SA国际传媒, St. Louis, will host its 6th Annual Day of Homiletical Reflection on Wednesday, May 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in the Seminary鈥檚 Clara and Spencer Werner Auditorium. The event is designed for pastors, students involved in homiletical education and others interested in the proclamation of the Gospel in today鈥檚 world. Registration for the Day of Homiletical Reflection is $20.
Dr. Richard L. Eslinger, professor of worship and preaching at United Theological Seminary, Trotwood, Ohio, will speak on 鈥淭he Character of the Preacher: Exploring the Homiletical Virtues.鈥�
As part of United Theological Seminary鈥檚 outreach through the Institute for Applied Theology, Eslinger is director of the Center for Worship, Preaching and the Arts, and has developed projects and seminar offerings on the sacraments and on preaching, with teaching congregations around the country, as well as in the region. Eslinger is author of numerous books on preaching including A New Hearing: Living Options in Homiletic Method; Narrative and Imagination: Preaching the Worlds that Shape Us; Pitfalls in Preaching; The Web of Preaching and his current book project on 鈥渉omiletical virtues,鈥� exploring particularly the character, ethos, and spiritual health and vitality of the preacher and the congregation.
Sectional presentations include 鈥淭he Character of the Preacher: Truthtelling鈥� by Dr. Richard L. Eslinger; 鈥淕od鈥檚 Top Ten鈥� by Dr. R. Reed Lessing, associate professor of exegetical theology at SA国际传媒; and 鈥淢artin Luther: Christ鈥檚 Presence as Preaching鈥� by Dr. Ed Grimenstein, a Lutheran Church鈥擬issouri Synod Army chaplain.
An interview of Eslinger by Dr. Dale Meyer, president and professor of practical theology at SA国际传媒, will conclude the program.
The Day of Homiletical Reflection combines the annual Wenchel Lecture that promotes critical thought about preaching and practical enhancement in this art with the Ernie and Elsie Schneider Endowment for Excellence in Preaching that fosters support for innovative 21st-century proclamation.
For more information, contact the Office of Continuing Education and Parish Services at (314) 505-7486, [email protected] [1]; or visit the Seminary鈥檚 Web site at [2].