Preaching Lab - 2023.02C

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Preaching Lab - 2023.02C

Date
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Registration Opens
Instructor
Lisa Cressman

Designed for those who already have a little or a lot of preaching experience, this course invites you into a learning community, focusing on on specific dynamic in the experience of preaching that rotates each year.

Prerequisite: For those who have successfully completed an introductory homiletics course, either in the School for Formation or elsewhere.

Readings:

  • Schlafer, David. What Makes This Day Different? Preaching Grace on Special Occasions. Cowley Press (Cambridge, MA, 1998).
  • Brosend, William. The Homiletical Question: An Introduction to Liturgical Preaching. Cascade Books (Eugene, OR, 2017).

Save these dates and times for Zoom sessions: TBA

ABOUT LISA

The vision for Backstory Preaching woke the Rev’d Dr. Lisa Cressman in the middle of the night, and she’s been trying to keep up with the Holy Spirit ever since.

She is Backstory Preaching’s Founding Steward, sharing insights from more than 25 years as an Episcopal priest, preacher, spiritual director, and retreat leader.

She is the author of The Gospel People Don’t Want to Hear: Preaching Challenging Messages (Working Preacher Books, 2020), Backstory Preaching: Integrating Life, Spirituality, and Craft (The Liturgical Press: Collegeville, 2018), and Craft an Effective Sermon by Friday, a guest preacher, preaching instructor, and keynote speaker.

Lisa is a Certified Daring Way® Facilitator, holds a BS in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.Div. from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, CA., and a D.Min. in Practical Theology from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, IN.

HER HOPE FOR YOU IS SIMPLE BUT PROFOUND: THAT YOU WOULD PREACH WITH YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

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Lisa Cressman