Are you getting ready to prepare your first sermon? Have people told you what you need to do, or the sermon needs to have, this or that or it’s not really a sermon? Do you even know, or care, what “sermon” means? This session is about you and the opportunity you have to share the gifts, strengths, and love of the gospel that are yours with your church. It’s about connecting with yourself, with the Word of God, and with others.

Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Weidmann (“Fred”) is pastor of the Church-in-the-Gardens, Forest Hills, NY. Prior pastoral positions include Senior Pastor at Hillcrest Congregational Church, Pleasant Hill, CA and Minister for Education (Interim), The Riverside Church, New York, NY. Prior academic positions include Director of the Center for Church Life and Professor of Biblical Studies, Auburn Theological Seminary, New York, NY and Associate Professor of New Testament, Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY.