Need a creativity boost to your preaching? Struggling to know how to address difficult topics in your context? Need a fresh approach to reinvigorate your preaching voice or need to reclaim the basics?  We hope that you will join us virtually for the preaching academy on Feb. 22-24, 2021 hosted by the Missouri Conference Board of Ordained Ministry and The Missouri United Methodist Foundation.

The academy will give you the opportunity to brush up on your preaching basics, learn new techniques to preach on financial stewardship and give you tips to preach on difficult topics such as racism. You will also have an opportunity to meet in peer learning groups and generate ideas for sermon preparation and stewardship series. 
 
Preaching Academy 2021
 
Feb. 22, Monday
10-10:30 a.m. - Opening Worship
10:30-11:30 a.m. - How Is It with Your (preaching) Soul? 
1-3 p.m. - Back to the Basics/Sparking Creativity
3:30-5 p.m. - Lewis Center Discussion with Dr. Doug Powe “Talking about Race and How to Have Difficult Conversations” 
5:30 p.m. - Preaching Assignment and Break for the Night
 
Feb. 23, Tuesday
9-10 a.m. - Creativity Check In
10-11:30 a.m. - Lewis Center Discussion with Dr. Lovett Weems and Ann Michel “Talking about Money, Stewardship and Giving, Part 1” 
1-2:30 p.m. - Lewis Center Discussion Dr. Lovett Weems and Ann Michel “Talking about Money, Stewardship and Giving, Part 2” 
3-4 p.m. - Presentation from MO Foundation with time for questions
4-5:30 p.m. - Small Group Processing 
5:30 p.m. - Preaching Assignment and Break for the Night
 
Feb. 24, Wednesday 
9 a.m. - Creativity Check In
9:30-11:30 a.m. - Putting It All Together 
Conference Ends