Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Continuing Education Workshop for Ministers

Preaching the Reign of God
Presenter: Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm

Born and reared in Detroit, Michigan, Professor Ottoni-Wilhelm was ordained in the Church of the Brethren in 1987. After serving for three years as a hospital chaplain and nine as a pastor, she completed her doctoral work in Practical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in 2004 (focusing on Homiletics and Biblical Studies). She is the Brightbill Professor of Preaching and Worship at Bethany and teaches doctoral courses for the Association of Chicago Theological Seminaries D Min. Program in Preaching. She is an active member of the North American Academy of Homiletics and serves on the governing board of Societas Homiletica (the international association of homileticians).

The event is being held at Bishop Lane Retreat Center, 7708 E. McGregor Rd., Rockford, IL, Monday, April 4 through Tuesday, April 5. Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. Monday evening with the workshop beginning at 7 p.m. The workshop will resume at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, April 5, and end by 4 p.m. Participants will receive .8 continuing education units. The cost is $75 which includes one lodging for one night at the retreat center, dinner Monday evening, breakfast and lunch on Tuesday, and the fee for continuing education units. The district’s Ministerial Leadership Development Team sponsors this event.

If you are interested in attending this workshop, please fill out the information below and return with your payment made out to IL/WI District no later than Friday, March 18, 2016.

If you have any questions, please contact Beth at (309)649-6008 or bethc.iwdcob@att.net.