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The 2016 Old Testament Challenge

September 13, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

If you, like many who read this website, are discerning a vocation to the priesthood or the diaconate, I'd like to invite you to participate in the 2017 Preachers Institute Old Testament Challenge. It starts on Sept. 15th. There is still time to join up and get started! There are many good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deacon, General, Pastoral, Preparation, Priest Tagged With: 2016, Old Testament Challenge, preachers institute

On The Formation Of Preachers

November 15, 2012 Filed under: 1 Comment

by Fr. John A. Peck Many of my subscribers know that I consider excellence in preaching to be the most basic skill of any clergyman. Lately I've been inundated with statements by well-meaning folk who claim that preaching is not important. They don't say it directly, but that is what they mean. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Featured, Preaching, Priest Tagged With: formation, Humbert of Romans, preachers, preachers institute

Ebook Bundles for St. Nicholas Day

December 3, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

As you know, Good Guys Wear Black,  Preachers Institute, and Journey To Orthodoxy are all sister sites. None of them is supported by any institution, benefactor, church, parish or seminary. It is the support we receive from readers and the materials we offer for sale that keep these sites … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ebook, good guys wear black, journey to orthodoxy, Orthodox, preachers institute

Great Ebook Available NOW Through Preachers Institute

October 20, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Faithful readers of GGWB: the following appeared this evening on the Preachers Institute and is available to you as well. A venerable text on the formation of preachers, called (not surprisingly) “On The Formation Of Preachers”is now available through Preachers Institute. This is a considerable tex … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Preaching, Preparation, Vocation Tagged With: book, ebook, preacher, preachers institute, preaching

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