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From the House of Bread the One Who Feeds the Flock

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word & Table

Worship Service | Video | February 13, 2019

Five Things I Love about My Preaching Peer Group

A young pastor calls his preaching peer group “a funeral and a pep rally in the same ninety minutes.” Find out why.

Reflection | February 06, 2019

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 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.