Beholding and Proclaiming

What if preaching could do more than inform the mind? What if it could also be an instrument to transform the soul...of both the preacher and the listener? The Beholding and Proclaiming Preaching Workshop offers a full-day experience designed to empower us to hone our preaching skills and deepen our connection with God in the process.

This two-day workshop will lead participants through interconnected stages of sermon preparation and delivery, ending with a live preaching experience from participants.

This workshop is open to both men and women, including lead pastors, staff pastors, ministry leaders, and congregants. Together, we will focus on developing a robust theologically informed process for sermon preparation and delivery.

During this training we will focus on:

- The devotional life of the preacher

- Principles of exegesis

- Discovering Christ in the text

- Connecting to the bigger story of Scripture

- Proclaiming the Gospel in every sermon

- Understanding your audience

- Developing a storied outline

- Defining your practical and divine expectations

The structure and content of this training is done in such a way that seasoned and beginning preachers can all learn simultaneously how to connect with Christ in the preparation process, preach effective sermons, and train others to do so as well.

Each participant will:

- A hard copy of the book Beholding and Proclaiming: Reimagining the Art of Preaching, Reclaiming the Training of Preachers

-- An individual training manual for hands-on practical exercises

Co-Facilitator: Olivia Munn-Shirsath is a passionate communicator of the Word, currently serving as Teaching Pastor at Wellspring Church in New York City. With over a decade of frontline urban pastoral experience through the Salvation Army amidst the homelessness and recovery communities, she is convinced that the Body of Christ is the solution. Olivia is a mentor to young women, a worship leader, and the co-author of "The Uprising: A Holy Revolution?" She resides in Queens with her husband Pratik, and their two sons Roman and Shalom.

Co-Facilitator: Kristian Hernandez, Lead Pastor of Hope Astoria Church in Queens, NY. Founder of The Kerygma Group and author of Beholding and Proclaiming: Reimagining the Art of Preaching, Reclaiming the Training of Preachers and Senior Director of City to City NYC.

Please email [email protected] for further details.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Wellspring Church NYC, 10-15 46th Road, Queens, United States