LIFT Renewal Ministries and the Cal-Pac Board of Camping, Retreat and Outdoor Ministries will cosponsor “A Time to Sow – A Reading Week for Lectionary Pastors” facilitated by the Rev. William Johnson and the Rev. Mark Feldmeir Sept. 23 through to 26 at Aldersgate Retreat and Cultural Center in Pacific Palisades.
The week is time set aside to sow seeds of excellence in next year’s preaching ministry. The Reading Week is an investment in ministry that every effective preacher owes his or her congregation; it is the “seed corn” for time-starved pastors. Before your parishioners’ needs have eaten all your ministry time, set this week aside to listen attentively to scripture and the Holy Spirit, to roll up your sleeves and plant the seeds for next years’ preaching ministry.
Participants will hear the Gospel lessons for the entire lectionary year read aloud; engage in interactive discussion
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of themes, observations and insights for the coming year; identify potential preaching series, topical sequences and a potential underlying theme for the entire lectionary year; coordinate your preaching schedule with family plans; exegete our culture and our congregations through interactive dialogue, share with colleagues about blind spots, hurdles and impediments to weekly sermon preparation.
You’ll come home with the confidence in knowing that God is shaping your heart for preaching in the coming year; individual note sheets for every Sunday in the Lectionary year; a coordinated calendar with themes and texts that can be given to worship leaders and staff; reading and resource lists and a model for worship design that can be easily implemented in the local church.
Registration fee for the Lectionary Reading Week is $350 per person and includes all program materials, lodging for three nights and meals from Tuesday dinner through Friday lunch. Limited scholarships may be available. Registration and payment is due by Friday, Sept. 12. Provide your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and church name along with a check made out to “California-Pacific Conference” and mail to Judy Gillham @ LIFT Renewal Ministries, P.O. Box 4671, Whittier, CA 90607. For more information, call (562) 789-0880 or visit www.liftrenewalministries.org
