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Lay Preaching Pilot Program
September - November 2024

Sept 10 - Lutheran Basics I   (Rev. Eric Trozzo)

Recommended Reading:   A Brief Instruction

 

​​​Sept 17 - Lutheran Basics II  (Rev. Eric Trozzo)

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​​Sept 24 - Bible Intro I  (Rev. John Holliday)

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​​Oct.  1 - Bible Intro II (Rev. John Holliday)

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​Oct.  8 - Crafting a Sermon (Rev. Eric Trozzo)

 

​Oct. 15 - Preaching and Worship I  (Rev. Lisa Holliday)

 

​​Oct. 22 - Resources to Help Preparation (Rev. Kimberly Schmidt-Cooper)

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​Oct. 29 -  Preaching and Worship II. (Rev. Lisa Holliday)

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Course Expectations

There will be recommended readings for many of the weeks, as well as suggestions for further study. However the readings are not requirements.

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The required homework is to prepare a full sermon manuscript for Nov. 16. You will preach that sermon to your breakout group and receive feedback on it. I will be assigning biblical passages for sermon preparation in early October. If you already have a specific date and passage that you plan to preach at your congregation, please let me know by Oct. 1.   ​

Pastor Eric Trozzo

Nov 16 - In-Person Preaching Workshop 

10a - 2p

Agenda

10:00-10:15        Opening Devotion

10:15-10:30         Intros

10:30-10:45         Break

10:45-11:45         Preaching Session #1

11:45-12:15         Lunch

12:15-1:15           Preaching Session #2

1:15-1:30              Break

1:30-1:45              Welcome to Growing in Faith

1:45-2:00              Closing Devotion

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Resurrection Lutheran Church, 4315 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Sq, NJ 08690

(Behind the Synod Office)

1930 State Highway 33

Hamilton Square, NJ 08690

609-586-6800

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“Our synod office is located on land which is part of the traditional territory of the Lenni-Lenape, called “Lenapehoking.” The Lenape People lived in harmony with one another upon this territory for thousands of years. During the colonial era and early federal period, many were removed west and north, but some also remain among the continuing historical tribal communities of the region: The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation; the Ramapough Lenape Nation; and the Powhatan Renape Nation, The Nanticoke of Millsboro Delaware, and the Lenape of Cheswold Delaware. We acknowledge the Lenni-Lenape as the original people of this land and their continuing relationship with their territory. In our acknowledgment of the continued presence of Lenape people in their homeland, we affirm the aspiration of the great Lenape Chief Tamanend, that there be harmony between the indigenous people of this land and the descendants of the immigrants to this land, “as long as the rivers and creeks flow, and the sun, moon, and stars shine.”

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