This year's seminar is featuring Dr. Frank Thomas, guest presenter, hosted by United Theological Seminary. We are living through a season of societal upheaval, suffering, and high-stress ministry. Divisive politics harden congregations and intensify trauma for members and clergy. This preaching conference seeks to unmask the cultural “gospels” that are limiting, the worldviews that may […]
Worship is communication! The primary essence pursued by Manna Church is worship. The definition of worship at Manna Church is “communication.” “How do we communicate with worshipers with the Word of God?” This is where Manna Church’s worship service began. Preaching is persuasion! If the whole worship is communication, preaching is persuasion. “How will we persuade those who […]
The Charles E. Booth Lecture Series Conference honors the life and legacy of United Theological Seminary alumnus, the late Dr. Charles E. Booth. The series focuses on current trends in preaching, in general, and African-American preaching in particular. United Theological Seminary is honored to build on the foundation Dr. Booth laid when he established the Charles […]
Holiness at its core is about love. God himself (who is love) said that we are to be holy because he is. From that one proclamation, we learn that holiness isn’t something we do. It is something we are. Holiness is the very character of a loving, creative, joyful, joy-giving God who has told us we […]
Many Christians today are unfamiliar with the Bible and no longer view it as a means of encountering a living and active God. In a world focused on what humans can know, control, and consume, many have lost connection with the life-giving power of scripture and the world-creating God who stands behind it. This seminar […]
These are challenging times for the Church for sure, but don’t underestimate what God can do with a handful of folks desperate enough to do whatever it takes. This webinar will cover the experiences of Rev. Brett DeHart, a positive deviant who for over 20 years has helped spark new life in churches whose glory […]
Hosts Dr. Scott Kisker, Rev. Kelly McCuaig and this month's Wesley scholar guest Dr. Luther Oconer will be speaking on the topic of John Wesley on the "Fruits" of Repentance. The doctrine of repentance plays a prominent role in Methodist soteriology. John Wesley named it as one of Methodism’s three main doctrines, along with faith and holiness, […]
The Holy Spirit opens up a clearer vision of our experience with Jesus, initiates a more focused vision of God’s Kingdom, and reveals a sharper edge of expectations for us and the Church. Therefore, the Holy Spirit calls us to a clear vision of Jesus for ourselves, a focused vision of God’s Kingdom and a […]
Christ calls us to make disciples. Yet, many of us don’t know where to start. In order to make disciples, we need to be discipled. Have you been discipled? Have you gone through the life-changing encounter of discipleship? Radical Discipleship offers you an opportunity to begin the process during a half-day webinar. The Radical Discipleship […]
Finding your joy in mission...The story of the Good Samaritan has always stood out to Deaconess Clara—even as a child. Her question was always… “but if I don’t help, then what will happen to this man?” Deaconess Clara will explain how growing up with people who offered unconditional love to everyone shaped and molded her. She will […]
Red state/blue state politics threaten the foundations of our democracy and tear the fabric of our churches. Congregations and church leaders need new perspectives and insights for navigating this difficult time. At the 2024 Preaching Seminar, featured guest Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade will teach from her thoughtful and timely book Preaching in the Purple Zone: […]
Join Dr. Cheryl Bridges Johns at the 13th annual Holy Spirit Seminar on December 6, 2024. Focused on the topic “Longing for the Glory of New Creation,” the 2024 Holy Spirit Seminar will consider the calling of a Spirit-filled life as described in Romans 8:18-27 and explore ways for Christians to enter more deeply into the depths of the […]
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