Author: Heidi Mann

Satellite view of Turtle Island (North America).
Preaching Series
Preaching the Bible on Turtle Island [1 of 6]

An Introduction to North American Indigenous Sermons During the waning [...]

A feather on the breath of God.
Sermon Development
Bringing Christian Mystics with You into the Pulpit

I took a deep, steadying [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Midrashic Imagination

In her graduate studies, Elisabeth R. Jones kept encountering the phrase “referencing the rabbis.” Over time, she [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Worship
Preaching the Language of Lament

Lament is a language born of both grief and anger: [...]

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Culture
Sermon Development
Balancing Authority and Curiosity: Homiletics Training from the Theatre

My first career was as [...]

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Culture
Sermon Development
Congregational Participation in Preaching: More Than “Now Turn to Your Neighbor…”

I was recently leading a [...]

Science fiction and Bible stories
Culture
Theology and Interpretation
Using Science Fiction to Retell Bible Stories

Science fiction as a genre uses science, either imaginative or [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Moving from Career to Calling: Preaching Vocation

In this article, I would like to explore the difference [...]

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Sermon Development
Equipping Youth to Share How Service Learning Trips or VBS Shaped Their Faith

Youth ministry is not really [...]

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Culture
Preaching Jesus in an Era of Christian Nationalism

Only gradually are folks in [...]