Tag: politics
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Spirit-Filled – Festival of Homiletics 2018: Part 7
Start at part 1 of this series on experiences from the Festival of Homiletics 2018 here! I did not expect this week. I had forgotten what an intensive like this could be like. It brought me back to those Spirit-filled intensives at seminary. Filled with colleagues, with kindred spirits, with inspiration and wisdom, and with a…
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Anxiety and Hope – Festival of Homiletics 2018: Part 4
Start at part 1 of this series on experiences from the Festival of Homiletics 2018 here! One of the most difficult things about the theme for this year’s Festival is that politics create in many of us, and I know in myself, a certain level of anxiety. No matter what, because of the ways we might…
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Called to Unity – Festival of Homiletics 2018: Part 3
Start at part 1 of this series on experiences from the Festival of Homiletics 2018 here! Honestly, I was not thrilled to learn about the theme for this year’s Festival. I would have much preferred preaching on the borders, prophetic voices, story-telling, dreams, or any of the other themes that have come up in the twenty-six…
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Learning, Flexibility, and Themes – Festival of Homiletics 2018: Part 2
Read Part 1 of this series on experiences from the Festival of Homiletics 2018 here! Why “Continue Education”? Continuing education is such an important piece to our ministry. As pastors, we call our people to be in continual learning as we grow together in our maturity in Christ. And so, as a pastor, continuing education…