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Preaching Amazing Grace
October 22, 2023 – October 24, 2023 @ All Day – Why aren’t more people amazed by God’s grace? We continue to receive “grace upon grace” (1 John 1:16), and the world’s need is clear. Still, many seem repelled by the church and its message, sometimes with good reason. On the 250th anniversary of the hymn “Amazing Grace,” we reflect on what grace might mean today for […]
2024 Calvin Symposium on Worship
February 7, 2024 – February 9, 2024 @ All Day –
The Calvin Symposium on Worship is an ecumenical conference for worship and learning together around topics connected to Christian public worship.
2024 Festival of Faith & Writing
April 10, 2024 – April 13, 2024 @ All Day – The next Festival of Faith & Writing will be held as an in-person gathering from April 11-13, 2024, with workshops on April 10. We look forward to seeing you again! Watch this website for ongoing updates on #FFWgr2024 The Center for Excellence in Preaching is proud to co-sponsor this event.
Seminar | Gratitude in Preaching and Worship
July 22, 2024 – July 26, 2024 @ 8:45 am – 12:00 pm –
The preacher’s reading deepens preaching because it deepens the preacher.
[Past Event] Seminar | Preach When the Spirit Says Preach: Preaching and Leading in the Power of the Spirit
August 7, 2023 – August 11, 2023 @ 8:45 am – 12:00 pm –
In this seminar, we will learn together to follow the promptings of the Spirit in sermon preparation and delivery, and in worship leading.
[Past Event] Seminar | Imaginative Reading for Creative Preaching
July 31, 2023 – August 4, 2023 @ 8:45 am – 12:00 pm –
The preacher’s reading deepens preaching because it deepens the preacher.
[Past Event] Calvin Symposium on Worship
February 8, 2023 – February 10, 2023 @ All Day –
The Calvin Symposium on Worship is an ecumenical conference for worship and learning together around topics connected to Christian public worship.
[Past Event] N.T. Wright lecture: Galatians in Three Dimensions
January 21, 2022 @ 12:00 am – The Center for Excellence in Preaching sponsored a lecture by N.T. Wright titled “Galatians in Three Dimensions.” The lecture has been archived on the January series website. Nicholas Thomas (N.T.) Wright is one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars and a world authority on the apostle Paul. Wright is the author of over 80 […]
[Past Event] Seminar | The Bowed Head: How Preachers Deal with Grief
July 25, 2022 – July 29, 2022 @ 8:45 am – 12:00 pm –
The seminar will ponder such topics as the nature and causes of grief, healthy and unhealthy forms of grief, biblical approaches to grief, and intelligent expressions of grief in worship and preaching.
Events
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