Got Sermon?, Union’s biannual, lectionary study series, brings the gifts of our faculty to our alumni/ae, students, neighbors, and friends who primarily serve congregations.

During the fall semester, please join us for Truth Telling in Shifting and Familiar Seasons with Dr. Lisa Thompson, Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Dr. Phyllis Trible, Baldwin Professor Emerita of Sacred Literature, and Dr. Brigitte Kahl, Professor of New Testament.

Tickets are $50. The cost of the event includes lunch and light refreshments.

Refunds cannot be made after midnight on 10/24.

8:30 am (Outside of Room 207)
Registration

9:00 am (Room 207**)
Opening Devotions with members of the International Student Caucus

9:15 am:
“The Bible: Bane and Blessing”;
with Dr. Phyllis Trible

10:45 am:
Break

11:00 am:
“Preaching Mark on the Mount in Troubled Times: Did Jesus Ever Break the Law?—Reflections on the Lectionary Texts for November”;
with Dr. Brigitte Kahl

12:30 pm:
Lunch (Offered in Room 207)
Optional lunchtime focus group for Union alums & friends:
“Building Our Future: Union’s Upcoming 5-year Strategic Planning Process” (Room 205A)

1:30 pm: 
Homiletical Improvisation
with Dr. Lisa Thompson

2:45 pm:
Break

3:00 pm:
Extended Preaching Workshop, “Truth Telling in Shifting and Familiar Seasons”;
with Dr. Lisa Thompson

4:00 pm:
Closing Prayer

*Schedule subject to adjustment.
**All sessions will be held in Room 207 unless noted otherwise.