Got Sermon? | Spring 2018
3041 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
USA
Preparing for Lent/Easter
with Prof. Lisa L. Thompson
Got Sermon?, Union’s lectionary study series, brings the talents of our faculty to our alumni/ae, students, and neighbors who primarily pastor congregations.
This semester, please join us for Preparing for Lent-Easter with Dr. Lisa Thompson, Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Dr. Aliou Niang, Associate Professor of New Testament, Dr. Andrea C. White, Associate Professor of Theology & Culture, and Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies and Provost of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and Visiting Professor of Jewish Interpretation, Union Theological Seminary. Click here to register.
Schedule
8:30 am: Registration
9:00 am: Opening Devotions
9:15 am: Study of Old Testament Lectionary Texts for the Lenten-Easter Season, Year B; with Alan Cooper
10:45 am: Break
11:00 am: Plenary Session with Andrea White: “Giving up Religion and Politics for Lent” (Isa. 50:4-9a; Phil. 2:5-11)
12:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 pm: Study of New Testament Lectionary Texts for the Lenten-Easter Season, Year B; with Aliou Niang
3:00 pm: Break
3:15 pm: Homiletical Improvisation (Lent-Easter) with Lisa Thompson
4:45 pm: Closing Devotions
The cost of the event includes lunch and light refreshments. Event registration closes on Wednesday, February 7. No refunds for canceled registrations will be granted after the February 7 deadline.