Workshops
"How Can I Grow My Preaching, Really?" with Rev. Mary Hulst, Ph.D.
This workshop will explore a number of practical next steps for growing as a preacher including consideration of different preaching styles, practical tips related to sermon delivery, ways of getting others involved in the pre-sermon work, inspiring resources and the development of avenues for constructive feedback. The presenter also looks forward to insightful responses and conversations as we seek to grow and learn together as ministers of the Word.
"Sanctuary of the Soul" with Elizabeth Peterson
“Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Center, a speaking Voice, to which we may continuously return."
– Thomas Kelly
As ministry leaders who often create and hold sacred space for other people, this workshop offers space to tend to the sanctuary of your own soul. Join spiritual director Elizabeth Peterson for guided reflection, contemplation and prayer – space for both integration and rest. The session will begin and end with shared spiritual practice and include the opportunity to listen more deeply within through gently guided solitude in the company of our Triune God.
"Kingdom Imaginary: Learning to Speak, See and Live Like Jesus" with Josh Leim, Ph.D.
"You can only act in the world that you can see, and you can only learn to see by learning to say," says Christian ethicist Stanley Hauerwas. In these two sessions, we will attend closely to the fundamental "grammar" of the kingdom that Jesus lays out for us in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7, considering how that grammar shapes a "kingdom imaginary," a way of being in the world that constitutes faithful witness to Jesus.