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Preaching
Preaching
Days, Sponsored by the Philadelphia
Chapter of Now online: summaries of presentations
Reservation Deadlines:
The Rev. Dr. Foster R. McCurley
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer
The Rev. Dr. William B. McClain
For more than 15 years, Preaching Days has been gathering clergy from a variety of denominations to discover and explore fresh insights, enhance skills and share perspectives on preaching. Each day features a sermon, lecture and a workshop. The event offers free time for reflection on and renewal of one's preaching. Worship at Preaching Days is ecumenical, reflecting the diverse denominational traditions of the participants. Three options for registration are available as defined on the attached registration form. You can register on a daily basis for one or two of the three preacher/presenters. Lunch is included in this option. Or, you can register for the full program as a commuter, taking part in the worship, lectures, lunch and workshops all three days. Finally, you can enroll as a resident for the full program, including room and board Sunday through Thursday, breakfast and lunch Monday through Wednesday, plus participation in the full program. If you have questions after reviewing the brochure, contact Rick Summy at 215/248-6304 or email him at rsummy@ltsp.edu.
Foster R. McCurley
"My workshop will focus on care for caregivers and the lingering impact on the communities involved with disasters. People will have an opportunity to discuss the peculiar issues that arise based on whether the disaster is natural (Dakotas, Minnesota, the Virgin Islands) or human (Oklahoma City, Jonesboro, Little Rock)." --Foster R. McCurley Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer
"Often in lieu of a sermon, Jewish groups will engage in a guided study of midrash. My workshop will explore what we can learn together from this practice. How does the leader select the texts? How does the leader guide the group as they engage the material and create a sacred learning experience? What are the challenges and opportunities in this approach to 'preaching'?" The Rev. Dr. William B. McClain
"In my workshop we'll explore how a multicultural perspective can strengthen our approach to dealing with issues of pain and suffering more powerfully in our preaching." William B. McClain
One course from this year's Graduate School summer schedule is offered in connection with Preaching Days. The standard tuition for the homiletical course (Session II described immediately below) automatically registers you for participation in Preaching Days. Deadline for enrolling in the course is May 4, considerably earlier than the June 1 deadline for Preaching Days. The Session II course offered June 11-15 also includes a followup session later on. It is:
The Graduate School will offer two additional courses this summer, each meeting Monday through Friday for one week, sometimes with a single concluding session at a later date. The registration deadline for the courses is May 4. Session I, May 31-June Session III, June 18-22 (plus followup session) Tuition for all three courses is $880(ELCA $704), Audit-$330 Also in June, a first professional level course, upgradable for Graduate credit with the permission of the instructor: (four weeks; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 7-10 p.m.), June 5-28.
For information or registration materials for the Graduate School summer session, contact Registrar Rene Diemer at 215/248-6305. E-mail the Registrar at: Registrar@ltsp.edu. Be sure to include name, address and telephone information with any request. Graduate School registration requires the M.Div. degree or equivalent.
Registration fees for Preaching Days are $70 per day, $195 for three days. A residence program, including registration, room, and board, is also available for $255. Many congregations provide funding for continuing education for their pastors. If yours does not, Preaching Days is a perfect event for beginning such a fund. Contact the Rev. Rick Summy at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, 215/248-6304, for information on how such funds are established. The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania will cover one-half of the costs of the daily program registration for all Episcopal clergy, lay professionals and seminarians.
The Somerville Lecture is supported by First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA, in memory of G. Ernest Somerville, a founding member of the Academy of Preachers Board. The Lundin Lecture is supported by Atonement Lutheran Church, Wyomissing, PA, in memory of Richard R. Lundin, a pastor of the congregation who was active in supporting Preaching Days. Funding for the Stephenson Lecture is made possible by a generous gift from longtime Academy Board member, the Rev. Dr. James R. Stephenson, and his spouse, Loretta.
The traditional Monday afternoon reception offers a relaxed opportunity for participants to mingle and interact.
The Rev. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White The Rev. Dr. Adele Stiles Resmer The Rev. Bruce Todd
Adele Stiles Resmer Richard H. Summy Ellen Meissgeier Stephen J. Wiesser Robert Tate Martha Kriebel LaVonne Althouse Mark Staples Download the registration form The Academy
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Our
June 11 keynoter currently serves as Theologian-in-Residence for LUTHERCARE
and Lutheran Social Services of South Central Pennsylvania, Lutheran
Services in America Board and the Lutheran Social Services of New England
Board. He also serves as Project Director for the Stewardship of Life
Institute, as a Seminar Leader for the Grief Recovery Resources program
and for the Lutheran Disaster Response Team. Dr. McCurley has served
as Senior Pastor Trinity Lutheran Church in Reading, PA; and as an Associate
in Mission Research for the former Lutheran Church in America's Division
for Mission in North America. During his academic career at The Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP), Dr. McCurley served as
Dean of First professional Degrees and as St. John's Professor of Old
Testament and Hebrew. He earned a B.A. from Susquehanna University in
Selinsgrove, PA, in 1959, and received his M.Div. and S.T.M. degrees
from LTSP in 1962 and 1964 respectively. In 1968, he was awarded a Ph.D.
from Dropsie College of Hebrew and Cognate Learning. He has participated
extensively as a teacher and consultant internationally in Hong Kong,
Sweden, Finland, Mexico, Cyprus, Japan and Switzerland. He is the author
of some 18 books including Go in Peace. Serve the Lord: The Social
Ministry of the Church (Augsburg Fortress 2000).
Rabbi
Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer is currently Director of the Jewish Identity Program
of the Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia.
She is on leave from her position as Director of Religious Studies at
the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia, where she
was ordained in 1982. Rabbi Fuchs-Kreimer is a graduate of Wesleyan
University, holds a Master's degree from Yale Divinity School and a
Ph.D. from Temple University in Religion. She is the author of many
articles and reviews, as well as a book, Parenting as a Spiritual
Journey (HarperCollins, 1996; Jewish Lights, 1998). She has been
involved with interreligious dialogue for many years and has taught
Jewish-Christian Relations at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
on many occasions.
The
Rev. Dr. William B. McClain is Professor of Homiletics and Worship at
Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. He teaches preaching
regularly for the Urban Theological Institute of The Lutheran Theological
Seminary at Philadelphia. During the Spring Semester this year he has
served as a visiting professor at the Seminary. In 1978 Dr. McClain
was named founding Executive Director of the Multi-Ethnic Center for
Ministry of the Northeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church,
located at Drew University in Madison, NJ. For 10 years before that
he was senior pastor at the historic Union United Methodist Church in
Boston, MA. Dr. McClain received his A.B. degree summa cum laude
from Clark University in Atlanta, GA. His Masters and Doctoral degrees
were earned at Boston University. In 1991, Clark Atlanta University
recognized his accomplishments in civil rights, religion and service
in social change by awarding him an honorary Doctor of Sacred Theology.
He is the author of many books and articles. He is also well known for
having conceived of the book Songs of Zion, featuring religious
songs from the African American tradition (Abingdon, 1981). The book
is in widely popular use.
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