Preaching is a gift from God’s Spirit to all who will receive it. As more parishes in our Diocese have part time clergy or no clergy while in transition, the need for lay preachers has grown. The benefits are: helping to avoid clergy burnout, new voices for the congregation to hear, and growing confident new leaders for the parish. The workshop will be presented by Ginnie Glassman who has been leading Lay Preacher Training sessions for six years and Roger Coutant, who is a long-time lay preacher.
You will learn how lay preachers get started preaching (call of the Spirit, nudge by their clergy, challenge to themselves?). We will discuss how preaching has shaped our lives of faith. We will share an overview of the eight-week lay preacher training sessions with some resources to help as speakers of God’s word. It is open to any who are interested; no previous experience required.
FACILITATORS: Ginnie Glassman is a parishioner at Christ Church Tashua in Trumbull, where she serves as Vestry member, worship leader, and lector in addition to preaching (3-4/year). For the last six years, she has been leading Lay Preacher Training sessions over Zoom, helping ninety people encounter and practice the basics of preaching. Her joy comes in seeing lay leaders grow and develop, and hearing their insights into Scripture and the resulting sermons.
Roger Coutant is a parishioner at Trinity, Torrington, where he serves as a Vestry member, lay reader, usher, and lay preacher (3-4/year). He has had the pleasure of serving in a number of ways over time, with teaching Sunday school and Journey to Adulthood being close to his heart.
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Session One (9:45–11:15 AM)
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April 29
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