CREATIVE WORSHIP
March 15 – 22, April 5 – May 3 (7 Mondays) and March 27 (Saturday evening)
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Cost:  $200
Location: Second floor conference room, Colonial Hall (First class)

Join us to explore new ways of worship! 

There will be one Saturday night field trip, scheduled for March 27. Contact Jill Peters for more information or find out the first night of class.

Several options for assignments will be given the first night including the option of visiting particular Sunday morning worship events locally.  If you are able to set aside one or two Sunday mornings, we encourage you to do this.  Alternate assignments will be available for those who are already booked on Sundays.  For more information contact Jill Peters at jpeters@moravian.edu.

We are very excited to bring in several instructors for this course all of whom are experienced in different forms of worship. 
         David Klimachefsky, MDiv, Music & Media Partner, The Barn, Allentown. 
         Brently Groshong, Director of Music - Contemporary Services, First Presbyterian Church –
            Bethlehem
         The Rev. Dr. Riddick Weber, Pastoral Ministry, Moravian Theological Seminary

Text: We are listing three books.  The first is the text.  The other two are excellent books and will be referenced during the course.  They are optional purchases.  Remember to search online book outlets for good deals.
         Blended Worship: Achieving Substance and Relevance in Worship by Robert E. Webber,
             Peabody Publishing, 1996.
         Emerging Worship: Creating Worship& Gatherings for the Next Generations by Dan Kimball
             Youth Specialties, 2004.
         The New Worship: Straight Talk on Music and the Church by Barry Wayne Liesch
             Baker Publishing Group, 2001

TRAVELING MERCIES
March 11 – 25, April 8 –May 6 (8 Thursdays)
9:00 am– Noon                       
Cost:  $200
Location: Aldersgate

Seven different guest lecturers will present on their topics of expertise including Spirituality and the Care Giving Relationship, Community Resources, Ministry with Older Adults, Death & Dying, Dealing with Life’s Losses, Homelessness, Poverty and the Mental Health Population, and Gambling & Addictions. This course is a lay approach to understanding pastoral care and counseling issues. 

Our guest lecturers include Emily Wallace, Rev. Cynthia Simmons, Dianne Kareha,
Rev. Dr. Glenn Asquith, Jill Peters, Marcie Lightwood, and Greg Krausz.

Text: Sustaining Presence: A Model of Caring by People of Faith by Earl E. Shelp & Ronald H. Sunderland (any edition)

CULTURE, CHANGE, CONFLICT & COMMUNICATION
March 11 – 25, April 8 – May 6 (8 Thursdays)
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Cost: $200
Location: Kunwald

What is church culture and do you know how to read it?  How do we as leaders approach change?  Are we really effectively communicating?  What is the positive role of conflict in the church and how do we use it for positive effects?  This course explores four key organizational issues and their ministry impact while building practical skills.

Jill Peters, Coordinating Instructor with Guest Lecturers

Text: Leadership and the New Science, Margaret Wheatley

UNPACKING SCRIPTURE III – Preaching
March 13 – 27, April 10 – May 8 (8 Saturdays)
9:00 am – Noon
Cost:  $200
Location: DLC

Not sure how to put together a talk or sermon?  Want to improve your skills in getting a message across?  This course will go through the fundamentals of preparing, building and presenting a sermon.  Participants will be able to deliver a message and will be taped and critiqued in an affirming atmosphere.  Different preaching styles and traditions will be explored. 

The Rev. Dr. Sue Pizor Yoder, DMin, is founding pastor of The Barn, a faith community in Allentown. Sue received her MDiv and DMin from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and completed the Homiletic Supervisor Program through Louisville Theological Seminary. She’s served at FPC Allentown, FPC Bethlehem, and Liberty Corner PC (Liberty Corner, NJ).

Text: Preaching by Fred Craddock, Please read Part One (pages 16-30) before the first class.

*Our three Unpacking Scripture courses (Discipleship, Teaching and Preaching) can be taken in any order and do not require a pre-requisite.)

EXTRAORDINARY OUTREACH: CONTEXTUAL EVANGELISM
May 18 – 21 Intensive (Tuesday through Friday)
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost:  $200

This course will look at understanding the cultural context and community context and then developing a ministry plan to reach the unchurched in your community.

The Rev. Dr.  Fred Lehr, Director of Church Planting, Moravian Church, Northern Province

Text: Extraordinary Leaders in Extraordinary Times. Edited by H. Stanley Wood (Eerdmans).
Participants should get and read the text before the first class.