Note: this calendar is tentative

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Module 1

     September 22

          Mentor planning/training

     September 23

          Preaching slam

     September 23-25

          In-person gathering in Des Moines

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Module 2

     October 9

          All-cohort Zoom meeting

          Speaker: Julie Smith, Lutheran Congregations in Mission with Christ

          Topic: Preaching the Law

     October 15

          Mentor check-in with individual fellows

     Week of October 20

          Small group Zoom meeting

     October 29

          Congregational sermon feedback

          Sermon whisperers feedback on lament psalms

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Module 3

     November 13

          All-cohort Zoom meeting

          Speaker: Hans Wiersma, Augsburg University

          Topic: Bondage of the Will

     November 12

         Mentor check-in with individual fellows

     Week of November 17

          Small group Zoom meeting

     Week of November 24

          Congregational sermon feedback          

          Sermon whisperers feedback on trust psalms

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Module 4

     December 4

          All-cohort Zoom meeting

          Speaker: Kristin Wiersma, Focus Consulting MSP

          Topic: Complexity Science as a Way to Understand Preaching

     December 10

        Mentor check-in with individual fellows

     Week of December 15

          Small group Zoom meeting

     Week of December 24

          No sermon feedback

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January 2025

     January 14

         Congregational sermon feedback

          Sermon whisperers feedback on imprecatory psalms

     January 20-21

          In-person gathering in Corona del Mar, California​

          Speaker: David Zahl, Mockingbird Ministries

              Topic: Every Encounter Is a Preaching Opportunity

          Speaker: Jacob Smith, Calvary-St. George's Parish, New York

              Topic: The Care and Feeding of the Preacher

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Module 5

    February 5

           All-cohort Zoom meeting

              Topic: Death and Resurrection

     February 11

        Mentor check-in with individual fellows

     Week of February 16

          Small group Zoom meeting

     February 25

          All-cohort Zoom meeting

              Topic: The Illustration Minefield

    Sermon feedback and all-cohort Zoom meeting are switched

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Module 6

     Week of March 2

          Congregational sermon feedback

          Sermon whisperers feedback on ascent psalms

     March 9

        Mentor check-in with individual fellows

     Week of March 16

          Small group Zoom meeting

     March 25

          Congregational sermon feedback

          Sermon whisperers feedback on royal psalms

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Module 7

     March 27

          All-cohort Zoom meeting     

     Week of April 6

        Mentor check-in with individual fellows

     April 13-19

          Holy Week: no project activities

     April 20

          Easter Sunday

     Week of April 20

          Small group Zoom meetings

     April 22

          Congregational sermon feedback

          Sermon whisperers feedback on covenant and salvation history psalms

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Module 8

     May 1

          Applications for 2025-2026 cohort open

     May 1-3

          Mockingbird New York City event*

     May 7

           All-cohort Zoom meeting

     Week of May 11

        Mentor check-in with individual fellows

    Week of May 18

          Small group Zoom meeting

    Week of May 27

          Congregational sermon feedback

          Sermon whisperers sermon feedback on praise psalms

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June 2025

     June 9-11

          In-person celebration gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia

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*Partner event separate from Iowa Preachers Project activities