2025-2026 calendar.

The following dates are tentative and will be firmed up by August 2025.​

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July 1

     New cohort announcement

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August 20

     Welcome Zoom meeting

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September 15-16

     First in-person gathering of the cohort in Des Moines

     Topics:

          "God's Word does not return empty"

          "Complexity science and preaching"

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October 1

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

     Topic:

          "Bondage of the will as the key to gospel preaching"

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November 5

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

     Topic:

          "How law and gospel work in preaching"

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December 3

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

     Topic:

          "Yes, you can preach on the Old Testament"

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January 12-13

     Mid-winter recharge gathering of the cohort in LA

     Topics:

          "Ekphrastic poetry as a model for sermon development"

          "Preaching to Gen Z"

          "Your hymnal can strengthen your proclamation"

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February 4

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

     Topic:

          "The hidden and revealed God"

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March 4

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

     Topic:

          "Preaching Easter"

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April 5

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

     Topic:

          "Preaching in an age of biblical illiteracy"

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May 1

     Applications for 2026-2027 open

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May 6

     All-cohort Zoom meeting

     Topic:

          "Illustration that serve the Word"

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June 1

     Applications for 2026-2027 close

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June 8-9

     Celebration in-person gathering in Charlottesville

     Topics:

          "In it for the long haul"

          "I thank God each time I remember you"

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