Leadership School to Promote Preaching

Dr. John Kinney
Dr. John Kinney

Dr. June Alliman Yoder
Dr. June Alliman Yoder

Dr. Mark Wenger
Dr. Mark Wenger

Eastern Mennonite Seminary has selected a theme for its 2004 School for Leadership Training that builds on a desire among many church members for good preaching and authentic dialog between pulpit and pews.

The program theme, “Preaching: Renewing the Conversation between Pulpit, Pew and Bible,” will focus on helping participants to become better preachers and to “enliven the conversation among participants” for more active participation between those proclaiming the Word and worshipers.

The Jan. 19-22 conference at EMU will include four worship services created to reflect the variety of worship styles used in congregations and examples of good preaching by guest speakers.

“Most people filling church pews