May 19-23, 2014 Festival of Homiletics: Preaching that Matters, Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn. Preaching Select the registration link to the Festival of Homiletics website for event information and list of speakers. Registration Information
May 6-8, 2014 Speaking the Word Freely Preaching Have you ever tried to get away from reading your sermons? Over the years you have honed your writing skills and are able to fill your sermons each week with creative and inspiring material. The problem comes with delivering your carefully crafted messages in a powerful …
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April 29, 2014 Webcast Working Preacher Lectionary Study—Pentecost through Ordinary 18 Preaching Dig into the Sunday readings for the upcoming season with members of Luther Seminary’s Bible faculty. Lectures and group discussion will fill you with theological insights and preaching ideas for the months ahead. To attend via webcast you will need a high-speed …
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April 21-25, 2014 Study Leave and Conversation Come for a weeklong opportunity to engage the learning resources of Luther Seminary in the company of curious colleagues. As with our regular Study Leave (available throughout the year), you can attend classes of interest, meet with seminary professors, participate in worship and make use of Luther’s …
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March 24-28, 2014 Foundations of Faith Community Nursing: Preparation Course Parish Nursing Christ’s ministry was always holistic. Christ treated the whole person—physically, emotionally and spiritually. As healthcare becomes more complex, people experience difficulty understanding the services that are available. The church and health care leaders developed a partnership to assist parishioners through faith community …
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March 3-4, 2014 Preaching the Old Testament Bible This special KAIROS course, offered in conjunction with the inaugural Terence E. and Faith L. Fretheim Lecture in Biblical Theology, invites pastors and church leaders to reflect on the theological and homiletical richness of the Old Testament. A team of instructors, including Luther Seminary faculty members …
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February 13-14, 2014 Orientation to Intentional Interim Ministry Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center Leadership Among the populace, the word interim is used loosley to cover a variety of leadership needs during the time between the departure of conventional pastor/leader and the arrival of the new conventionally-called pastor and/or professional lay leader. This seminar …
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February 10-13, 2014 Building Intentional Leadership Skills Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center Leadership Open to all pastors and congregation leaders who wish to examine and build upon their experience of pastor as leader in our rapidly changing congregational cultures. The primary focus will involve learning to utilize Adaptive Leadership Skills within a given …
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January 29-31, 2014 Mid-Winter Convocation: God’s Mission and Worship Worship “As the second decade of the 21st century begins, we confess that the Holy Spirit is calling and sending the church of Jesus Christ into apostolic mission for the sake of God’s world.” The first sentence of Luther Seminary’s strategic plan sets an agenda …
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January 27-29, 2014 Lent in a Box—Making Sense of the Cross Bible Lent is the perfect time to focus attention on the cross. For while all Christians know that Jesus’ death is important, even central, to their faith, many don’t really understand why. Moreover, in the popular religious culture of North America, there seems …
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