The A.A. Pedersen Lectureship will explore “preaching by heart” and the Continuing Education sessions will explore decreasing worship attendance and the perception that the Church in America is dying.
A.A. Pedersen Lectureship | October 9 (Thur)
Many pastors would like to be able to preach without notes, but are unsure whether they could ever do it or how. Ryan Tinetti will provide an overview of what it means to preach by heart, why it matters, and how to do it.
Continuing Education | October 10 (Fri)
We hear from many sources that the church is dying. But is that really the case? In The Great Dechurching, authors Jim Davis and Michael Graham investigate numerous insights gleaned from a recent study of dechurching in America. Jim Davis will help us understand the reasons why so many people are no longer attending worship and, more importantly, what can be done about it.