Reimagine Preaching Application Page - The Center for Transforming Engagement

Apply for Reimagining Preaching – Pilot Program

Thank you for your interest in the Reimagining Preaching Program with the Center for Transforming Engagement.

♦ This program will equip experienced preachers and lay leaders to develop their communication skills, give and receive feedback, and support one another in the art and spiritual practice of crafting sermons.

♦ The program meets for 6 weekly meetings in two different tracks (experienced preacher track and lay leader track) followed by 9 monthly meetings to refine skills and get feedback.

♦ If you are applying for the Lay Leader track, you will also need to have your pastor/clergy fill out this recommendation form.

Application for Reimagining Preaching Program

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

What is the highest level of education you completed?(Required)

High school

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Masters, non-theological

Masters, theological (MDiv, M.A.T., etc)

Theological doctorate (D. Min or PhD)

Other Doctoral work

What formal training have you had, if any, in biblical exegesis, theology, and homiletics? (No prior training is required for the lay preaching track--we just want to get a sense of where everyone is entering the program.)(Required)

What denomination are you affiliated with?(Required)

What congregation are you affiliated with?(Required)

Who referred you to this program?(Required)

Which track are you applying for?(Required)

Lay leader/new to preaching

Experienced preacher/clergy

What is your job title (if you work for a church) or your work field (if a lay leader)?(Required)

Tell us about your relationship to preaching. If you've been at it for a while, what do enjoy and not enjoy about it? What are your strengths and what are your challenges as a preacher? If you are new to preaching, what draws you to preaching? What do you need to feel equipped to preach?(Required)

What interests you about participating in the Reimagining Preaching Program, and what do you hope to gain from it?(Required)

If you are a lay leader, please share the name and email address of the clergy member who will be submitting your recommendation(Required)

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