Preach Up
The dates for Preach UP 2014 will be June 25-27, 2014. More information to come.
where Christ was not known (Romans 15:20)
Are you called and have the desire to preach the Word of God and would like to sharpen your communicating skills? Are you a lay pastor or a pastor who would like to improve your preaching through some practical training?
In the spirit of C.H. Spurgeon's effective school for training preachers, the Center for Preaching’s is pleased to offer the Advanced Preachers' College.
Preach UP is designed to give advanced training in homiletic principles in an intensive two and half day seminar. The purpose is to provide men and women who already have a basic grasp of preaching and make their communications more effective and relevant. (Note: you do not have to have already attended the Preachers' College to attend Preach UP.)
About the College:
Who Should Attend
The conference will teach the advanced skills of sermon preparation and delivery. If you preach regularly or have a good grasp on the basic homiletic skills and would like to make your preaching even better, this conference is for you. We want to equip men and women who are serving as pastors and lay preachers with the ability to preach biblical, clear, relevant, and effective sermons. Each year we will center it around a different theme. This year's theme is Take Your Preaching to the Next Level.
Schedule
Wednesday
12:00pm Registration
1:00pm The Exegetical Idea
4:30pm Break for Dinner
6:30pm The Big Idea
Thursday
9:00am Listeners and Preaching
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Special Occasions & Special Considerations
4:00pm Break
5:30pm BBQ Dinner
Friday
9:00am Student Presentations
12:00pm Seminar Ends
Cost
Tuition: $195- Early Registration; $225-Regular Rate
Cost includes all sessions, meals, snacks, and a packet of books and preaching resources.
Housing
Limited housing is available on the Gordon-Conwell campus. Single rooms with A/C are available. Priority will be given to early registrants. Contact Housing at housing@gcts.edu or 978.646.4063.
There are several nearby hotels that you consider staying at. You can also find great deals through online travel or hotel sites.
- Day's Inn: 978.777.1030
- Hampton Inn: 1.800.HAMPTON or 978.536.2020
Meals
The meals included in the price of tuition are Wednesday dinner and Thursday breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Transportation
All participants are expected to provide their own transportation. Gordon-Conwell is located thirty miles from Boston's Logan airport and sixty miles from the Manchester, NH airport. The train station closest to the seminary is approximately one and a half miles.
About the Teacher
SCOTT M. GIBSON, D.Phil.
The Haddon W. Robinson Professor of Preaching; Director of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching; Director of Th.M. Program in Preaching; Director of the A.J. Gordon Guild
Scott Gibson has served as a pastor and has taught preaching at Gordon-Conwell for over two decades. He is the founder of The Center for Preaching and The Evangelical Homiletics Society. He has written Should We Preach Someone Else's Sermon? and Preaching for Special Services, as well as editing Preaching the Old Testament, The Big Idea of Biblical Preaching, and Preaching to a Shifting Culture, among other books.Through conferences and consultation, he is actively involved in training pastors to preach.
More Information
For more information, email preaching@gcts.edu.
