Preaching Symposium
Date and time
Location
Christ Church Cathedral
45 Church Street Hartford, CT 06103Refund Policy
Description
A Preaching Symposium at Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford. The Rev. David Bartlett, professor emeritus at Yale Divinity School, will be the plenary speaker for the morning and workshops will be offered in the afternoon on: Basics of Preaching, Children's Sermons, Preaching the Old Testament, and Good Sermon Preparation Habits. Lunch will be provided. The event is being hosted by the Commission on Ministry and is open to lay and ordained leaders in ECCT. Lay leaders must be nominated by their clergy person in order to attend. If the cost of this event is a hardship, scholarship funds are available. If you have any questions about the day, please contact the Dean of Formation, Molly James (mjames@episcopalct.org).
DRAFT OUTLINE OF THE DAY
9 am Gather
9:15 Opening Prayer
9:30 Plenary Part 1
10:45 Break
11:00 Penary Part 2
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Workshops Session 1
2:00 Workshops Session 2
2:45 Sending Prayer
Organized by
The Episcopal Church in Connecticut (ECCT) (aka the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut) is the collective witness and presence of 168 churches and other communities and institutions of the Episcopal Church in places across the state. It is overseen by the Rt. Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello, assisted by the Rt. Rev. Laura J. Ahrens. The common meeting space and offices for the bishops and church-wide staff are at The Commons, 290 Pratt Street, Meriden CT. Multiple staff use eventbrite for event registration. For a list of all ECCT events look for the ECCT calendar under the "Events" tab on www.episcopalct.org.