{"id":10025,"date":"2026-01-22T11:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=10025"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:49:08","slug":"called-to-preach-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/event\/called-to-preach-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Called to Preach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal has-theme-white-background-color has-theme-secondary-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:5%;padding-bottom:10%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p>The Corridor district Lay Servant Ministries team presents <em>Called to Preach<\/em> with <a href=\"#Facilitator\">Allen Burden<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tMay 16\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t8:30 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t5:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__venue tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__meta\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__name\">\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/venue\/new-creation-umc\/\" title=\"New Creation UMC\">New Creation UMC<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<address class=\"tribe-block__venue__address\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">4705 Old Chapel Hill Rd<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">Durham<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"North Carolina\">North Carolina<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">27707<\/span>\n\n\n<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/address>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__event-price__cost\"> $25 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__event-price__description\">includes lunch<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Course: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This course is designed for those who have not completed formal preaching training, for pastors seeking a basic refresher course, and for others who are called upon to preach in a pastor\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learners will:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Examine the role of the sermon in the Service of Worship and see it as a proclamation of the Good News;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work through the stages in sermon preparation from message topic to final manuscript;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn how to assess the congregation\u2019s profile as it impacts sermon creation and delivery;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examine technical issues of grammar, language, word selection, and humor and their impact on delivering the sermon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-secondary-color has-theme-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>Order Your Book!<\/strong> <br><br>All participants are expected to read the participant book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/store.upperroom.org\/product\/from-pew-to-pulpit\">From Pew to Pulpit: A Beginners Guide to Preaching<\/a><\/em> by Clifton F. Gurthrie, before taking this course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions about the course, please contact Allen Burden,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:aburden@nccumc.org\">aburden@nccumc.org<\/a>&nbsp;or Vicki Ambrose&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:vambrose@nccumc.org\">vambrose@nccumc.org<\/a>, Corridor district co-directors of Lay Servant Ministries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner has-theme-white-background-color\" style=\"padding:20px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Called-to-Preach-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Called-to-Preach-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10089\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Called-to-Preach-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Called-to-Preach-1-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/Called-to-Preach-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><em>We regret that we are unable to issue refunds or credits of registration fees.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Facilitator\"><strong>About the Facilitator<\/strong><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Allen Burden<\/strong>&nbsp;is a certified lay speaker and certified lay minister whose home church is New Bethel UMC in Rougemont. 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