This course is for those who must preach in the wake of mass trauma. ‘Preaching on Fractured Ground’ is designed to help pastors and other leaders prepare sermons for “holding the reality of brokenness, pain, and traumatic loss on one side and hope, resurrection, and redemption on the other.” This course includes two sermon forms for preaching in the wake of mass trauma, and engages lament to honor narrative fracture while attending to brokenness and not losing sight of hope. *Quote taken from “Fractured Ground” by Kimberly R. Wagner.
Learners will need to obtain this book: Fractured Ground: Preaching in the Wake of Mass Trauma by Kimberly R. Wagner.
In addition to Blackboard Interactions, two (2) required Zoom meetings will be held Week 2 Friday, August 9, 2024, and Saturday August 10, 2024, if needed for all learners to preach their required sermon. The times will be determined with learner input and at the instructor’s convenience. The meeting will be recorded.
This course is eligible for 1 CEUs.