2008-2009 Workshops and Seminars 

The Sprunt Lectures: Preaching in the 21st Century
May 6-8, 2009

All lectures are free and open to the public.

The speaker will be Thomas G. Long, Bandy Professor of Preaching at the Chandler School of Theology, Emory University. For more information, contact the Union-PSCE Alumni/ae Office at (800) 229-2990 or (804) 278-4226.

Using Drama and Storytelling in Worship
May 11-13, 2009
Donna Marie Todd, Storyteller and writer

We live in the digital, post-literate age. Neurologists and psychologists tell us that this exposure to digital input is changing human beings physiologically. All of us are now conditioned by digital media to expect multi-sensory experiences. Storytelling and drama deliver rich, deep, multi-sensory experiences and can be appropriately used in worship and Christian education.

In this “Hands On/How To” seminar, participants will examine the use of drama and storytelling in sharing the lectionary scripture and in Bible study. They will consider the possibilities for using storytelling and drama with youth and children, and work on using storytelling and drama as sermon. We'll explore first-person, narrative portrayals of Biblical people. How do you develop the text? What about costuming? How do you make a portrayal a sermon and not experiential theater? Experience a story sermon and learn the “how to’s” for writing your own.

Tuition: $195.00
CEUs: 1.1

Congregations That Fulfill Their Kingdom Potential

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED