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In this edited conversation, he talks about the joys and challenges of serving the Alger Heights neighborhood. Conversation | March 20, 2023 Rebecca Snippe on Zeteosearch.org Preachers, worship leaders, teachers, and others who study the Bible often go online to find resources for their research. Sorting through search results is often frustrating. But Zeteosearch.org—a revamped curated search engine—offers thought-provoking results. Conversation | November 14, 2022 Paul’s Letter to the Colossians A reflection on the preaching texts for the 2023 Calvin Symposium on Worship Reflection | June 15, 2022 A Conversation on Preaching with Jeff Manion and Scott Hoezee In this conversation, Scott Hoezee will ask Ada Bible Church pastor Jeff Manion to talk about the challenges of preaching in a multi-site church, the communication challenges all preachers face in the 21st century, and how Manion as a preacher and pastor has navigated the multifaceted issues that have come with the global COVID pandemic. Video | January 18, 2022 On Preaching the Beatitudes A conversation with Kevin Adams, Rebekah Eklund and Scott Hoezee Conversation | November 18, 2021 Sermon Series and Study Guide on Belonging for All Abilities Your church can use new resources, such as a sermon series and study guide, to help your congregation move from including people with disabilities to becoming a place of belonging for all abilities. Then you can pass on what you've learned to other congregations. Article | June 21, 2021 Karen Roberts on Moving from Inclusion to Belonging First Presbyterian Church in Aurora, Illinois, is on a journey from being a congregation that includes people with disabilities to becoming a place where people of all abilities belong. A sermon series on the ten dimensions of belonging helped them take another step. Conversation | June 21, 2021 Two Pastors on Christian Worship in Politically Divided Times Many preachers and congregations claim that politics have no place in their worship. But pastors Meg Jenista Kuykendall and Katie Ritsema-Roelofs say that addressing public issues in worship is essential for congregations to become to Christlike communities. Conversation | June 09, 2021 Performing Sermons Latinamente Jared E. Alcántara, Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, and Lis Valle explore how their shared Latinx identity shapes the way they preach. They define the sermon performed latinamente as an improvisational, interactive, and transformative event embodied in community. Academic Article | February 08, 2021 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Thoughts on Preaching and the Teaching of Preaching Looking at today’s North American cultural climate, Alyce McKenzie reflects on what it’s time to let go of in preaching and in the teaching of preaching—and what it’s time to grab hold of. Academic Article | November 09, 2020 Fleming Rutledge on Preaching the Cross of Christ In this episode, Fleming Rutledge talks about her 2015 book "The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ," a life-long work which encourages preachers to proclaim the full gospel message: God is at work, helping us listen for Christ's living voice, enabling us to believe and hope in the midst of pain and suffering. Audio | Podcast | November 04, 2020 Brian K. Blount on Preaching Resurrection from an Apocalyptic Perspective In this episode, President of Union Presbyterian Seminary and New Testament scholar Brian K. Blount talks about cultivating an apocalyptic perspective and what it means to preach the resurrection all year long. Audio | Podcast | November 02, 2020 The Absent Congregation: Reflections on Preaching in a COVID World 2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video Video | October 29, 2020 Preaching and Singing the Resurrection 2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video Video | October 29, 2020 Preparing Our Preaching Pedagogies for the Year 2030 In this paper, Jared Alcántara proposes a twenty-first century preaching pedagogy that he describes as “a turn toward improvisational teaching that is technologically innovative, intentionally collaborative, and strategically diverse.” Academic Article | July 06, 2020 Deep Calls to Deep: Nurturing Preachers for the Work of Proclamation Deep Calls to Deep is a program to strengthen preaching by using communities of peer groups to nurture pastors’ own spiritual, emotional, physical, and imaginative lives. In this paper, Ruthanna Hooke discusses the structure and themes of Deep Calls to Deep, a peer group learning program rooted in the conviction that preaching is soul-work. Academic Article | June 17, 2020 Dennis R. Edwards on 1 Peter and Good Shepherd Sunday For lectionary Year A, Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Easter, includes a reading from 1 Peter. New Testament scholar Dennis R. Edwards explains why Peter’s first letter is especially relevant as people deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Conversation | April 14, 2020 Preaching in the Power of the Spirit (with a Global-South Twist): Insights into the Spirit's Empowering of Hearers and Preachers of the Word 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar Video | March 02, 2020 Improvisational Preaching 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | February 28, 2020 1 2 3 ... Next »
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