Course Curriculum


  Introduction
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  "Dial 91:1" Rev. Ronell Howard
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  "Smoking Firepot and Blazing Torch" Rev. Sang Won Doh
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  Rev. Irving Cotto
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This course is provided for Leadership Academy Preaching Institute Fellows through the Compelling Preaching Grant from the Lilly Endowment.



Other courses offered by the EPA&GNJ Leadership Academy Preaching Institute



Next-Level Preaching

Preaching is simultaneously a gift of the Spirit and a craft that can be honed through critical reflection, experimentation, and effort. This course aims to empower and equip preachers of all levels of pastoral experience to take their preaching to the next-level—whatever that means for them. Through video lectures, reflection opportunities, and exposure to new homiletical methods and theologies of preaching, participants will receive the support and challenge needed to enhance their engagement with scripture, their engagement with their local and global contexts, and to reassess how their particular talents, life experiences, and personality quirks may support preaching styles that are organic to who God has made them to be.

Jake Myers

Jake Myers

$350

SACRED LISTENING AND APPRECIATIVE CRITIQUE: SERMON FEEDBACK GROUPS

Leah D. Schade Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship, Lexington Theological Seminary [email protected]; 610-420-6861 (cell; please text before calling) COURSE DESCRIPTION How can preachers help their parishioners move beyond the handshake following the sermon with the cordial response, “Nice talk, pastor”? This four-module, self-paced, online course will provide structures, strategies, and techniques for eliciting substantive feedback from sermon listeners. The goal is to both deepen the biblical and theological reflection of listeners and create channels for constructive critique enabling preachers to improve their sermons. Participants will learn how to cultivate a culture of deep listening that empowers their sermon listeners to engage with respectful yet robust responses to the sermon event and respond to God’s word together.

Leah Schade

Leah Schade

$350

Preaching: Context and Community

This asynchronous course is structured around four in-depth modules, designed to equip participants with the skills to preach effectively within their community's context. This course will teach participants how to engage their church and local community with relevant, impactful sermons that address real-life, real-time issues. By focusing on the intersection of context and community, this course will enhance participants' ability to speak directly to the concerns, challenges and experiences of their congregation and broader society.

United Methodists of EPA & GNJ

United Methodists of EPA & GNJ

$350