Fiction Writing Strategies for Sermons - Fall 2025 Preaching Workshop

Join the Faithful Preaching Project for our free Fall Workshop, "Show, Don’t (Just) Tell! Fiction Writing Strategies for Sermons" with Rev. Dr. Alyce McKenzie (@PerkinsSMU)!

This workshop will take place on Saturday, August 30, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Austin Seminary campus, and is open to all to attend! Register today at https://sharingfaith.austinseminary.edu/ or click the link in our bio!

About the Workshop
People want profound biblical and theological teaching, but they don’t want lectures. This 4-hour workshop will equip participants to use metaphor, scene and story to gain and maintain listener attention, so they retain the memory of Sunday’s sermon on Monday and beyond!

The workshop will be based on insights from Making a Scene in the Pulpit: Vivid Preaching for Visual Listeners and Novel Preaching: Tips from Top Writers on Crafting Creative Sermons. Participants will need to read Making a Scene in the Pulpit (see registration page for details) to be prepared for the workshop.

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