THE EPI-CENTER
The church in the United States is in desperate need of revitalization and revival. Nothing in all of church history has brought people closer to the Lord Jesus than the faithful preaching of God’s Word, line upon line, precept upon precept. Pastors need to return to the priority of expository preaching in the pulpits of our churches. We believe that a movement back to the exposition of Scripture is more effective than an event and are committed to investing in such a movement for the glory of Christ.
EPI-Center is a collaborative effort to bring expository preaching resources and training to pastors, church leaders, and those who have a call to preach in the Northeastern United States. We train expository preachers by providing tools, resources, and teaching. We coordinate intensive preaching institutes, workshops, and cohorts for pastors in the northeast.
EPI-CENTER INSTITUTES
The Cecil B. Day Foundation began the EPI-Center in 2015 to train preachers in New England. Since that day, over 450 pastors have received training through ministries like Cross Talk Global with Kent Edwards and the Stephen Olford Center. The EPI-Center merged with the Rephidim Project in September 2018 to continue the mission of training preachers in the Northeastern United States.
Institutes are 2-day intensive conferences. We partner with established preaching organizations to provide excellent instruction in homiletics by experienced practitioners from around the country. We are currently working with The Charles Simeon Trust to bring their excellent training in expository preaching to southern Maine. We encourage pastors in other parts of the Northeastern United States to attend one of their training sessions in other locations.
EPI-CENTER WORKSHOPS
Workshops are shorter intensive seminars usually lasting from 2-6 hours covering various preaching topics. These workshops can be either a good jump start on preaching for those with limited training or a refresher for those who have studied homiletics in the classroom previously. If you would like to host a workshop at your church, please contact The Rephidim Project, and we will work to implement and promote the workshop. Here is a sample list of workshop topics we can provide.
- Hermeneutics: The Foundation for Homiletics (One day)
- Preaching through the Upper Room Discourse (One day)
- Sharpening our Skills in Expository Preaching (One day)
- Greek Tools for Sermon Preparation (One day)
- Hebrew Tools for Sermon Preparation (One day)
- The Persuasive Preacher: Healthy Influence in a Marketing World (One day)
- Preaching Through 2 Corinthians 2-7 (One day)
- The Bones of a Sermon: Structural Analysis of the Biblical Text (2 hours)
- Preaching with Purpose (2 hours)
- Framing the Message: Sticky Notes for Daily Life (2 hours)
- Sermon Delivery: Tips and Topics (2 hours)
- Preaching from Narrative (2 hours)
- Preaching from Poetry (2 hours)
EPI-CENTER THINK TANKS
