MAY 2 – 5, 2022
Method Matters:
THE MIXED METHODS PREACHING CONFERENCE
It is with great joy and anticipation that we invite you to participate in the second Mixed Methods Preaching Conference of the Ph.D. Program of African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric at Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, Indiana.
We have chosen the theme for our conference as: “Preaching the Inexhaustible Love of God,” based in Ephesians 3:18: That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [God’s devoted people, the experience of that love] what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of it]; (AMPC).
As one of the strategies to accomplish this renaissance, we offer a Mixed Methods Preaching Conference to help preachers love and improve their preaching. We offer sermons, lectures, education, homiletical instruction, and preaching labs where participants are taught method by our Ph.D. students and actually get to preach a sermon and have it critiqued by an instructor trained in homiletics. We have found the preaching and critiquing of the sermons, after instruction on the homiletical method, to be the most meaningful for helping students improve their preaching. Our inaugural conference was such an overwhelming success that participants and numerous preachers have demanded a second.
Our conference goal is to help preachers preach powerful sermons indication of the inexhaustible love of God in Ephesians 3 such that marginalized people living in stigma and without support, for example, persons impacted by the AIDS epidemic, might be fully included and welcomed in the family of God.
Our conference is co-hosted by three of the leading preachers across the country who have demonstrated and preached of the inexhaustible love of God, removing stigmas and welcoming people into the family of God: Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas; Dr. Gina Marcia Stewart, pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee; and Bishop Claude R. Alexander, pastor of The Park Church of Charlotte, North Carolina.
schedule
Schedules Are Subject to Change
Praise & Worship | Prayer & Centering Moment
with Leo H. Davis, Jr. DMA and PhD Student Nicole McDonaldOverview and Welcome
with Rev. Dr. Frank A Thomas, Dean Leah Gunning, President David Mellott, Rev. Dr. Gina Stewart, Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes, and Bishop Claude Alexander
Official Opening and Orientation
with Rev. Dr. Frank A ThomasOpening Plenary
Bishop Claude Alexander
Alternative Session I Dr. Sabrina Cherry
The intersection of public health and religionPreaching Lab #1
10 Simultaneous Small Group Sessions
Worship & Sermon | Closing Remarks
with Leo H. Davis, Jr. DMA , Bishop Yvette Flunder, and Rev. Dr. Frank A ThomasPraise & Worship | Prayer & Centering Moment
with Leo H. Davis, Jr. DMA, and PhD Student Larry J. Morris IIIPreaching #1 Lecture
Rev. Dr. Yvette Flunder
Panel Discussion
Pernessa C. Seele, CEOMinistry Innovation Presentation
Rev. Edwin SandersPreaching Lab #2
10 Simultaneous Small Group SessionsAlternative Education Session II Dr. Sabrina Cherry
Addressing health disparities within your religious or spiritual community.
Worship & Sermon | Closing Remarks
with Leo H. Davis, Jr. DMA, Bishop Horace E. Smith, MD, and Rev. Dr. Frank A ThomasPraise & Worship | Prayer & Centering Moment
with Leo H. Davis, Jr. DMA and PhD Student Moya HarrisPreaching #2 Lecture
Bishop Horace E. Smith, MDEducational Seminar
Pernessa C. Seele, CEOPreaching Lab #3
10 Simultaneous Small Group SessionsAlternative Education Session III Dr. Sabrina Cherry
Applying sacred texts to health and wellnessWorship & Sermon | Closing Remarks
with Leo H. Davis, Jr. DMA, Rev. Edwin Sanders, and Rev. Dr. Frank A. ThomasPraise and Worship
Dr. Leo Davis, Jr.Preaching Lab #4
Sermons Preached/Critiqued 7 Min. SermonsPreaching Lab
Sermons Preached/Critiqued 7 Min. Sermonspricing
The Mixed Methods Preaching Conference experience is available for a limited number of participants to maximize the learning experience.
| Seminarian This ticket is specifically for students and gains access to the entire event including preaching labs. |
$199 | Ends 5/5/2022 |
| Traditional This ticket gains the attendee access to the entire event including the preaching labs. |
$249 | Ends 5/5/2022 |
| No Lab Access (General Admission) This ticket gains the attendee access to the main event sessions EXCLUDING the preaching labs |
$249 | Ends 5/5/2022 |
Retired clergy members are eligible for discounted admission into the event. Please contact alaramore@cts.edu for more information.
If you are an organization and are interested in purchasing 10 or more tickets, please contact jenna@allaboutpresentation.com for a group discount code.
WHEN PREACHERS LOVE PREACHING AND PREACH THEIR BEST, IT WILL LEAD TO A PREACHING RENAISSANCE AND REVIVE AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY.
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