Craft of Preaching

Preaching Series
Preaching the Bible on Turtle Island [1 of 6]

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

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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 [...]

Videos
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Carrying the cross

Get behind me, Satan. Jesus’ [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Worship
Preaching the Language of Lament

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

Videos
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Who i am

Who do you say that Jesus is? Matt Skinner reflects [...]

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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Refusing to be silenced

Grab your coffee and join [...]

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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: Honoring courage

Peter steps out of the boat into a storm. Cody [...]

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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost: Focused on mercy

This Sunday’s Gospel is Matthew 14:13-21. Matt Skinner reminds us [...]

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

My first career was as [...]