
The Sharing Stories Blog
Announcements, updates, and information about the Sharing Faith Initiative.

Merry Christmas from your FPP Friends!
Thank to all who supported and participated this first year of Faithful Preaching Project. We wish you a Merry Christmas!

Embodied Preaching: Motivation and Methods
Our first preaching workshop leaded by Rev. Dr. Jaclyn Williams was inspiring and insightful for all who attended.
Growing Our Faith as Preachers
Whether on retreat or in a workshop, preachers need to reflect on their own faith journey so to best communicate faith to their listeners.

Turning information into insight…
The data we collected is revealing themes and shaping the Faithful Preaching Project.

Have you signed up yet?
Our team and facilitator are working hard to prepare a wonderful workshop for preachers interested in boosting their skills on embodied preaching. The workshop is free and available in-person and online. Have you signed up yet?

What does “faith” mean?
Participants in our Clergy Cohort received a brainstormed list about what “faith” might mean. Faith can be experienced in many ways. Do you have more that you would add to this list?

What makes a sermon faith-full?
The responses received from over 100 interviews and 100 surveys will guide the discussion and coaching of our lay preacher and clergy cohorts, as well as serve as inspiration for the topics of our preaching workshops.

Details and Registration for the first FPP Preaching Workshop!
We will welcome Fuller Seminary professor. Rev. Dr. Jaclyn Williams on Saturday, November 2, 2024 for a workshop about embodied preaching. The workshop will be available in-person and online.

Lay Preacher coaching opportunity with FPP
Rev. Helsel’s experience teaching lay leaders in the seminary’s Certificate in Ministry (CIM) program at Austin Seminary’s inspired the idea of the Faithful Preaching Project!

Announcing Coaches & Deadline Extension
We are excited to announce the two coaches of the Clergy Cohort: gifted preachers and teachers, Rev. Dr. Carolyn Helsel and Rev. Dr. Mark Jefferson