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Working Preachers at Ghost Ranch is a preachers‘ retreat August 2-6, 2027, with Sermon Brainwave co-hosts Karoline Lewis, Cody Sanders, and Matt Skinner.
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Working Preacher publishes weekly podcasts in English for preaching the Revised Common Lectionary (“Sermon Brainwave”) and Narrative Lectionary (“I Love to Tell the Story”).
Karoline, Rolf, and Bandit the Podcat chat with authors about proclaiming an authentic Word in challenging times.
An engaging weekly conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary readings for the coming Sunday.
An informative weekly conversation on the Narrative Lectionary readings for the coming Sunday.