“Experiential Preaching!”
A Virtual Class Sponsored by the Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence at SMU (PCPE)
Faculty: Dr. O. Wesley Allen, Jr.
Date: January 7, 2025
Time: 10-1:30 Central Time
Registration Fee: $75
Description of "Experiential Preaching":
For the proclamation of God’s good news to be transformative for congregations, sermons must engage not only the mind but also the heart. In this workshop, participants will learn how to approach each task of sermon preparation to develop a message that invites listeners to experience the gospel personally instead of only learning about it from a distance. The Instructor, Dr. O. Wesley Allen, Jr.,is Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics, Perkins School of Theology at SMU. Contact preaching@smu.edu with specific questions.
Certificate in Preaching Excellence (CPX!)
Experiential Preaching" is the first class in a series of online offerings from the Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence that make up the new Certificate in Preaching Excellence -CPX, designed for pastors with experience and formal training (MDiv or equivalent). It can be taken as a standalone seminar or as part of the more expansive CPX which includes 4 virtual courses (which do not all need to be taken in the same year) and, following the completion of 4 courses, 3 one-on- one coaching sessions. Future classes in the first year of the program will deal with preaching and creativity, preaching the parables and preaching and trauma. Stay tuned for more details. (https://pcpe.smu.edu/ and follow us on Facebook).
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