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These force multipliers for the congregation, by training grace the pulpit with their frequent presence in my absence as pastor. \r\nThe members of Transformation United Methodist Church in Augusta, Georgia, are like ordinary Black folks who face racism pervasively in matters that pertain to banking, real estate, employment, housing, public education, and community development. I have identified a specific problem within this cultural context: our congregation’s lay servants are not preaching racial justice. Instead, they preach about salvation, spiritual well-being, and relevant topics other than racism. They lack the education and training in biblical prophetic consciousness, homiletic principles for preaching racial justice, and the opportunity to practice racial justice preaching with their peer lay servants to prepare for preaching to a congregation. 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Methodism’s Racial Dilemma: The Story of the Central Jurisdiction. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992. Preaching Alcantara, Jared E. The Practices of Christian Preaching: Essential for Effective Proclamation. Grand Rapids: BakerAcademic, 2019. Craddock, Fred B. Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1985. Harris, James Henry. Black Suffering: Silent Pain, Hidden Hope. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2020. Loveless, William “Can Preaching Change Behavior?” Ministry International Journal for Pastors. https://www.mini strymagazine.org/archive/1998/07/can-preaching-change-behavior. Mitchell, Henry H. Celebration and Experience in Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1990. Moss, III, Otis. Blue Note Preaching in a Post-Soul World: Finding Hope in an Age of Despair. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015.   Romero, Oscar A. The Violence of Love. New York: Orbis Books, 2004. 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Pre-workshop interviews were conducted with two cohorts: ten priests and permanent deacons in active ministry (Cohort One), and ten practicing Catholics in recovery from addiction (Cohort Two). The interviews considered whether preaching on the topic of addiction and recovery was taking place in Roman Catholic parishes around the country and what might be most helpful or harmful for people in recovery or in active addiction to hear from preaching in their parishes. Chapter 1 introduces the thesis project overall.Chapter 2 considers addiction theologically, focusing on three areas of study: sacramentality; sin, grace, and the unconditional love of God; and trauma-informed or trauma-sensitive theology. Chapter 3 explores the importance of story, specifically in the salvific and life-giving tradition of twelve-step storytelling and in the inductive practice of narrative preaching in the style of the New Homiletic. Chapter 4 provides a detailed exploration of addiction, considering clinical diagnostic criteria, neurological and sociological research, and current trends regarding the prevalence of stigma and challenges to achieving recovery for many. The chapter also considers multiple pathways to recovery, including twelve-step programs focused on abstinence, harm reduction strategies, and natural recovery methods. Chapter 5 reports on the ministerial intervention and provides key findings from the research conducted. 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