Incarnating the Message
Preaching From an Appreciative Perspective

This is a new program that is being developed and will be first presented in November of 2006

The primary objectives of this program are:

• To develop preaching strategies based in the appreciative inquiry perspective
• To preach incarnationally, from a place of being joined with the congregation, rather than from an adversarial perspective
• To learn the "place inside" from which you can preach authentically and passionately

Getting in the Way of the Gospel

I often hear clergy say that they preach best when they manage to get out of the way of the message. This doesn't make much sense to me, because clearly the best way to get out of the way of a sermon is to stay in bed on Sunday. I think good preaching is really about how we get in the way of the message or how we incarnate the message. When we look at the Gospels we can clearly see the unique finger prints of the authors. We can see how John gets in the way of his Gospel and how Matthew gets in the way of his Gospel. Likewise your parishioners can identify how you get in the way of your Gospel.

Does the way you get in the way of your message obscure the Gospel
or does the way you get in the way bring humanity and life to the Gospel?

It is only when you fully show up in the pulpit and incarnate your message that your preaching has life and is life giving.

This workshop is designed to help you discover your authentic God given voice so that you may embody and proclaim your gospel so that it incarnationally becomes The Gospel.

Presenters

Rob Voyle is an ordained Episcopal priest, psychologist, and coach. He is the Director of the Clergy Leadership Institute. When he completed his term as Interim Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, the most consistent thing people appreciated about his ministry was his preaching.

Darlene Price is the President and Founder of Well Said! an international professional presenters and presentational skills training organization. She has an M.Div from Emory and brings a wealth of experience training organizations to increase the impact of their public presentations.

Costs

Typical Workshop Schedule:

The following is a typical workshop schedule. Depending on location, the workshop schedule may vary with respect to starting and finishing times and the exact number of continuing education contact hours. On the training schedule page you can download a flyer for each specific program with its specific dates and continuing education contact hours. When you register for a specific program you will also receive a confirmation email that will have the dates and schedule with starting and finishing times for that program.

This program usually starts after lunch on the third day of the appreciative inquiry training.

Day 3:
1:30-3:00 pm     Session 8
3:30-4:00 pm     Walking Meditation and Reflection
5:00-7:00 pm     Supper
7:00-9:00 pm     Session 9

Day 4:
9:00-12:00        Session 10
12:00-1:30 pm   Lunch
1:30-3:00 pm     Session 11
3:30-4:00 pm     Walking Meditation and Reflection
5:00-7:00 pm     Session 12
    No Evening Session

Day 5:
9:00-12:00        Session 13

Specific times and costs may vary depending on the sponsoring organization.

Please check the schedule and registration page for additional workshop specific information.

Note: The above schedule includes meals for commuters. When residential accommodation is provided, residential participants will also be provided with Breakfast and Supper during the course of the week.

Accommodation

Accommodation is dependent on the training locations and will be specified on the registration forms.
When provided accommodation for participants is generally on a first come first served basis with a commuter rates also being available.
Accommodation prices vary depending on location and are available on the schedule and registration page.

Registration for Workshop

To register for the workshop please go to the training schedule and select register for the appropriate workshop. For additional information please contact Rob Voyle