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WelcomeWelcome to the 2020 Festival of Homiletics!

For everyone involved, this has been a step out of our pulpits and buildings and into a liminal space where we needed to discern how God invites us to preach when our churches are closed When we found out that we couldn’t bring you to Atlanta, our presenters, designers, and worship leaders started working tirelessly to bring the festival to you

We never imagined the welcome you would extend to us

At the time of writing, more than 11,000 of you have registered to be with us online, and more than 2,000 have shown your support by purchasing the on-demand recordings Along with our regular visitors from Canada and the United Kingdom, we’ve had conversations with preachers from Australia, Hungary, and Liberia; at least 56 countries outside the United States are represented in the participant list Sponsors and vendors have continued to support the mission of the festival even when we couldn’t offer our typical storefront opportunities I’ve always known that the festival feels like a community, and this year has demonstrated that reality in a new way Thank you

It is our deepest prayer that this offering will feed your soul and spark your creativity in preaching for the year to come

Dawn Alitz

Managing Director, Festival of Homiletics

Welcome, preachers, to a new kind of festival for the new world in which we find ourselves In the past two months, you have had to learn and invent previously unimaginable ways of doing church You have had to pivot and adapt, developing formerly unfathomable ways of being the body of Christ And yet, this is what the church knows how to do so well We have always preached the impossible and proclaimed the unbelievable We have always known how to testify to the good news in the face of futility We are the ones who stare into empty tombs and, instead of seeing defeat and despair, know victory and hope

The theme for the 2020 Festival of Homiletics bears witness to our Creator, who brings that which is dead to life with the very breath of life In coming together this week, from all over this world God loves so very much, we are reminded once again of God’s promise to make all things new, including the church—including us

I pray that you experience this week as a life-giving gift and abundant grace

Karoline Lewis

Program Director, Festival of Homiletics


Schedule

Monday, May 1812 p m Introduction and Welcome – Karoline Lewis Sponsored by the Episcopal Preaching Foundation and

Sojourners

Online Worship – Traci Blackmon, “Re-Centering Jesus,” Luke 13:10–17

Liturgist: Jason Chesnut

1 p m Lecture – Katharine Hayhoe, “Christians and Climate Change”

2 p m Lecture – Bill McKibben, “Running Genesis in Reverse: Moral Witness on a Decreating Planet”

3 p m Interview – William H Willimon by Karoline Lewis

4 p m Music – Ashley Cleveland

Tuesday, May 1912 p m Introduction and Welcome – Anthony Bailey Sponsored by Convergence and Candler School of Theology

Online Worship – Otis Moss III, “Living With the Certainty of Uncertainty,” Luke 24:13–16; 28–31

Liturgist: Jason Chesnut

1 p m Lecture – Ellen F Davis, “Telling the Plain Truth: Ungodly Facts, Real Power, and Holy Fear”

Sponsored by the Fretheim Lecture Series

2 p m Sermon – Joy J Moore, “Breathless Anticipation,” Romans 8:18–22

3 p m Interview – Leah Schade by Karoline Lewis

4 p m Music – Grace Kelly

Wednesday, May 2012 p m Introduction and Welcome – Dawn Hand Sponsored by Working Preacher and Illustrated Ministry

Online Worship – Olu Brown, “Imagine,” Revelation 21:5 Liturgist: Jason Chesnut

ON-DEMAND BONUS MATERIALLisa Allen-McLaurin – Lecture

William Barber II - Lecture

Traci Blackmon – Lecture

Anna Carter Florence – Lecture

Neichelle Guidry – Sermon

Katie Hays – Sermon

Raquel S Lettsome – Sermon

Terrance McKinley – Lecture

Joy J Moore – Interview

Otis Moss III – Lecture

Leah Schade – Lecture

Matthew Skinner - Sermon

William H Willimon – Sermon

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove – Sermon

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1 p m Lecture – Karoline Lewis, “Leading with Preaching: How to Craft a Faithful Sermon”

2 p m Sermon – Anna Carter Florence, “When We Can Breathe,” Ezekiel 37:1–14

3 p m Lecture – Stacey Abrams, “Stewardship, Service, and Redemption: Called to Be God’s Ministers”

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Thursday, May 2112 p m Introduction and Welcome – Anthony Bailey Sponsored by Yogadevotion and EO Tours

Online Worship – Cynthia Hale, “Don’t Panic, God Is in Control!” Psalm 46:1–11 Liturgist: Jason Chesnut

1 p m Lecture – Katie Hays, “Is It True? Does It Matter? Preaching That Saves Lives”

2 p m Sermon – Lenny Duncan, “Awaiting the God Who Answers,” Habakkuk 1:1–4, 2:1–4

3 p m Interview – Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove by Karoline Lewis

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Friday, May 2212 p m Introduction and Welcome – Dawn Alitz Sponsored by Faith+Lead and Backstory Preaching

Online Worship – Raphael Warnock, “Lament,” Joel 1:2–10 Liturgist: Jason Chesnut

1 p m Lecture – Raquel S Lettsome, “Less Stress Preaching and Prep”

2 p m Sermon – Robert Wright, “Like a Deer,” Psalm 42

3 p m Interview – Neichelle Guidry by Karoline Lewis

4 p m Music – Brendan and Peter Mayer


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SpeakersStacey AbramsAuthor, Entrepreneur, Political Leader

Stacey Abrams is a political leader who has served in the Georgia House of Representatives and was House Minority Leader Abrams became the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, the first black

woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the United States, and she was the first black woman to deliver a response to the State of the Union Abrams serves on the Council on Foreign Relations’ Subcommittee on Diversity and has led numerous initiatives and organizations, including Fair Fight 2020, Fair Count, and the Southern Economic Advancement Project Abrams earned a master’s degree from the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School She is the author of “Lead from the Outside,” “Our Time Is Now,” and eight romance novels

Lisa Allen-McLaurinAssociate Professor of Church Music and Worship, Interdenominational Theological Center

Lisa Allen-McLaurin is a pastor, professor, and public theologian She is Helmar E Nielsen Professor of Church Music and Worship

and oversees the Master of Arts in liturgical arts and culture program at the Interdenominational Theological Center She is also coordinator of practical ministries for the Sixth Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church She earned a Master of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University and a Master of Music in music education and Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Southern Mississippi Allen-McLaurin is the author of “Worship Matters! A Collection of Practical Essays on the Practical and Spiritual Discipline of Worship” and the sermon series “Development Comes Before Deliverance,” and she is a featured musicologist in the 2015 Emmy award-winning documentary “Reflect, Reclaim, Rejoice: Preserving the Gift of Black Sacred Music ”

Anthony BaileyLead Minister, Parkdale United Church

Originally from Barbados, Anthony Bailey has lived and served in various parts of Canada, Jamaica, and Kenya A teacher at heart, Bailey taught at the McGill University joint theological colleges

in Montreal and the Theological College of the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica He has lectured at the Ottawa School of Theology and Spirituality, Queen’s University School of Religion, and North American and Caribbean conferences His academic degrees focus on social work, theology, philosophy of religion (liturgical language), and ethics and culture Bailey was awarded the Dreamkeepers’ Martin Luther King Jr Life Achievement Award for Racial Reconciliation He wrote the biblical and theological study resource for “Sankofa: The Histories and Heritages of Black Peoples in the United Church of Canada ”

William Barber IIPresident, Repairers of the Breach; Co-Chair, Poor People’s Campaign; Pastor, Greenleaf Christian Church

William Barber II is the president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call

for Moral Revival, bishop with the College of Affirming Bishops and Faith Leaders, visiting professor at Union Theological Seminary, and pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina He is the author of books including “Revive Us Again” and “The Third Reconstruction ” Barber is also an activist and the architect of the Forward Together Moral Movement that gained national acclaim with its Moral Monday protests at the North Carolina General Assembly in 2013 Barber gave the keynote address at the 2016 Democratic National Convention and has appeared in outlets including CNN, The New York Times, and The Nation Magazine


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Olu BrownLead Pastor, Impact Church

Olujimi Brown serves as the lead pastor of Impact Church, which has been listed as the fifth in the 25 Fastest Growing Large United Methodist Churches He earned a Master of Divinity

degree from Gammon Theological Seminary of the Interdenominational Theological Center and is the host of the Smart Church podcast Along with the church, Brown focuses on inclusion, justice, compassion, and supporting a multicultural community Brown’s writings include “Zero to 80: Innovative Ideas for Planting and Accelerating Church Growth,” “Leadership Directions from Moses: On the Way to a Promised Land,” “4D Impact: Smash Barriers Like a Smart Church,” and “Flipping Church: How Successful Church Planters Are Turning Conventional Wisdom Upside-Down ”

Anna Carter FlorencePeter Marshall Professor of Preaching, Columbia Theological Seminary

Anna Carter Florence is a professor of preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary She earned a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy degree

from Princeton Theological Seminary Florence is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and previously served as an associate pastor for youth and young adults at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis She is the author of “Preaching as Testimony,” “Inscribing the Word: Sermons and Prayers of Walter Brueggemann,” and “Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God’s Word in Community ” She has published numerous articles and book chapters, including lectionary text commentaries for Working Preacher Florence is a frequent lecturer in the United States and abroad, with research focused on testimony, preaching pedagogies, and strategies to engage biblical text

Jason ChesnutOnline Worship Liturgist; Founder, Chief Creative Officer, ANKOSfilms

Jason Chesnut is the founder and chief creative officer at ANKOSfilms, a company dedicated to (a) (n)ew (k)ind (o)f (s)torytelling

He is ordained in the ELCA, and he created and developed The Slate Project, an innovative Christian worshiping community that gathers both online and in person He is a videographer, mission developer, and certified biblical storyteller Chesnut previously served as a web designer and content developer for the ELCA and as an associate pastor at Central Lutheran Church He earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Ellen F. DavisProfessor of Bible and Practical Theology, Duke Divinity School

Ellen F Davis is the Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School She previously earned a Master of Divinity at the

Church Divinity School of the Pacific, a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Yale University, and studied theology at Oxford University Her work explores the theological interpretation of the Old Testament, with particular concern for how the Bible is used to address urgent public issues, and focuses on developing an exegetically based response to the ecological crisis A lay Episcopalian, she has been involved in interfaith dialogue for 40 years Her previous teaching appointments were at Union Theological Seminary, Virginia Theological Seminary, and Yale Divinity School She also served as the interim dean of Duke Divinity School


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Lenny Duncan is the unlikeliest of pastors Formerly incarcerated, a high-school dropout, and a drug dealer, Duncan is now a writer, activist, and black preacher serving Messiah Lutheran Church

in Vancouver, Washington Duncan serves as board chaplain for Reconciling Works, which is an LGBTQIA-affirming Lutheran ministry that fosters safe spaces for queer Christians, and is the executive director of Emmaus Collective, a network of churches that have agreed to enter into a covenant of measurable anti-racism work to dismantle white supremacy He earned a Master of Divinity degree from United Lutheran Seminary and speaks on the intersection of church and race He is the author of “Dear Church: A Love Letter From a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U S ,” which calls leaders and laity alike to the front lines of the church’s renewal through racial equality and justice

Neichelle GuidryDean of the Chapel, Director, WISDOM Center at Spelman College

Neichelle Guidry is the dean of the chapel and the director of the WISDOM Center at Spelman College and is the creator of shepreaches, an organization of

African American millennial women in ministry She previously served as preacher/pastor-in-residence at the Black Theology and Leadership Institute at Princeton Theological Seminary, and she was the associate pastor to young adults and liaison to worship and arts ministries in the office of the senior pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ Guidry earned a Master of Divinity at Yale Divinity School and a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary She has been recognized on top leadership lists by publications including Ebony, Time, and Sojourners She is the author of “Curating a World: Sermonic Words from a Young Woman Who Preaches ”

Cynthia HaleSenior Pastor, Ray of Hope Church

Cynthia Hale is the founding and senior pastor of the Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia She earned a Master of Divinity from Duke University and earned a Doctor of Ministry from

United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio Hale established a mentoring program, Elah Pastoral Ministries, Inc , and convened the Women in Ministry Conference Hale was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships and was inducted into the African American Biographies Hall of Fame Hale has published “More Power in the Pulpit,” preaching resource series “Feasting on the Gospels,” and “I’m A Piece of Work ” Hale has received the “Women of Power” award from the National Urban League and earned recognition from Ebony Magazine as an influential leader

Dawn HandSuperintendent, Pittsburgh District, Western Pennsylvania Conference, United Methodist Church

Dawn Hand is an ordained elder and the Pittsburgh District superintendent of the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the

United Methodist Church She served on the staff of the Western North Carolina Conference and has served on several boards and foundations, including the United Methodist Communications Board of Directors, the Chris Canty Foundation, and the United Methodist Foundation of Western North Carolina Hand served as executive pastor and chief of staff at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D C , associate pastor at Matthews United Methodist Church in Matthews, North Carolina, and earned a Master of Divinity degree from Hood Theological Seminary Hand has been active in a variety of local and national initiatives including immigration reform, alleviating child poverty, ending chronic homelessness, providing affordable housing, LGBTQIA+ advocacy, and Black Lives Matter

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Katharine HayhoeAtmospheric Scientist; Director of the Climate Science Center; Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas Tech University

Katharine Hayhoe is a professor at Texas Tech University and director of the Climate Science Center at

Texas Tech, part of the Department of the Interior’s South-Central Climate Science Center She has published more than 125 peer-reviewed abstracts and publications and served as lead author on key reports for the U S Global Change Research Program and the National Academy of Sciences, including multiple U S National Climate Assessments She serves on the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research President’s Advisory Committee on University Relations and the National Center for Atmospheric Research Walter Orr Roberts Distinguished Lecture Committee She is a leading voice on numerous councils and has been recognized with the Stephen H Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication, named a YWCA Woman of Excellence in science, and received an honorary doctorate from Colgate University

Katie HaysFounder, Lead Evangelist, Galileo Church

Katie Hays is the founder and lead evangelist of Galileo Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) She previously served as senior pastor at First Christian Church and pastor at Northwest Christian Church before

founding Galileo Christian Church, a community that seeks and shelters spiritual refugees She earned a Master of Divinity at Yale Divinity School and a Doctor of Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary Hays received a grant from the Louisville Institute and published “We Were Spiritual Refugees: A Story to Help You Believe in Church,” a memoir about the church’s first five years

Raquel S. LettsomeAssociate Minister, Union African Methodist Episcopal Church; Managing Partner, Say AMEN!

Raquel S Lettsome a preacher and associate minister of the Union African Methodist Episcopal Church and managing partner of

Say AMEN!, a digital worship resource collection She previously served as the first female executive minister of St James African Methodist Episcopal Church and founded RSL Ministries Lettsome earned a Master of Divinity degree at Princeton Theological Seminary and is the first African American to earn a Doctor of Philosophy degree in New Testament Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary She has preached and lectured in various academic and ministry settings, including the Distinguished Preachers Series, the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference, the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, and The Craft of Preaching Lettsome has published writings in the fields of homiletics, biblical studies, and womanist biblical interpretation and theology

Karoline LewisD.Min. Program Director, Associate Professor, Chair of Biblical Preaching, Luther Seminary

Karoline Lewis is director of the Doctor of Ministry program, associate professor, and Marbury E Anderson Chair of Biblical

Preaching at Luther Seminary She earned a Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Emory University She previously taught at Augsburg University, Candler School of Theology, and Columbia Theological Seminary She is a regular presenter at international conferences, workshops, and retreats on the New Testament, preaching, leadership, and women in ministry Lewis is the author of “SHE: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry” and “John: Fortress Biblical Preaching Commentaries ” She is a contributing writer for Working Preacher, author of the site’s Dear Working Preacher column, and co-host of the site’s weekly podcast, “Sermon Brainwave ” Lewis was one of the 100 religious scholars in the United States to contribute to the Values and Voices Campaign


Bill McKibbenAuthor, Educator, Environmentalist

Bill McKibben is an author and environmentalist who founded 350 org, a grassroots climate change movement, which has organized 20,000 rallies, resistance to the Keystone Pipeline project,

and fossil fuel divestment efforts He is the author of a dozen books, including “The End of Nature,” was previously a staff writer for the New Yorker, and has contributed to various publications, including the New York Review of Books, National Geographic, and Rolling Stone McKibben was named the Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and one of the most important global thinkers and environmentalists by the Boston Globe and Foreign Policy He has received the Gandhi Prize, the Thomas Merton Prize, the Right Livelihood Prize, and honorary degrees from 18 colleges and universities

Terrence McKinleyDirector of Campaigns and Mobilizing, Sojourners

Terrance McKinley is an itinerant elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and is the director of campaigns and mobilizing at Sojourners He serves on the

ministerial staff at Reid Temple AME Church, where he launched the Moral Agenda Summit hosted at the National Press Club, and he helped design and launch the congregation’s Commission on Social Action McKinley was ordained in the AME Church and served as a member of the ministerial staff of The Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York He earned a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary His leadership on matters of faith and justice has resulted in recognition from Essence Magazine and his inclusion in The African American Pulpit Journal’s “The 20 to Watch Leaders Under 40 ”

Joy J. MooreAssociate Professor of Biblical Preaching, Luther Seminary

Joy J Moore is associate professor of biblical preaching at Luther Seminary She is an ordained Methodist pastor who has taught practical theology and preaching

at several seminaries across the United States She served as the founding associate dean for the William E Pannell Center for African American Church Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and as the associate dean for church relations, black church studies, and lifelong learning at Duke University Divinity School Moore earned an M Div from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in practical theology from Brunel University at London School of Theology Her writings have appeared in several books and publications, including Sojourners magazine, Christian Century, and Working Preacher She also serves on the board of directors for Zoe Ministries

Otis Moss IIIPastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago

Otis Moss III is a preacher, activist, author, and filmmaker who serves as pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago He earned a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity

School and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Chicago Theological Seminary Moss is an ordained minister in the Progressive National Baptist Convention and the United Church of Christ He founded Unashamed Media Group and won a 2016 NAACP Image award for his work, which includes providing biblical context and theological support to groups including the Black Lives Matter and occupy movements He is on the boards of Auburn Seminary and Faith- In- Place/Action Fund, and is chaplain of the Children’s Defense Fund’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Child Advocacy Conference He has written numerous works, including “Blue Note Preaching in a Post-Soul World ”


Leah SchadeAssistant Professor of Preaching and Worship, Lexington Theological Seminary

Leah Schade is assistant professor of preaching and worship at Lexington Theological Seminary An ordained minister in the ELCA,

she has served congregations in rural, urban, and suburban settings She earned a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from what is now United Lutheran Seminary Her publications include “Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology, and the Pulpit,” “Preaching in the Purple Zone: Ministry in the Red-Blue Divide,” “Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis,” and a Lenten devotional, “For the Beauty of the Earth ” Schade has served as an anti-fracking and climate activist, community organizer, and advocate for environmental justice issues

Matthew SkinnerProfessor of New Testament, Luther Seminary

Matthew Skinner, one of the co-hosts of the popular Sermon Brainwave podcast, has served on the Luther Seminary faculty since 2002 He teaches courses

in the master’s degree programs and in the Doctor of Ministry in biblical preaching program His research and teaching focus on the Gospels, Acts, and the ways the Bible continues to shape Christian identity among its readers and hearers His most recent publications include the three-volume work “A Companion to the New Testament,” “Intrusive God, Disruptive Gospel: Encountering the Divine in the Book of Acts: Catching Up With the Spirit ” An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), Skinner has contributed to numerous print and digital resources to help preachers with biblical interpretation He teaches frequently at workshops and conferences for church leaders

Raphael WarnockSenior Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church

Raphael Warnock is senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he became the youngest person called to the position He has led social justice efforts tied to voting rights, criminal

justice, public education, health care, and HIV/AIDS Warnock earned a Master of Divinity, Master of Philosophy, and Doctor of Philosophy degree from Union Theological Seminary, and he has been inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr Board of Preachers He is the author of “The Divided Mind of the Black Church: Theology, Piety, and Public Witness” and has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, CBS, The Huffington Post, and Newsweek magazine Warnock delivered the closing prayer at the 2013 Inaugural Prayer Service at the National Cathedral and delivered the sermon for the Annual White House Prayer breakfast in March 2016

William H. WillimonProfessor of the Practice of Christian Ministry, Duke Divinity School

For 20 years, William H Willimon was dean of the chapel and professor of Christian ministry at Duke University He served as pastor of churches in Georgia and South

Carolina A graduate of Wofford College, Willimon earned a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School and a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Emory University He has been awarded honorary degrees from a dozen colleges and universities In 1992, he was named the first distinguished alumnus of Yale Divinity School He is the author of 60 books His work, “Worship as Pastoral Care,” was selected as one of the 10 most useful books for pastors in 1979 by the Academy of Parish Clergy

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Jonathan Wilson-HartgroveWriter; Speaker; Director, School for Conversion

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a writer and speaker who serves as director of the School for Conversion education center and is an associate minister at St

John’s Missionary Baptist Church With his wife, Leah, Wilson-Hartgrove founded the Rutba House, which brings together the formerly homeless with the formerly housed He earned a Master of Divinity degree at Duke Divinity School and is a leader in the Red Letter Christian movement and the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival Wilson-Hartgrove is the author and contributor of many books, including “Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals,” “Reconstructing the Gospel,” and “The New Monasticism ” He is also co-author, with William Barber II, of “The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement ” He speaks in various settings across the denominational spectrum

Robert WrightBishop, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta

Robert Wright has served as bishop in the Diocese of Atlanta, the first African American to become an Episcopal bishop in Georgia Wright earned a degree at Howard University in Washington, D C

He worked as a child advocate for two mayors and for the Children’s Defense Fund, and he later earned a certificate in biblical studies at Ridley Hall, Cambridge University in England, and a Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary He received the Harvard Summer Leadership Certificate and the Certificate in Pastoral Leadership from Oxford University, England He was awarded honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from Virginia Theological Seminary and from the School of Theology at Sewanee: The University of the South He was named among the 100 Most Influential Georgians by Georgia Trend magazine


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About the Festival of HomileticsThe Festival of Homiletics is a weeklong conference that brings together a wide variety of outstanding preachers and professors of homiletics to inspire a discourse about preaching, worship, and culture The event’s goal is to theologically engage the practices of preaching and worship, as well as issues related to congregations in the 21st century Individual preachers are invited to consider various styles and methodologies of preaching in hopes that they will renew their faith and refresh their spirits through engaging worship, lectures, and workshops Throughout the week, speakers aim to inspire preachers in their roles of proclaiming the gospel

The Festival of Homiletics began in 1992 with a gathering of 400 pastors from around the country for the purpose of learning and conversing about preaching in a contemporary context David Howell, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church,

created the festival as an extension of his preaching journal, Lectionary Homiletics

The festival’s ownership, leadership, and planning efforts are now based at Luther Seminary in St Paul, Minnesota Howell continues to consult festival staff in the planning and production process in light of its new team approach: “We continue to demonstrate for people the finest preaching and the finest cutting-edge thinking about preaching, homiletics, church, and culture ”

Festival of Homiletics speakers throughout the years have included William Barber II, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Barbara Brown Taylor, Walter Brueggemann, Diana Butler Bass, Anna Carter Florence, Yvette Flunder, Otis Moss III, Luke Powery, Will Willimon, and Andrew Young

• The Festival of Homiletics is an annual event that averages more than 1,500 attendees each year and has moved between cities including Atlanta; Denver; Minneapolis; Nashville, Tennessee; San Antonio; and Washington, D C

• Broadly ecumenical, 73% of attendees have advanced graduate degrees (M Div , D Min , and Ph D ) while 31% have been preaching more than 25 years Solo pastors account for 45% of attendees

• Each year, two participants receive 50% off registration costs for the following year An evaluation is sent to registered participants to garner feedback on how to improve the event, and the two winners are drawn from a pool of those who complete the evaluation

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DenominationBaptist 3%

Episcopal and Anglican 6%

Lutheran 42%

Presbyterian 14%

United Church of Christ 9%

United Methodist 13%

Other 13%

Women63%

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41–60 yrs.53%

61 yrs. +28%

Men37%

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