Friday, February 22, 2008

March 5-8 Festival of Theology

2008 Festival of Theology and Alum Reunion
Young Voices in Homiletics
Worship - Lectures - Master Classes

FEATURING: Anna Carter Florence - Otis Moss III - Cláudio Carvalhaes - Debra Mumford
March 2-5, 2008

ALSO: Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk (chief ecclesiastical officer) of the Presbyterian Church (USA), will speak at the "Voices of the Church" dinner, March 4, 6 p.m. Reservations are required by Feb. 20.
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Register Online* Schedule About the Speakers Reunion Events Download Brochure
At the 2008 Festival of Theology you will hear four outstanding young homileticians explain their approaches to preaching in daily lectures, witness them putting their theories in to practice in community worship services, and explore ways to incorporate what you learn through small group conversations in master classes and panel discussions.
*All lectures, worship services and master classes are offered free of charge. Reservations and tickets are required for some Festival and Reunion events.
SPEAKERS
Debra Mumford - March 2, 7 p.m. and March 3, 11;15 a.m.Frank H. Caldwell Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Louisville Seminary She is said to teach and preach with authority, creativity, and prophetic imagination as she guides future pastors in moving from text to sermon and from context to sermon in faithful proclamation of the Gospel.
Otis Moss III - March 3, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago He is the author of Redemption in a Red Light District (Four-G, 1999), and his essays, articles, and poetry have appeared in Sojourners Magazine, Urban Spectrum, and African American Pulpit, which recently named him one of the “20 to watch” ministers who will shape the future of the African American church. Newsweek has cited Moss as one of “God’s Foot Soldiers committed to transforming the lives of youth.”Anna Carter Florence - March 4, 10 and 11:15 a.m.Professor of Preaching and Worship at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Ga.As a scholar and writer, her research interests are testimony, feminist theology, the role of experience in preaching, and the history of preaching women. She is the author of Preaching as Testimony (Westminster John Knox, 2007) and the editor of Inscribing the Text: Sermons and Prayers by Walter Brueggemann (Fortress, 2004).
Cláudio Carvalhaes - March 4, 2:30 p.m. and March 5, 10 a.m.Assistant Professor of Worship and Preaching, Louisville Seminary As a theologian and artist his focus on reviving worship for the 21st century is deeply informed by an understanding of worship around the world. Carvalhaes began teaching at Louisville Seminary in the Fall of 2007, and as a much sought after speaker, writer, and consultant, he has served with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in its peacemaking and immigrant groups ministries.
CONTACTS
For Festival of Theology Lectures: Carol Webb or David Sawyer
For Alum Reunion: Lisa Kolb or Leah Bradley
800.264.1839 502.895.3411
Register Online.


Michelle E. Melton
Director of Communications
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
1044 Alta Vista Road
Louisville, KY 40205-1798
800.264.1839
502.992.9358, direct
502.609.5697, cell
mmelton@lpts.edu
www.lpts.edu

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

2009 Festival of Theology Lecturers Named


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2009 Festival of Theology & Reunion
March 15–18


New Ways of Being Church
Conversations on renewal and
transformation in mainline congregations


Yes, there are signs of hope for the church in this so-called post-modern and post-Christian era! In 2009, Louisville Seminary welcomes a celebrated trio of church leaders and writers who are spreading the news that the church of the 21st Century can and does re-think, re-tradition, and re-invent itself. By the time of the 2009 Lectures, all three of them will have published new books about Jesus.

Featuring

  • Diana Butler Bass, historian and author of the popular book Christianity for the Rest of Us, brings with her inspirational presentation solid research showing that mainline congregations are thriving as communities that practice the Christian traditions.
  • Marcus Borg, a New Testament scholar, speaks for many who seek a fresh and credible progressive understanding of Jesus Christ for this age. His newest book will be simply titled Jesus.
  • Brian McLaren is the pastor and author (A Generous Orthodoxy and more recently Everything Must Change) who best represents the “Emerging Church” from an evangelical perspective, but his books and his presentations elude simple labels.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Emotional Intelligence Laboratory This Summer!



Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
UPCOMING LIFELONG LEARNING EVENT

Emotional Intelligence and Human Relations Laboratory
July 21 to 25, 2008


Course Description: This is an intensive and highly experiential one-week course, with the major amount of time being spent in a small groups of 10 to 14 people with two experienced trainers in each group. As group life unfolds, participants are offered feedback on the impact they have on others in the group. Participants will learn both inter-personal and Intra-group communication skills. The content of the course will focus on the four areas of emotional intelligence as keys to improving leadership effectiveness for church leaders.

Faculty: Roy M. Oswald, Center for Emotional Intelligence and Human Relations Skills,
Retired Senior Consultant with Alban Institute
David R. Sawyer, Professor of Ministry and Director of Lifelong Learning, Louisville
Seminary.
Adjunct Trainers to be named

Cost: For Lifelong Learning:
Tuition: $620.00
Food and Lodging: $490.00
The tuition fee include a survey on Emotional Intelligence: $160
This survey involves a 360 degree EQ evaluation of each participant
provided by up to 20 people related to this individual.
For Academic Credit (3 hours)
Tuition: $930
Food and Lodging, $490.00

For more information contact:
Dr. David Sawyer: Director of Lifelong Learning, Louisville Seminary
dsawyer@lpts.edu
800-264-1839 ext 372
Dr. Carol Webb, Lifelong Learning Assistant, Louisville Seminary
cwebb@lpts.edu
800-264-1839 ext 429
Roy M. Oswald, Executive Director Center for EQ-HR
roymoswald@aol.com
301 432 2616