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# St. Vladimir’s Launches Homiletics Masterclass
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/86432-st-vladimirs-launches-homiletics-masterclass/
- Published: 2026-02-13T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T16:12:47.000Z
- Description: St. Vladimir’s Seminary is launching a month-long masterclass to help clergy root their preaching in daily prayer and spiritual discipline.
- Author: Tobias Straney
- Tags: #Category: News, St. Vladimir's Seminary, St. Vladimir's Online School of Theology, Religious education

**YONKERS, NY —** St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [has announced](https://www.online.svots.edu/prayerful-preaching-preparation?fbclid=IwdGRleAP7OmRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeI3tRAZd8HDAagvgA8wo3EtFjVf5TWCGDS8veF%5FcVI0GRqSl4PZ-xph9TfIs%5Faem%5FgVkx-5vo6qXbHbaAjVKwNA) its inaugural Homiletics Masterclass Series, titled “Prayerful Preaching Preparation,” aimed at helping clergy cultivate a sustainable spirituality of preaching. The month-long program will run March 5–26, 2026, with live Zoom sessions held Thursday evenings and course access available from February 26 through April 24.

Designed for both new and experienced preachers, the course seeks to integrate homily preparation into daily prayer and spiritual study, encouraging sermons that flow organically from a life of repentance and reflection. Weekly themes include prayerful preparation, discerning the call to repentance, longing for Christ, and returning to Christ.

[![](https://uoj.news/content/images/2026/01/86049-st-vladimirs-seminary-opens-registration-for-2026-summer-music-institute-2ce4a2323e22.jpg)On this topicSt. Vladimir’s Seminary Opens Registration for 2026 Summer Music Institute](https://uoj.news/news/86049-st-vladimirs-seminary-opens-registration-for-2026-summer-music-institute/)

The instructor, Rev. Dr. Lucas Lynn Christensen, serves as Assistant Director of the seminary’s Compelling Preaching Project. Tuition is $200, enrollment is limited to 15 participants, and [registration](https://www.online.svots.edu/register-prayerful-preaching-preparation) closes February 26.

Previously, the [UOJ reported](https://uoj.news/news/86338-metr-tikhon-celebrates-three-hierarchs-at-st-vladimirs-seminary/) that Metr. Tikhon celebrated the Feast of the Three Hierarchs at St. Vladimir's Seminary.