring task that can be lonely and draining. A Texas pastor describes how a peer learning group revitalized her preaching. Reflection | September 12, 2018 Considering a Preaching Peer Group? Five Things to Think About A seasoned pastor found a preaching peer group to be a source of refreshment, challenge, and growth. Here are his top five reasons. Reflection | September 05, 2018 Improving Preaching through Mutual Reflection Newly trained as a homiletic peer coach, a veteran pastor builds on the experiences that had the greatest impact on his formation as a preacher: mutual reflection with colleagues. Reflection | September 05, 2018 My Preaching Journey and the Power of Peer Learning A certified lay minister, hesitant to preach, finds her voice with the support of a preaching peer group. Reflection | August 20, 2018 Authenticity and Preaching: Reflections of a Reluctant Peer Group Participant A preaching peer group held surprises for pastor Estee Valendy, who discovered—in herself and in her peers—that “excellent preaching is fundamentally authentic preaching.” Reflection | August 15, 2018 The Peer Group as Incubator At a time of transition in his personal and church life, a young pastor jumped at the chance to join a pastor peer group. Learn how this group has helped shape his preaching process. Reflection | August 13, 2018 Becoming Equipped to Follow God’s Call Called at age 39 to be a messenger of God, a minister-in-training finds acceptance, insight, and guidance through a preaching peer group. 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 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 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 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 « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 ... Next »
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