Effective Preaching: Homily Preparation

Oct 16 - Nov 12, 2024 | $30

Learn how to craft an engaging homily, and cultivate the study, prayer, and pastoral practices that will support you as work to feed the congregation on the Word of God. Deepen your appreciation of the sacramentality of the Word, your mediating role as a preacher, and the communal functions of preaching.

Topics include preaching as a vocation, the homiletic form, crafting for the ear rather than the eye, and consultation with the congregation.

The Gospel of Luke

Oct 16 - Nov 5, 2024 | $30

Luke sends us on a journey with Jesus, a revolutionary mission to bring down the powerful and lift up the lowly, to release the captives and heal the broken. It's a revolution of tearing down the boundaries of hate, and ushering in a peace where all are neighbors. As he meets his destiny in Jerusalem to fulfill God's promises, will we recognize the Lord?

Following the Star

Nov 20 - Dec 10, 2024 | $30

Join the Magi in following the star this Advent season. Focusing on the Epiphany, this course takes a reflective look at the experience of the Magi in traveling to see the Christ child, honoring him, and departing by a different way.