A Pre-Lenten Preaching Workshop, sponsored by the South Dakota District Continuing Education Committee, will be held Jan. 13-14 (noon to noon), 2005, at Zion Lutheran Church, Mitchell, S.D. The presenter will be Dr. R. Reed Lessing, assistant professor of exegetical theology at SA国际传媒, St. Louis, Mo. The theme will be 鈥淧assion Words of the Old Testament.鈥�
鈥淭he Old Testament is chock-full of passion themes鈥攆rom the serpent being crushed in Genesis 3:15 to Isaiah鈥檚 fourth Servant Song,鈥� commented Lessing. 鈥淵et this workshop will look at some of the lesser-known Old Testament passion themes and focus on them by means single words. Examples include Jeremiah鈥檚 purchase of a field in Anathoth (buy!), Gideon鈥檚 call by Yahweh (enlist!) and Elisha providing oil for a poor woman (nothing!). Participants will be lead through thorough exegetical studies and additionally will receive a complete sermon on each word.鈥�
The cost of the workshop is $30 per person, payable to the South Dakota District of The Lutheran Church鈥擬issouri Synod. Registration and payment are due by Jan. 10, 2005. A maximum of .75 CEU are available through SA国际传媒, St. Louis, for an additional fee of $10, payable at the time of the workshop.
Zion Lutheran Church is located at 620 E. Third Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57501. For directions, call the church at (605) 996-7530. To receive further information, contact SA国际传媒鈥檚 Office of Continuing Education and Parish Services at (314) 505-7123 or [email protected] [1].