Agenda - The Lester Randall Preaching Fellowship

MORNING

9:00 & 11:00 The Cathedral Church of St. James – Map
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Scott Hoezee
10:30 St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church – Map
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes
10:30 Calvin Presbyterian and Deer Park United Churches – Map
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Jerome Washington
10:30 Christ Church Deer Park – Map
Guest Preacher: TBD
11:00 Yorkminster Park Baptist Church – Map
Guest Preacher: Dr. Paula Gooder
11:00 Metropolitan United Church – Map
Guest Preacher: Karoline Lewis
11:00 Timothy Eaton Memorial Church – Map
Guest Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Sarah Han

EVENING

5:00 REGISTRATION OPEN at the YP Centre
7:00 WORSHIP: Paula Gooder
Sermon title and scripture: TBD
8:00 Break
8:15 LEADER’S PANEL DISCUSSION
Lennett Anderson, Craig Barnes, Paula Gooder, and Scott Hoezee (moderator)

MORNING

8:00 Registration at the YP Centre
Coffee, tea and cold continental breakfast in the Gym
Merchant tables and displays in the Gym
9:00 Worship: Paul Scott Wilson
Sermon title and scripture: TBD
9:40 Lecture: Paula Gooder
Topic: TBD

10:40 Break

11:00 Workshop Session One
1. M. Craig Barnes: Finding the Congregation in the Text
2. Casey Barton: Preaching As Eschatology
3. Martha Burns: Speaking from the Heart (and other organs)
4. Sarah Han: Coaching Listeners to Self-actualization of their Eternal Identity through Grace
5. Karoline Lewis: New Creation and Preaching John’s Theology of Resurrection
6. Jerome J. Washington: From Ancient Scrolls to Modern Souls: Preaching from the Prophets

12:15 Lunch in the Heritage Room

AFTERNOON

1:20 Lecture: Lennett Anderson
Topic TBD
2:20 Workshop Session Two
1. Paula Gooder: The Bible, Imagination and Storytelling
2. Jason Byassee: Preaching in the Future Perfect Tense
3. Jeff Crittenden: Pilgrimage Preaching
4. Laura de Jong: Body and Soul: Enacting the Gospel at a Christian Funeral
5. Michael Knowles: The Spirituality of Preaching
6. R.H. Thomson: Searching for our Authentic Voice

3:35 Break

3:50 Open Sessions

Panel Discussion
Sermons That Catch
What are the keys in casting a sermon that not only catches the attention, but also the spirit, vision and imagination of our hearers and leads to an encounter with the Living Word?
Led by Michael Knowles, Scott Hoezee, Katie Givens Kime
Performance Master Class
Actors’ Tools for Speaking and Listening
Practical and enriching exercises for effective communication.
Led by Martha Burns and RH Thomson

4:50 Wine and Cheese Reception at Christ Church Deer Park

6:00 Dinner in the Heritage Room

EVENING

MORNING

8:00 Coffee and Refreshments in the Gym
Coffee, tea and cold continental breakfast
Book tables and exhibits
9:00 Lecture: M. Craig Barnes
Topic: TBD
10:00 Workshop Session Three
1. Lennett Anderson: From Pulpit to People: Empowering Advocacy in Community Through Preaching
2. Emily Bisset: Generative Preaching
3. Scott Hoezee: Preaching the Gospel of John
4. HyeRan Kim-Cragg: Preaching for the Planet
5. Jennifer McKenzie: Preaching with Bent Elbows: Bringing the text closer and being surprised by God

11:15 Break

AFTERNOON

1:00 Lunch in the Heritage Room

2:15 FINE-TUNED PREACHING
Fine-Tuned Preaching is an extraordinary session which offers tutoring with a leader in a small group and requires the preparation of a twelve-minute sermon or twelve-minute portion of a sermon in advance. Registration is limited to five participants per group. As the groups fill there may be an additional group or groups added. The sessions end by 4:30 p.m.

Group 1 led by Scott Hozee and Emily Bisset
Group 2 led by Sarah Han and Michael Knowles
Group 3 led by Jason Byassee and Gail Ricciuti