Upon completion of this unit, the participant will have;
- developed two sermons that
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emerge from their experience with the
spiritual practice of listening to God in scripture and the neighbourhood.
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are based on a deep engagement with
scripture readings from the lectionary for the seasons of Lent/Easter
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one of which will have been delivered as part of a
worship service for which the participant has received feedback from people in
the worship service and from other participants
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reflect and acknowledge the United
Church’s commitment to inclusive language and intercultural sensitivity;
appropriately acknowledges sources
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developed the capacity to articulate the
role of preaching in the life of the Church and in worship become familiar
with theological themes related to the Lent/Easter seasons such as redemption,
grace, gratitude, mercy and resurrection
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gained an understanding of the historical
development of the Bible and of the Church’s ways of engaging the scriptures
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have gained insights into delivery skills,
including use of voice, pacing, gestures, oral vs. written communication
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become familiar with the "four pages of a Sermon" (Paul Scott Wilson) method of developing a sermon.
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begun to develop a list of resources for
preaching
Orientation Webinar
Tuesday Feb 11, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Eastern Time
Each Unit begins with an Orientation Session to help students become familiar with the technology we're using for the course. This is mandatory for new students and optional for everyone else.
Christine Jerrett and Stephen Fetter (of United-in-Learning) will introduce you to:
- how the online LLWL training program works
- Our online meeting platform
- How to post assignments and comment on each other's work
Introductory Webinar
Thursday Feb 13, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time,
This webinar is for everyone
in the course, regardless of which Learning Group you are assigned to. It will introduce
a tool for guiding your sermon development. During
the first group session, each Learning Group will be reflecting together
on the issues that are raised in this webinar.
Six Small Group Meetings
Small groups meet every two weeks over a 12 week span
Every two weeks students are assigned 3-6 readings, videos or podcasts. Students will be asked to read/view these during the first week of each 2-week section, and write a short reflection on each of these which will be posted in a threaded discussion forum. During the second week of each 2-week section students are asked to comment on the posts of at least 2 other people in their small group.
The first four sessions will walk through “The Four Pages”
method of sermon development. In the last two sessions, participants will
“preach" to the rest of the group and receive feedback.
Each 2-week section culminates with a "live" meeting on Zoom of your small group.
Meetings times for small groups will be posted when registration opens for this Unit. You'll be asked to select your group when you register
