
Equipping Preachers
Explore these Opportunities to Train and Strengthen Preachers
Cultivating the Gift of Preaching
In October 2023, the Lilly Endowment awarded a $1.25 million grant to the Synod of the Covenant to identify, train, and support emerging preachers. This ministry will add 140 trained preachers to the Synod over four eighteen-month cycles, beginning in the summer of 2024.
Click here to read the press release.
Click here to read the grant application.
The Synod is searching for a director for this new ministry. Click below to see the job description for this half-time position with full Board of Pensions benefits. Please contact Synod Exec Chip Hardwick with interest or suggested candidates at chip@synodofthecovenant.org. Applicants will be considered beginning 12/1/23.
Workshops For Frequent Preachers
One of the congregational vitality goals within the Matthew 25 initiative is Spirit-inspired worship. In the Reformed tradition, the central aspect of worship is the preaching of the Word as it points to the scriptures, which point to Jesus Christ. To this end, the Synod is offering monthly Zoom preaching workshops. Featuring preaching scholars from across the country, each zoom will be held the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00 to 11:30 am. Sessions will be recorded for those who cannot attend live.
Upcoming Workshops
There will be no preaching workshop in December. God bless you as you prepare for Advent!
Past Workshops
- Wed, Jun 07Jun 07, 10:00 AM
2023
- Wed, Aug 03Aug 03, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Wed, Jun 01Jun 01, 2022, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
2022
- Wed, Dec 01Dec 01, 2021, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Wed, Nov 03Nov 03, 2021, 10:00 AM
- Wed, Sep 01Sep 01, 2021, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Wed, Jun 02Jun 02, 2021, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
2021
Preaching & Teaching: Lifelong Learning
Alma College
If you would like to be on a supply preaching list, Alma College, in Lake Huron Presbytery, is offering a short course called ‘Preaching and Teaching: The art and science of inspiring hearts and minds through spoken words.’ It is designed to help prepare you more thoroughly than the Maumee Valley Presbytery offering. Taught by Denise Anderson, former co-moderator of the PC(USA), Andrew Pomerville, chaplain of Alma College, and Chip Hardwick. Sessions will be held four successive Thursday evenings by Zoom beginning July 8, 2021. For more information or to register, visit Preaching & Teaching: Lifelong Learning: Alma College. Questions? Please contact Andrew Pomerville at pomervillead@alma.edu.
Me? A Preacher? : A Preaching Workshop
If you have been wondering about what it might be like to preach in your home church, a two-day workshop coordinated by Maumee Valley Presbytery will be very helpful for you! “Me? A Preacher?: A Preaching Workshop” will be held on Saturday May 8 and 22, 9:30 am -12:30 pm via Zoom. Rev. Jeanne Gray, pastor of Collingwood Presbyterian Church, and Synod Interim Executive Chip Hardwick, will be the leaders. Learn more here: Me? A Preacher?: A Preaching Workshop (maumeevp.org).