Ichthus Newsletter Summer 2019

Resources. Training. Grants. ICHTHUS - SUMMER 2019 SERMON OF THE YEAR RETURNS THIS SUMMER Four exceptional preachers have been shortlisted for a national preaching event Sermon of the Year - the by-product of a unique collaboration between Preach magazine and the London School of Theology (LST). The finals of Sermon of the Year 2019 will take place on Thursday 20th June 2019. Preach magazine and LST invited entrants from across the country to submit a written sermon of no more than 1500 words in keeping with the theme ‘The Power of Love’. Entries came from preachers as young as 19 through to 83 years old. The top four final submissions were written by: 1) Emma Ash, London 2) Steve Collinson, Northumberland 3) Olivia Haines, Lancaster 4) Clare Masters, Kent Top four finalists from L-R Clockwise: Emma, Steve, Olivia and Clare The finalists are set to preach their sermons in front of a diverse panel of judges and a live audience. The judges on the night are: Dr Krish Kandiah – Founding Director of charity Home for Good, Academic and Theologian; Dr Chloe Lynch – Academic and Practitioner; Rev Anne Calver – Minister and Author and Antony Billington – Head of Theology, LICC. The event will be hosted by Amelia Gosal, Chief Executive LWPT (Publishers of Preach magazine) and Dr. Graham Twelftree, Acting Principal of LST. (Continues overleaf) LWPT, Unit 14, Orbital 25 Business Park, Dwight Road, Watford, WD18 9DA 01923 231811 | [email protected] | www.lwpt.org.uk | Reg. charity no. 1107967