by Tim Sensing | Oct 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
January Intensive Courses Opportunities Too Good To Pass UP! BIBM 640 Pastoral Care for the Grieving, taught by Dr. Virgil Fry, Executive Director of Lifeline Chaplaincy Major life losses are transformative events. Bereavement is a word based on the original meaning...
by Tim Sensing | Oct 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Recently, two resources directly related to black preaching were developed in order to serve churches. Black Preachers Archived at Duke Chapel provides audio examples of some of the best of black preaching and is located here. Duke University press release is...
by Tim Sensing | Sep 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
While not the first, Stephen Bevan’s Models of Contextual Theology in 1992 mapped the field in a widely used way. Practical theologies relationship with context and the importance of location emerged as a primary conversation partner in the field. The...
by Tim Sensing | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Many historians ironically look to Fredrick Schleiermacher (1768–1834) as the father of modern practical theology and also the initiator of its demise as a discipline. Schleiermacher’s proposal is often summarized by the metaphor of a tree. The roots of the...
by Tim Sensing | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
I love preaching. I preached my first sermon when I was 13 years old. The congregation allowed me to preach any Sunday night I wanted as long as our preacher read every sermon before I preached it. One deacon drove me to nearby towns so I could preach. Others in the...
