Session 5: conDescending to Jesus
2025 Hugh C. Benner Preachers' Conference: All God's Children
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1h 14m
Hear Dr. Diane Leclerc preach on "conDescending to Jesus" from Mark 2:1-17 (NRSV) with a Q&A after.
Rev. Dr. Diane Leclerc is Professor of Historical Theology at Northwest Nazarene University where she has taught for 27 years, and where she also serves as the Director of Northwest Nazarene Divinity School which offers MAs, the MDiv, and the ThD degrees. She has published over 20 articles; her most recent book is entitled Holiness published by The Foundry. She has written on many themes including, disability studies, spiritual formation, pastoral ministry, ecclesiology, atonement theology (for the abused), women's history, and 19th c. abolitionism. For the last four years she has worked with the group "Dialogue on Race and Faith" which has produced a book (Awakening to Justice, IVP), and a documentary. Leclerc has been a pastor and associate pastor through the years. She has spoken in a variety of venues, including Palcons, chapels, churches, retreats, and academic societies. And most recently, she has started offering pastoral counseling for persons who have had trauma affect their spirituality.
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