Craft of Preaching Workshop
A multi-day workshop for pastors to hone the Craft of Preaching
Event Date
August 05 - 07, 2024
06:00 PM
About Event
Pastors,
The task of preaching is continually before you. By it you proclaim the promises of God in Christ to the church and the world. Though it is a weekly task, rarely do pastors get the chance to step back to consider the broader task of preaching and receive continuing preparation for the task.
With this in mind, we invite you to join other pastors for a three-day workshop on the task and craft of preaching. It will be led by Dr. Ben Haupt. The topic will center around 'Leading by Preaching'.
In our time together, we will explore how pastors might use the sermon to lead a congregation of Christ’s people. Each participant will be guided ahead of time to write a case study of a situation in their congregation that calls for pastoral leadership. After exploring corporate aspects of preaching as portrayed in the Scriptures and in the history of the church (Augustine, Luther, Walther, etc.), several modern examples of corporately preaching Christ crucified as pastoral leadership will be considered. A robust, fourfold framework for congregational leadership will be introduced to demonstrate a variety of homiletical possibilities. Participants will then apply this approach of preaching corporately to their own case studies. As participants workshop their case studies and explore preaching possibilities, several examples will be given of the sermon’s place in leading the mission, developing new ministries, financial stewardship, helping congregations heal after turmoil, and other common situations in the life of a congregation.
Dr. Haupt is a former professor and vice-provost at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. He is now the new Executive Director of Pastoral Leadership Institute.
VENUE
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Grand Rapids, MI is our gracious host for this event. Registration fees include the workshop, several meals, and some books from 1517 Publishing. The registration does not include travel, lodging, and some meals are on your own. You can find directions HERE.
LODGING / TRAVEL
Closest airport: GRR - Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
Suggested Hotel: (TBD)
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Monday, August 5
6:00pm Dinner (graciously provided by Michigan Church Extension Fund) & informal fellowship. Location: Immanuel Lutheran fellowship hall.
Tuesday, August 6
9:00am Devotions & Morning Sessions with Dr. Haupt
11:30am Lunch provided (Jimmy Johns)
1:00pm Afternoon Sessions with Dr. Haupt
5:00pm Dinner on your own
Wednesday, August 7
9:00am Devotions & Morning Sessions with Dr. Haupt (close at 11:30am)
*Note: With your registration you will be added to our weekly 1517 & Craft of Preaching emails lists.
Keynote Speaker
Ben Haupt
Rev. Dr. Benjamin Haupt was recently chosen to join PLI as Global Executive Director. Ben is coming to PLI from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, where he served as associate provost and associate professor of Practical Theology. There, he oversaw the Seminary’s recruitment and admissions teams and liaised with the Board of Regents, the Executive Management Team, faculty and staff to accomplish the Seminary’s enrollment goals related to its residential, distance, and multiethnic Ministerial Formation programs and Advanced Studies programs. He has also been a faculty member since 2013.Ben’s areas of interest and expertise include the history of the text of the New Testament, early Christianity prior to Constantine, the intersection of church and society, 19th-century Lutheran missiology, the theology and practice of preaching, and pastoral/congregational leadership.He earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of Birmingham, U.K. (2019), and both a Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.) and a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (2011, 2005). He received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon (2000).During his M.Div. program, he studied for a year at Lutherische Theologische Hochschule in Oberursel, Germany. After graduation, he was installed as an associate pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church, a large congregation in Boca Raton, Fla., and served there until 2008. From 2008-13, he was the sole pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, a small congregation in Gainesville, GA.Ben is married to Celina, who works at Captain Elementary School. They have two teenage sons. He and his family are avid travelers, comics readers, theater fans, Lego-maniacs, and video gamers. Ben enjoys running, lifting and has led the Concordia Seminary Wine Society for the last 8 years.