Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School will host an "Unpack Sacred Scripture" workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, at LBC | Capital's Lancaster campus, 901 Eden Road, in Room 401 of the Teague Learning Commons. The workshop aims to inspire and equip pastors and church leaders to unpack Scripture so they may better inform and empower their congregations to delve into God's Word.

The keynote speakers are Mark Meyer and Randal Pelton, professors from LBC | Capital's Bible and Theology and Church and Ministry Leadership departments. Meyer will focus on Bible exploration and Scripture at the workshop, and Pelton will share homiletical sermon delivery insights, as well as information on how to move from biblical text to application. The event will also serve as a time for pastors and church leaders to connect and network.

Meyer, LBC | Capital's Ph.D. in biblical studies program director, initially served in the field of engineering prior to his call to full-time Christian ministry. While working as an engineer for the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University, he completed a master's degree and doctorate in Semitic languages and literatures at Catholic University. Meyer also completed studies in Israel with Jerusalem University College, focusing on the historical and geographical settings of the Bible and the life and times of Jesus. He is the author of "A Comparative Dialectical Study of Genitive Constructions in Aramaic Translations of Exodus," and he also translated the book of Exodus from the Syriac Peshitta into English for The Antioch Bible Set. Among his degrees is a 1993 Master of Divinity from LBC | Capital/Capital Bible Seminary.

Pelton, a two-time graduate of Washington Bible College/LBC | Capital, where he earned his doctorate in biblical studies, has served as the pastor of Calvary Bible Church of Mount Joy since 2003 and also pastored The People's Church in Somerville, New Brunswick, Canada, for 12 years prior. As an adjunct professor at LBC | Capital, he works with students on advanced preaching and also teaches in the Doctor of Ministry program as a visiting professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he earned his Doctor of Ministry. His research interests include the intersection of hermeneutics and homiletics with a special focus on Old Testament studies, and he is the author of "Preaching With Accuracy" as well as the "Homiletical Author for the Genesis" volume in the forthcoming Kerux Commentary Series.

The workshop is free to attend and also includes free coffee and lunch. Space is limited. To sign up by Wednesday, April 26, visit http://www.lbc.edu/events.