Interactive 2016 Program

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Interactive 2016 Program
24th Annual
Prophetic Preaching
in Times of Change
May 16-20, 2016
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
Buckhead Theatre
Atlanta
www.festivalofhomiletics.com
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Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
At-a-Glance Daily Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Venues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Purchase recording (Abila) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Searching for the Called Focus Group . . . . . . . . 34
Resource Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Musicians and Liturgists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Goals of the Festival of Homiletics . . . . . . . . . . 38
Venue, Airport and Transportation Information . . . 39
Certificate of completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Map of the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Make the most of your
Festival experience!
Check out the At-a-Glance schedule
beginning on page 8.
Review the schedule for the entire
week and plan ahead so you don’t
miss your favorite speakers.
Hearing assistance devices are
available at PRUMC only. Ask at the
info desks.
There are two venues and often
multiple speakers or events taking
place concurrently.
All events are on a first-come basis
so secure your seat early.
Please place bags and purses under
your seat to maximize seating
capacity.
Thank you for turning off cell
phones, computers and other
distractions.
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Welcome
Welcome to Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
On behalf of the members and staff of Peachtree Road
United Methodist Church, we are pleased to welcome
you to Atlanta and the 2016 Festival of Homiletics. We
are delighted to be the host church for this unique event
as we consider Prophetic Preaching in Times of Change.
tions of the United Methodist Church. The gallery organ in
the balcony was added in 2008, and you will have the opportunity to hear both of our renowned pipe organs this
week. They were designed, built and installed by Mander
Organs of England.
If you are here in Atlanta for the first time, we want you to
know that much of what makes our city an exciting place
to visit is within a short distance of the church. We are
located in the heart of Buckhead, a center for shopping
and dining in Atlanta. We believe you will enjoy the variety of restaurants as well as the warm friendliness of our
people. Our staff stands ready to recommend a favorite
restaurant or shop to you.
Peachtree Road is a 7,700-member church with a vital
ministry in the Buckhead community. Our mission is “making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the
world,” and we live this mission out through our ministries
of worship, nurture, outreach and witness. Our staff is
available to you to talk about any of those aspects of our
ministry that may interest you.
In addition, we have a group of volunteers who are delighted to give you a tour of our beautiful facilities. The
1,500-seat sanctuary, which was completed 15 years ago,
is the center for the worship life of our congregation. Our
worship services are designed to embrace the best tradi-
Again, welcome to Atlanta. We are delighted that you are
here and look forward to helping you in any way possible.
Please call on us if you need. We pray that this week will
be a source of inspiration for you in your ministry.
Bill Britt, Senior Minister
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Agenda
Monday, May 16
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
2-8 p.m.
6:20 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
The registration table will be
staffed at the following times:
Registration
• Monday: 2-8 p.m.
Free water bottles sponsored by Thrivent Financial
Welcome from Festival staff—David Howell and Dawn Alitz
• Tuesday-Thursday:
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Worship—Sermon: Anna Carter Florence, “Asking Questions
in the Temple” Luke 2:41-52
• Friday: 8-11 a.m.
Liturgy: PRUMC staff
Music: Scott Atchison, organist
Music: Dwight Andrews
Lecture: Leonard Pitts, “With Apologies to the Least of These ...” (not recorded)
Tuesday, May 17
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
7:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
10:30 a.m. 11 a.m.
Noon
Noon
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
8 p.m.
Yogadevotion: Chair Yoga, “Seated in the Presence”
Worship—Sermon: Walter Brueggemann, “Advantage McEnroe!” Isaiah 45:1, 9-13; Acts 10:34-43
Liturgy: Tony McNeill
Lecture: Anna Carter Florence, “Time to Change”
Break: Coffee and snacks provided
Your prepaid tickets for boxed
Sponsored by Kairos and Associates
lunches can be found on the
back of your nametag lanyard.
Lecture: Walter Brueggemann, “Choosing Against
Our Chosenness” (not recorded)
You can pick up your lunch in
Grace Hall at Peachtree Road
Lunch break
UMC during the lunch breaks
Yogadevotion: Yin Yoga
Tuesday-Thursday. No lunch
Worship—Sermon: Rolf Jacobson, “Can These Bones Live?”
tickets will be sold on-site.
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Liturgy: Scott Simmons
Music: The Fleshpots of Egypt
Lecture: Edgardo Colón-Emeric, “Microphones of Christ: Lessons from the Pulpit of Oscar Romero”
Workshop: Jennifer Ackerman, “Fostering a Safe Place for Courageous Conversations”
Harp Student Center
Yogadevotion: Yoga Sampler—A little Hatha and a little Vinyasa
Worship—Sermon: Raphael Warnock
Liturgy: Tony McNeill
Music: The Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church Celebration Mass Choir;
Yogadevotion
Tony McNeill
sessions are located
in classroom C102.
Hymntap: Beer & Hymns with the Fleshpots of Egypt
Bring your own mat.
Buckhead Saloon, 3227 Roswell Road NE
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Buckhead Theatre
8:45 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
10:30 a.m. 11 a.m.
Noon
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
Worship—Sermon: Julie Pennington Russell, “The Revolutionary Now” Luke 21:25-36
Liturgy: Sharyn Dowd
Music: Parker Ebling-Artz
Workshop: Leonard Pitts
Break: Coffee and snacks provided
Sponsored by Kairos and Associates
Worship—Sermon: Bruce Reyes-Chow, “Prophet, Priest, Pastor and Poet: Resisting the Idolatry of
Our Ideals” 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 27-31; 13:4-7
Liturgy: Rolf Jacobson
Beer and Hymns
Music: The Fleshpots of Egypt
Join Scott Simmons
Lunch break
at Buckhead Saloon,
Worship—Sermon: Anthony Bailey, “But This I Have Against You”
3227 Roswell Rd. N.E.
Revelation 3:14-22
Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Liturgy: Takouhi Demirdjiian-Petrro
Music by Rolf
Music: Daniel Solberg, pianist
Jacobson and the
Lecture: Bruce Reyes-Chow, “The Desire, Discipline and Disruption of
Fleshpots of Egypt
Conversational Preaching” John 20:19-29
Wednesday, May 18
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
7:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
10:30 a.m. 11 a.m.
Noon
Noon
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
Yogadevotion: Chair Yoga, “Seated in the Presence”
Worship—Sermon: Will Willimon, “He Went His Own Way” Luke 4:16-30
Liturgy: Kevin Strickland
Music: Scott Atchison, organ/piano and Brian Stephens, drums
Lecture: Heidi Neumark, “Murder in the Pulpit”
An online evaluation
will be emailed to
Break: Coffee and snacks provided
you shortly following
Sponsored by American Baptist Home Mission Societies—Judson Press
the festival. We value
Worship—Sermon: Michael Renninger
your thoughts and
Liturgy: Dwight Andrews
look forward to your
feedback.
Lunch break
Yogadevotion: Yin Yoga
Worship—Sermon: Heidi Neumark, “Mark My Words” 1 Kings 22:1-28
Liturgy: Lamont Anthony Wells
Lecture: Otis Moss III, “Beats, Bars, Riffs, Hooks and an Amen: Daring to be a Homiletical DJ in a
Post Christian World”
Workshop: Jennifer Morrow and Timothy Ross, “In Good
Company: Writing Partnerships for Preaching”
Harp Student Center
Thank you to Interwoven
Studios (courtesy of Zion
Yogadevotion: Yoga Sampler—A little Hatha and a little Vinyasa
UCC, Hubbard, Iowa.)
Stories and Songs: Charlotte Blake Alston, “EHSOTI: Standing on
for the paraments and
Tradition”
Fashions by Sarah for
the banners on display
all week at the Buckhead
Theatre.
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Buckhead Theatre
8:45 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
10:30 a.m. 11 a.m.
Noon
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
Worship—Sermon: Alyce McKenzie, “Finders Weepers, Losers Keepers”
Matthew 8:31-38
Liturgy: Rolf Jacobson
Music: The Fleshpots of Egypt
Lecture: Cláudio Carvalhaes, “Metaphors for (Prophetic) Preaching”
Break: Coffee and snacks provided
Sponsored by American Baptist Home Mission Societies—Judson Press
Lecture: Alyce McKenzie, “The Preacher as Subversive Sage: Strategies for Wise Preaching in Foolish
Times”
Lunch break
Worship—Sermon: Cláudio Carvalhaes, “There’s Much More to Life Than This”
1 Corinthians 13
Liturgy: Linda Noonan
Music: Daniel Solberg, Jared Lanham and Michael Beshara
Lecture: Teresa Fry Brown, “Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land”
Thursday, May 19
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
7:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
10:30 a.m. 11 a.m.
Noon
Noon
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Yogadevotion: Chair Yoga, “Seated in the Presence”
Worship—Sermon: David Lose, “Sticks and Stones” Genesis 32:22-32
Liturgy: Linda Noonan
Music: Scott Atchison, organist
Lecture: Karoline Lewis, “Five Keys to Empowered Preaching”
Break: Coffee and snacks provided
Sponsored by Candler School of Theology
Lecture: David Lose, “Preaching our People into the Story: Exploring the Narrative Lectionary”
Lunch break
Yogadevotion: Yin Yoga
Worship—Sermon: Yvette Flunder
Liturgist: Tony McNeill
Lecture: Lauren Winner
Workshop: Peter Wallace, “‘The Protestant Hour’ & ‘Day1:’ A Tour Through the History of Great
Preaching on the Radio”
Harp Student Center
Yogadevotion: Yoga Sampler—A little Hatha and a little Vinyasa
Concert: Music and Storytelling with John McCutcheon
Buckhead Theatre
8:45 a.m.
Worship—Sermon: Nora Gallagher, “My Big Fat Carbon Footprint: Consumption and Climate
Change” Matthew 13:31; “Mariette in Ecstasy” by Ron Hansen
Liturgy: Rolf Jacobson
Music: The Fleshpots of Egypt
9:35 a.m. Lecture: Joy J. Moore, “Storied Worlds: Facing a Flawed Legacy”
10:30 a.m. Break: Coffee and snacks provided
Sponsored by Candler School of Theology
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11 a.m.
Worship—Sermon: Grace Imathiu, “Preaching the Lectionary the Sunday Before Election Day”
Luke 20:27-38
Liturgy: Cláudio Carvalhaes
Music: Daniel Solberg, pianist
Lunch break
Worship—Sermon: Joy J. Moore, “Contentious Conversations” Isaiah 6:1-13
Liturgy: Jake Myers
Lecture: Nora Gallagher, “What is the Kingdom of God: How We Might Talk and Preach about
Climate Change”
Noon
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
Friday, May 20
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
8:45 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
10:30 a.m. 11 a.m.
Worship—Sermon: Lauren Winner
Liturgy: Chris Henry
Music: Scott Atchison, pianist and string ensemble
Song leader: Jeanné Brown
Lecture: Yvette Flunder
Break: Coffee and snacks provided
Worship—Sermon: Joanna Adams, “History and Hope”
Romans 8:18-25; Mark 1:14-15
Liturgy: Chris Henry and PRUMC Staff
Music: Scott Atchison, organist
Luggage storage is
available at Peachtree
Road UMC on Friday
morning in Room C101.
The Festival of Homiletics
and Peachtree Road UMC
are not responsible for
the theft or loss of any
luggage.
PRESENTS
A master class in
all things preaching
with Tom Long,
Anna Carter Florence,
Karoline Lewis and
Jana Childers.
The Craft
of Preaching
SAVE THE DATE!
Oct. 3-5
www.luthersem.edu/preaching
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At-a-Glance Daily Schedule
Tuesday, May 17
*Please note that all events scheduled for Monday, May 16 are located at Peachtree Road UMC in the main sanctuary.
Please use the regular program schedule located on page 4 for details.
Peachtree Road UMC
Buckhead Theatre
7:30 a.m.
Yogadevotion: Chair Yoga
Room C102
8:45 a.m.
Worship
Sermon: Walter Brueggemann
Worship
Sermon: Julie Pennington
Russell
9:35 a.m.
Lecture
Anna Carter Florence
Workshop (not recorded)
Leonard Pitts
10:30 a.m.
Break
Break
11 a.m.
Lecture (not recorded)
Walter Brueggemann
Worship
Sermon: Bruce Reyes-Chow
Noon
Yogadevotion: Yin Yoga
Room C102
Noon
Lunch break—Prepaid box
lunches available at Peachtree
Road UMC
1:30 p.m.
Worship
Sermon: Rolf Jacobson
Worship
Sermon: Anthony Bailey
2:30 p.m.
Lecture
Edgardo Colón-Emeric
Lecture
Bruce Reyes-Chow
4 p.m.
Yogadevotion: Yoga Sampler
Room C102
7 p.m.
Worship
Sermon: Raphael Warnock
Music: Ebenezer Baptist
Church Choir
8 p.m.
Hymntap: Beer & Hymns with
the Fleshpots of Egypt
Buckhead Saloon
3227 Roswell Road NE
404-963-7739
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Peachtree Road UMC—
Harp Student Center
Workshop
Jennifer Ackerman
Wednesday, May 18
Peachtree Road UMC
Buckhead Theatre
Peachtree Road UMC—
Harp Student Center
7:30 a.m.
Yogadevotions: Chair Yoga
Room C102
8:45 a.m.
Worship
Sermon: Will Willimon
Worship
Sermon: Alyce McKenzie
9:35 a.m.
Lecture
Heidi Neumark
Lecture
Cláudio Carvalhaes
10:30 a.m.
Break
Break
11 a.m.
Worship
Sermon: Michael Renninger
Lecture
Alyce McKenzie
Noon
Yogadevotion: Yin Yoga
Room C102
Noon
Lunch break—Prepaid box
lunches available at Peachtree
Road UMC
1:30 p.m.
Worship
Sermon: Heidi Neumark
Worship
Sermon: Cláudio Carvalhaes
2:30 p.m.
Lecture
Otis Moss III
Lecture
Teresa Fry Brown
4 p.m.
Yogadevotion: Yoga Sampler
Room C102
7 p.m.
Music and Storytelling
Charlotte Blake Alston
Workshop
Jennifer Morrow and
Timothy Ross
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Thursday, May 19
Peachtree Road UMC
Buckhead Theatre
7:30 a.m.
Yogadevotion: Chair Yoga
Room C102
8:45 a.m.
Worship
Sermon: David Lose
Worship
Sermon: Nora Gallagher
9:35 a.m.
Lecture
Karoline Lewis
Lecture
Joy Moore
10:30 a.m.
Break
Break
11 a.m.
Lecture
David Lose
Worship
Sermon: Grace Imathiu
Noon
Yogadevotion: Yin Yoga
Room C102
Noon
Lunch break—Prepaid box
lunches available at Peachtree
Road UMC
1:30 p.m.
Worship
Sermon: Yvette Flunder
Worship
Sermon: Joy Moore
2:30 p.m.
Lecture
Lauren Winner
Lecture
Nora Gallagher
4 p.m.
Yogadevotion: Yoga Sampler
Room C102
7:30 p.m.
Music and Storytelling
John McCutcheon
Peachtree Road UMC—
Harp Student Center
Workshop
Peter Wallace
*Please note that all events scheduled for Friday, May 20 are located at Peachtree Road UMC in the main sanctuary.
Please use the regular program schedule located on page 7 for details.
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Venues
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
The Buckhead Theatre
Since its beginning, the congregation of Peachtree Road
United Methodist Church has been active in the Atlanta
community, meeting the needs of people both inside and
outside the church walls.
Originally opened in 1931, The Buckhead Theatre sits at
the gateway to one of the country’s most storied neighborhoods. Two years of painstaking restoration led the
way for a grand reopening in 2010. The Buckhead Theatre
reopened its doors as Atlanta’s premier intimate theatrical
venue. Embracing the deep musical heritage of Georgia
and the Southeast, The Buckhead Theatre has been the
site of sold-out shows of every musical genre—rock, country, hip-hop, alternative and more.
Peachtree Road was organized on April 28, 1925, in the
home of Dr. and Mrs. M.T. Salter. We were founded as
The Peachtree Road Methodist Church and The Rev. E.H.
Wood was named our first pastor. At that first meeting, 19
people entered their membership in Peachtree Road. Our
present membership stands at more than 7,100.
Worship is at the heart of who we are at Peachtree Road.
Our worship services and music are traditional with a
warm, welcoming feel. The congregation is committed to
outreach into the Atlanta community, both on an individual basis and in groups of volunteers. The largest project each year is The Great Day of Service, during which
almost 2,000 volunteers from Peachtree Road blanket the
Atlanta area on one Saturday in Lent. Volunteers serve at
more than 85 different outreach agencies, helping with
everything from painting to conducting birthday parties
for the elderly.
Peachtree Road’s congregation is multi-generational.
There are opportunities for all ages and life stages to
become involved through study, outreach and fellowship. The congregation of Peachtree Road is dedicated to
opening their doors to everyone, to making visitors feel
welcome and to extending the hospitality and friendship
to both congregation and community.
Central to Buckhead nightlife for more than 80 years, The
Buckhead Theatre is steeped in the lively spirit of its history, yet fully modernized to accommodate today’s various
forms of entertainment and special events. The restored
Spanish-baroque architecture of this classic movie house
jewel is a seamless historical counterpoint to the updated
state-of-the-art lighting and sound system, modern catering kitchen, event space and other amenities.
Beyond the theater’s 10-foot LED marquee, original art
deco doorways lead from the lobby into the 8,000-squarefoot main theatre and orchestra and loge spaces. The
Buckhead Theatre’s revitalized interior plan increases flexibility for a variety of performances and events, including
lectures, comedy, Broadway plays, concerts and private
and public events.
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Speakers
Jennifer Ackerman
Charlotte Blake Alston
Pastor, Worship Leader and Associate
Director, Ogilvie Institute of Preaching,
Fuller Theological Seminary
Master storyteller, narrator
and librettist
Jennifer Ackerman leads a ministry designed to help catalyze a movement of
empowered, wise preachers who live
and lead at the convergence of worship, preaching and justice. Her commitment to multi-cultural, trans-denominational partnerships is evident in her
preaching and worship leading, which seek to bring crosscontextual expressions of the gospel to worship settings
of all kinds. Ackerman was also delighted to contribute
the “Practice” sections of Mark Labberton’s recent book,
“Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today.”
Ackerman is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA),
received her M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary and
is currently working on a Ph.D. in theology and culture.
Joanna Adams
Retired pastor, Presbyterian Church
(USA); Co-Founder, Higher Ground
A graduate of Columbia Theological
Seminary, Joanna Adams holds an
honorary Doctor of Divinity from Davidson College. She is the recipient of
numerous honors and awards, including 2006 Georgia Woman of the Year, and is the author of
more than 40 published articles, sermons and chapters.
She preached at the National Cathedral, the Memorial
Church of Harvard University and the Chautauqua Institution. Adams helped start more than a dozen nonprofit
organizations. Recently, she chaired the board of Intown
Collaborative Ministries. From 2013-2014, she served as
interim senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. Prior to that, she was senior pastor of Morningside
Presbyterian Church, Trinity Presbyterian Church and
North Decatur Presbyterian Church, all in the Atlanta area.
Over the years, Adams chaired the boards of five institutions, including that of Columbia Theological Seminary,
the YWCA of Metro Atlanta and Our House. She served
on the boards of more than 20 organizations, including
Grady Hospital Foundation and Day 1.
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Charlotte Blake Alston performed in
venues throughout North America
and abroad, including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts;
the Smithsonian Institution; festivals in
South Africa, Ghana, Ireland and Japan; prisons; detention
centers and a refugee camp in northern Senegal. In 1991,
Alston became the first storyteller to perform with the
Philadelphia Orchestra. For six seasons, she hosted “Carnegie Kids,” Carnegie Hall’s preschool concert series. She
was featured on the Carnegie Hall Family Concert Series,
the National Storytelling Festival and the National Festival
of Black Storytelling. She was a featured artist at both
the presidential inaugural festivities in Washington, D.C.,
and the Pennsylvania gubernatorial children’s inaugural
celebrations in Harrisburg, Penn. Alston was a featured
narrator for several orchestras and can be heard on documentaries including “Plenty of Good Women Dancers,”
“The Peddie School” and “Crosstown.” She is the recipient
of numerous honors and awards, including two honorary
Ph.D.s, the Zora Neale Hurston Award and the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Association.
Anthony Bailey
Walter Brueggemann
Lead Minister, Parkdale United Church,
Ottawa, Canada
Professor Emeritus of Old Testament,
Columbia Theological Seminary
Originally from Barbados, Anthony Bailey has lived and served in various parts
of Canada, Kenya and Jamaica. 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 is an occasional
lecturer at the Ottawa School of Theology and Spirituality
and has been a guest lecturer at Queen’s University School
of Religion. Bailey is a sought after preacher, speaker and
worship/workshop leader at North American and Caribbean conferences. His academic degrees are in the areas
of social work, theology, philosophy of religion (liturgical
language) and ethics and culture. Bailey has been 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.” He is an intercultural competence trainer and
comments on social and racial issues on local radio and
television stations in his home city of Ottawa.
Walter Brueggemann has served as
president of the Society of Biblical Literature and has lectured at universities and seminaries around the world.
In 1994 he received both the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Union
Theological Seminary and the Luce Theological Fellowship from the Association of Theological Schools. He has
written more than 50 books, including several books on
Old Testament theology. He received book of the year
awards from both the Academy of Parish Clergy and the
Catholic Press Association for “Theology of the Old Testament.” The Association of Theological Booksellers named
Brueggemann’s “An Introduction to the Old Testament:
The Canon and Christian Imagination,” the Best Academic
Book in 2004. His most recent books include “Prayers for
a Privileged People,” “The Word Militant: Preaching a Decentering Word,” “Mandate to Difference: An Invitation
to the Contemporary Church” and “The Theology of the
Book of Jeremiah.”
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Anna Carter Florence
Cláudio Carvalhaes
Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching,
Columbia Theological Seminary
Associate Professor of Homiletics
and Worship, McCormick Theological
Seminary
Anna Carter Florence is an ordained
minister in the Presbyterian Church
(USA) and holds degrees from Yale
College and Princeton Theological
Seminary (M.Div. and Ph.D.). Before
joining the Columbia faculty in 1998, Carter Florence
served as an associate pastor for youth and young adults
at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Her
books include “Preaching as Testimony” and “Inscribing the Word,” as well as two forthcoming books: “‘A’ is
for Alabaster: A Preacher’s Alphabet” and “Come Back
When You’ve Found Something True: New Ways to Read
Scripture,” based on her 2012 Lyman Beecher Lectures on
Preaching at Yale Divinity School. She is a frequent teacher
and lecturer in this country and abroad.
Cláudio Carvalhaes, a theologian and
artist, was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, where he earned his degree
from the Independent Presbyterian
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Edgardo Colón-Emeric
Yvette Flunder
John Wesley Fellow and Assistant
Professor of Christian Theology, Duke
Divinity School
Presiding Bishop, The Fellowship;
Founder, City of Refuge UCC
Edgardo Colón-Emeric is originally from
Puerto Rico. His research engages the
thought of figures like Thomas Aquinas, John Wesley and Bartolomé de
las Casas with the intent of achieving mestizajes of classical theology, Methodist experience and Latino history.
Colón-Emeric is an ordained elder in the North Carolina
Conference. He was founding pastor of Cristo Vive UMC
and continues to serve in Hispanic ministries in Methodist
churches in North Carolina.
In 1991, Yvette Flunder founded the
City of Refuge UCC, a thriving innercity congregation in San Francisco that
celebrates the radically inclusive love of
Jesus Christ. Flunder is a third-generation preacher with roots in the Church of God in Christ.
She served as associate pastor and administrator for the
Oakland-based Love Center Church, where she performs
and records with Walter Hawkins and the Family and the
Love Center Choir. She is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ. She holds a Master of Arts from the
Pacific School of Religion and a Doctor of Ministry from
San Francisco Theological Seminary. In 2003, Flunder was
consecrated presiding bishop of the Fellowship, a multidenominational group of 110 primarily African-American
Christian leaders. Responding to the needs of the AIDS
epidemic, Flunder opened Hazard-Ashley House, Walker
House and Restoration House, all in California. She is the
author of “Where the Edge Gathers: A Theology and Homiletic of Radical Inclusion” (Pilgrim Press).
Better Questions,
Bolder Experiments
For many, it’s already happening. Whether
Sunday morning finds them seated at work or
in a coffee shop, in the bleachers or on a pew,
they’re already rethinking churchgoing. And
perhaps you are too.
July 27-29
But what is God
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WORK FOR SHALOM, TOGETHER
Pastors Joy Johnson and Bret Widman, who met through a Fuller
Seminary Micah Group, are building bridges of reconciliation
in their Sacramento community. Micah Groups bring ministry
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Teresa Fry Brown
Nora Gallager
Bandy Professor of Preaching,
Chandler School of Theology;
Associate Pastor, New Bethel AME
Church, Lithonia, Ga.
American writer
Teresa Fry Brown’s research interests
include homiletics, womanism, womanist ethics, socio-cultural transformation
and African diaspora history focusing
on African-American spiritual values. In addition to four
complete books, she wrote articles and chapters for more
than a dozen others, including “Those Preaching Women,
Vol. 3;” “The Abingdon Women’s Preaching Annual;” and
most recently, “Delivering the Sermon: Voice, Body and
Animation in Proclamation.” A former speech pathologist,
Fry Brown is ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal
church. In 2010, she became the first African-American
woman to attain the rank of full professor at Candler.
Nora Gallagher is an American writer
of memoir, fiction and essays, including the books, “Moonlight Sonata at
the Mayo Clinic” and “Changing Light.”
Educated at St. John’s College, Gallagher learned writing on the ground in
San Francisco as a stringer for Time magazine. Since then,
her essays, book reviews and journalism appeared in many
publications including The New York Times Magazine, The
Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times Magazine.
Gallagher is preacher-in-residence at Trinity Episcopal
Church in Santa Barbara, Calif. She gave sermons in faith
communities nationwide, including St. Mark’s Cathedral
in Seattle, St. Paul’s Cathedral in San Diego and Stanford
University’s Memorial Church. She lectured on writing and
taught writing workshops at Yale Divinity School and the
Festival of Homiletics as well as at other institutions with
grants from the Louisville Institute. Among her honors
are a Penny-Missouri journalism award and fellowships
at both the MacDowell Colony and Blue Mountain Center.
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Grace Imathiu
Rolf Jacobson
Lead Pastor, Community United
Methodist Church; international
speaker
Professor of Old Testament,
Luther Seminary
Grace Imathiu was educated in Kenya,
the Methodist Theological School in
Ohio, Vanderbilt University, Cambridge
University and the Hebrew University
in Jerusalem. She was ordained in the
Methodist Church in Kenya in 1988 and served for six
years. She has since served in Washington, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. As a preacher and Bible study teacher,
Grace is in constant demand around the world. She is a
regular preacher at the International Christian Youth
Conference and the National Christian Youth Conference
in Australia. Grace ministered in Kenya, Togo, Germany,
Denmark, Australia, Malaysia, Brazil, England, Ireland and
all throughout the United States. She led Bible studies and
was a guest preacher at many conferences in The United
Methodist Connection. Imathiu is author of a collection of
sermons, titled “Words of Fire, Spirit of Grace.”
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Rolf Jacobson joined the Luther Seminary faculty as assistant professor of
Old Testament in July 2003. Prior to
joining the seminary, he served as associate pastor for Como Park Lutheran
Church in St. Paul, Minn., and taught
at Augsburg College as an assistant professor of religion.
Jacobson earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas, his M.Div. from Luther Seminary and
a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Jacobson
served as editor of “Crazy Talk: A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary
of Theological Terms,” whose authors included three Luther Seminary graduates. His articles appeared in Word &
World, Theology Today, Interpretation, Teaching Theology
and Religion and in many collections of scholarly essays.
With Kelly Fryer, he wrote the “No Experience Necessary”
Bible studies. He was contributor to Augsburg Fortress’
“Handbook” series; and contributes to Working Preacher
and its “Sermon Brainwave” podcast.
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Karoline Lewis
David Lose
Associate Professor of Biblical
Preaching and the Marbury E.
Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching,
Luther Seminary
President, Lutheran Theological
Seminary at Philadelphia
Lewis is the author of “John: Fortress
Biblical Preaching Commentaries” as
well as numerous articles for The Christian Century, Feasting on the Word,
Feasting on the Gospels, Currents in Theology and Mission, Lutheran Forum, Word & World, Abingdon Preaching
Annual and Odyssey Network’s ON Scripture. Her newest
book is “SHE: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in
Ministry.” Ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America, Lewis holds degrees from Northwestern University (B.A.), Luther Seminary (M.Div.) and Emory University
(Ph.D.). She served as treasurer for the Academy of Homiletics and regional coordinator for the Upper Midwest Region of the Society of Biblical Literature. Lewis regularly
leads conferences, workshops and retreats throughout
the country and Canada on interpreting the Bible, preaching and women in ministry. She is a contributing writer
to Working Preacher, as well as author of the site’s “Dear
Working Preacher” column and co-host of its weekly podcast, “Sermon Brainwave.”
David Lose previously taught on the
faculty of Luther Seminary, where he
also served as academic dean and as
the director of the Center for Biblical
Preaching. Author of “Preaching at the
Crossroads” (2013) and the popular “Making Sense” series
of books and resources from Augsburg Fortress, Lose has
also written for The Huffington Post, Patheos, The Christian Century and WorkingPreacher.org, which he helped
create. You can find his daily Bible devotions, weekly letter to preachers and other writings and reflections on
connecting faith to daily life at www.davidlose.net. Lose
speaks throughout the U.S. and abroad on preaching,
leadership, Christian faith in a postmodern world and
biblical interpretation.
Luther Seminary reception
A social hour for alumni, prospective students and friends
Tuesday, May 17 | 4:30-6:30 p.m.
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Enjoy food and fellowship with Luther Seminary’s President
Robin Steinke and “Sermon Brainwave” podcast participants
Karoline Lewis and Rolf Jacobson. All alumni and those
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programs, particularly the Doctor of Ministry programs, are welcome.
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Jennifer Marrow
John McCutcheon
Pastor, Rowayton United Methodist
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American folksinger
Jennifer Morrow has served in her current call since 2009. She holds a B.A.
from Milligan College, an M.A. from
Emmanuel Christian Seminary and an
M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary. One of her sermons appears in the “Young Preachers
Compilation.” She and her husband, Tim, co-authored an
article in Leadership Journal titled “Partners in Preaching.”
John McCutcheon wrote hundreds
of songs and garnered more than his
share of accolades, including six Grammy nominations for his 36 albums. His
song, “Christmas in the Trenches,” was
named one of the 100 essential folk
songs. Pete Seeger called him “one of our country’s best
songwriters.” In addition to his own writing, John collaborated with some of the major songwriting talents in
the folk music world, including Tom Paxton, Si Kahn, Holly
Near, Steve Seskin and Tom Chapin. In 2006 he released an
album of collaborations titled “Mightier than the Sword,”
in which he co-wrote songs with some of his favorite authors, including Barbara Kingsolver, Wendell Berry, Rita
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Alyce McKenzie
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Alyce McKenzie
Joy Moore
Le Van Professor of Preaching and
Worship; Altshuler Distinguished
Teaching Professor; and Director of
the Center for Preaching Excellence,
Perkins School of Theology
Associate Dean for African-American
Church Studies and Assistant Professor
of Preaching, Fuller Theological
Seminary; Academic Liaison to the
William E. Pannell Center for AfricanAmerican Church Studies, Fuller
Theological Seminary
Alyce McKenzie was ordained as an
elder in 1981 and is a member of the
North Texas Annual Conference of the
United Methodist Church (UMC). She received her B.A. in
the history of religions from Bryn Mawr College (1977),
her M.Div. degree from Duke University Divinity School
(1980) and her Ph.D. in homiletics from Princeton Theological Seminary (1994). From 1994-1998 she served as
visiting lecturer in homiletics at Princeton Theological
Seminary and as consultant in preaching and worship to
pastors of the Central and Eastern Conferences of the
UMC. Her articles appeared in a wide spectrum of periodicals, including Quarterly Review, Interpretation, Circuit
Rider and Theology Today, and her sermons appeared in a
number of anthologies. McKenzie is the author of several
books, including “Novel Preaching: Fiction Writing Strategies for Sermons” and “What Not to Say: Practical Advice
for Provocative Preaching,” a book co-authored with John
Holbert.
Joy Moore is an ordained elder in the
United Methodist Church (UMC) and received her Ph.D.
from the Brunel University London School of Theology.
Moore came to Fuller Theological Seminary in 2012, providing the vision to establish the William E. Pannell Center for African-American Church Studies. Previously, she
served at Duke University Divinity School, Asbury Theological Seminary and Adrian College. She also held pastorates in the Michigan area of the UMC. Moore contributed
a chapter to Andrew C. Thompson’s “Generation Rising:
A Future with Hope for the United Methodist Church” as
well as to the books, “Essential Truths” and “Unity, Liberty,
and Charity.” She also wrote for Sojourners magazine,
Christian Century, WorkingPreacher.org and Good News
magazine. She belongs to a number of organizations, including the Academy of Homiletics, the Society for Biblical
Literature and the American Academy of Religion. She also
serves on the board of directors for ZOE Ministries.
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The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
Heidi Neumark
Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ,
Chicago
Pastor, Trinity Lutheran of Manhattan;
author and speaker
Otis Moss III is the senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.
A leading progressive Christian activist
and cultural critic, Moss is a jazz-influenced pastor with a hip-hop vibe. He is
committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ
rooted in love and justice, and is inspired by the works of
Zora Neale Hurston, August Wilson and Howard Thurman.
His creative, Bible-based messages have inspired young
and old alike. His intergenerational preaching style has
made Moss a popular speaker on college campuses, at
conferences and at churches across the globe. Moss authored “Redemption in a Red Light District,” co-authored
“The Gospel Re-Mix: How to Reach the Hip-Hop Generation” and co-authored “Preach! The Power and Purpose
Behind Our Praise” with his father, The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss
Jr. His sermons, articles and poetry have appeared in publications and on blog sites such as The Huffington Post,
Urban Cusp, The Root, Power in the Pulpit II: America’s
Most Effective Preachers, Joy To The World: Sermons
From America’s Pulpit, Sound The Trumpet: Messages of
Hope for Black Men, The Audacity of Faith: Christian Leaders Reflect on the Election of Barack Obama, Sojourners
Magazine and The African American Pulpit Journal. He is
the author of the book of sermons, “The Gospel According
to ‘The Wiz’:
And Other Sermons from Cinema.” A native
of Cleveland, Moss is an honors graduate of Morehouse
College and Yale Divinity School and has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Chicago Theological Seminary.
Heidi Neumark previously served multicultural congregations in the South
Bronx. Her experiences in congregational and community organizing in the
Bronx led to her first book, “Breathing
Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South
Bronx.” Her latest book is “Hidden Inheritance: Family
Secrets, Memory and Faith,” about the discovery of her
Jewish roots. In her present position, Heidi also serves as
the executive director of her church’s shelter for homeless
LGBTQ youth. Neumark grew up in New Jersey, graduated
from Brown University and received her M.Div. from the
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. She spent
a year at an ecumenical seminary in Argentina where she
engaged in human rights work. She has an honorary doctorate from Muhlenberg College.
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Julie Pennington-Russell
Pastor, First Baptist Church of the City
of Washington, D.C.
Julie Pennington-Russell is a prominent Baptist minister. She received a
B.A. in communicative disorders from
the University of Central Florida in Orlando (1981) and her M.Div. from the
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, Calif. (1985). She served as pastor at
Nineteenth Avenue Baptist Church in San Francisco (19851998), Calvary Baptist Church in Waco (1998-2007) and
the First Baptist Church of Decatur (2007-2015). She began
her current pastorate at The First Baptist Church of the
City of Washington, D.C., in January 2016. Currently she
serves as a member of the advisory board for the religion
department of Carson-Newman University. She served
as a trustee for Mercer University, as a member of the
board for the Center for Christian Music Studies at Baylor
University and as a member of the board of directors for
the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good.
Her messages were featured on the television broadcast
“30 Good Minutes” and on “Day1” radio.
The Rev. Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown
For more than 100 years, Candler School of Theology at Emory University
has prepared real people to make a real difference in the real world.
Our long tradition of prophetic and powerful preaching offers students
the chance to master the art with great preachers who are also great
teachers, like Bandy Professor of Preaching Teresa Fry Brown, one of
the speakers at this year’s Festival of Homiletics. She’s a frequent guest
in pulpits around the country and a regular presence in Candler’s new
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Leonard Pitts
Michael Renninger
Award-winning columnist, college
professor, radio producer and
international lecturer
Pastor, St. Mary Catholic Church,
Richmond, Va.
Leonard Pitts Jr. was awarded a degree in English from the University of
Southern California at the age of 19. He
is the author of one of the most popular
newspaper columns in the country and a series of critically-acclaimed books, including his latest, a novel, titled
“Freeman.” Pitts’ column, “We’ll Go Forward From This
Moment,” written in response to the Sept. 11 attacks, received international attention. He is the recipient of many
awards, including the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
Pitts’ work makes him an in-demand lecturer. He was invited to teach at Hampton University, Ohio University,
the University of Maryland and Virginia Commonwealth
University. In the fall of 2011, he was a visiting professor
at Princeton University, teaching a course in writing about
race. In 2013, he taught at George Washington University.
Michael A. Renninger is a priest of the
Catholic Diocese of Richmond. Born
and raised in Pennsylvania, he attended
Ursinus College, where he received degrees in philosophy and music history.
In 1985, he began priestly formation as a member of the
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later attended The Catholic University of America, where
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Pastor, Hopwood Christian Church,
Milligan College; Adjunct Professor,
Emmanuel Christian Seminary
A third-generation Chinese/Filipino,
armchair sociologist and technology
enthusiast, Bruce Reyes-Chow speaks
and teaches on faith, race, parenting
and technology in a variety of contexts. He is the author
of three books, most recently “40 Days, 40 Prayers, 40
Words: Lenten Reflections for Everyday Life.” Reyes-Chow,
a Presbyterian pastor for nearly 20 years, founded Mission Bay Community Church in San Francisco, a church
of young, multicultural and progressive Presbyterians. In
2008 he was the youngest person ever elected as moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church
(USA). Bruce received his B.A. in Asian-American studies,
philosophy and sociology from San Francisco State University (1991), his M.A. from San Francisco Theological
Seminary (1995) and an honorary Doctor of Divinity from
Austin College (2010).
Timothy Ross has served as pastor of
Hopwood Christian Church for 20 years.
He is an adjunct professor in cross-cultural ministry and spiritual formation
at Emmanuel Christian Seminary. Ross’ family lived for
several years among the Maasai people of Kenya. Ross
authored a chapter for the book, “From Each Brave Eye:
Reflections on the Arts, Ministry, and Holy Imagination.”
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Peter Wallace
William H. Willimon
Executive Producer and Host, “Day1”
Professor of the Practice of Christian
Ministry, Duke Divinity School
Peter Wallace is the president of the
Alliance for Christian Media and since
2001 has served as executive producer
and host of the “Day1” weekly radio
program and podcast, which features
outstanding preachers from mainline
churches. He is the author of nine books, including “The
Passionate Jesus: What We Can Learn from Jesus about
Love, Fear, Grief, Joy and Living Authentically;” “Living
Loved: Knowing Jesus as the Lover of Your Soul;” and “Connected: You and God in the Psalms.” Wallace is a graduate
of Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., and earned a
Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. He did a year of Episcopal studies at Candler School
of Theology at Emory University. He serves as assisting
priest for a church in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta.
Raphael Warnock
Senior Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist
Church, Atlanta
Prior to serving at Ebenezer Baptist
Church, Raphael Warnock served at
the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church of
Birmingham, Ala., the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York City
and Baltimore’s Douglas Memorial Community Church.
Under Warnock’s leadership, Ebenezer expanded its
legacy of social activism through several new ministries,
including EbenezerFest, Cutting Through Crisis, Faith &
Fitness, Jericho Lounge and the Martin Luther King Sr.
Community Resources Complex. Warnock received his
M.Div. and Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary. He
is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the 100
Black Men of Atlanta Inc. and a Lifetime Member of the
NAACP. Warnock is the recipient of more than a dozen
honors and awards, including the honor of delivering the
closing prayer at the 2013 inaugural prayer service, held
at the National Cathedral.
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 holds 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
“Worship as Pastoral Care” was selected as one of the 10
most useful books for pastors in 1979 by the Academy
of Parish Clergy. He is the author of more than 60 books,
including a novel, “Incorporation,” published by Cascade.
He is editor-at-large for The Christian Century.
Lauren Winner
Assistant Professor of Christian
Spirituality, Duke Divinity School;
Priest Associate, St. Luke’s Episcopal
Church, Durham, N.C.
Lauren Winner writes and lectures
widely on Christian practice, the history
of Christianity in America and JewishChristian relations. Her books include
“Girl Meets God,” “Mudhouse Sabbath,” “Real Sex,” “A
Cheerful and Comfortable Faith” and, most recently, “Still:
Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis.” Winner’s research is supported by numerous institutions, including Monticello, the
Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, the Center for
the Study of Religion at Princeton University and the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. Winner appeared
on PBS’ “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly” and served as a
commentator on NPR’s “All Things Considered.” She wrote
for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington
Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, Books and Culture
and Christianity Today. Her essays were included in several
volumes of “The Best Christian Writing.” She is a member
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Wednesday, 4-5 p.m., Hospitality Suite
Ministers in search and call within the last five years are
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best practices and challenges. This focus group is part of
an ecumenical research project funded by the Louisville
Institute. The goal of the project is to develop a highly
customizable approach to search committee work that
is firmly located in a framework of spiritual discernment,
avoids common pitfalls, and models healthy leadership for
congregations. For more information, contact Laura Stephens-Reed at reverendlaura@gmail.com or visit www.
laurastephensreed.com.
Thursday, 4-5 p.m., Hospitality Suite
Members of middle judicatory bodies that support ministers and congregations in transition are invited to share
their reflections on search committee best practices and
challenges. This focus group is part of an ecumenical research project funded by the Louisville Institute. The goal
of the project is to develop a highly customizable approach
to search committee work that is firmly located in a framework of spiritual discernment, avoids common pitfalls and
models healthy leadership for congregations. For more
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Resource Fair
We welcome the following vendors to the 2016 Festival of Homiletics. Be sure to check out their products.
The bookstore is located on the first floor of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Heritage Hall. The Resource
Fair is located in the adjoining Grace Hall and balcony as well as in classrooms C102, C103, C105 and C106. The sponsors
are located in the rotunda just outside the main sanctuary. Please visit www.prumc.org/about-us/location to view a
detailed map of the church.
Vendor Hours: 4 p.m. Monday, May 16–Noon Friday, May 20
Abila—Recordings (Rotunda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://homiletics.peachnewmedia.com
American Baptist Home Mission Societies—Judson Press (Rotunda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.abhms.org
Aquinas Institute of Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ai.edu
Candler School of Theology (rotunda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .http://candler.emory.edu
Cokesbury (Heritage Hall) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.cokesbury.com
Color 4 the Journey (Classroom C105) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.color4thejourney.net
Colores del Pueblo (Balcony) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.coloresdelpueblo.org
Crafts from the Holy Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mahmud_ghazal@yahoo.com
Day1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://day1.org
EO—Educational Opportunities Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.eo.travelwithus.com/#eotours
Fashions by Sarah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.fashionsbysarah.com
Fuller Theological Seminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.fuller.edu
GBS—Gronlund, Sayther & Brunkow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.gsbfundraising.com
ICHTHYSdesigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ichthysdesigns.com
Interwoven Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.interwovenstudio.com
Jeff Wunrow Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.jeffwunrow.com
Kairos and Associates: Church Fundraising Resources (Rotunda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.kairosandassociates.com
Lancaster Theological Seminary (Balcony) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.lancasterseminary.edu
Latin American Committee (Balcony) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stung2@cox.net
Lexington Theological Seminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.lextheo.edu
Lilly Endowment—Christian Theological Seminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.cts.edu
Luther Seminary (Rotunda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.luthersem.edu
McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.theology.mercer.edu
Shop the World Gifts: A Fair Trade Ministry (Classroom C106) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.shoptheworldgifts.com
smallsmallacts.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.smallsmallacts.com
Smyth & Helwys Publishing Inc. (Balcony) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.helwys.com
Spirit of Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.spirit-of-creation.com
Thrivent Financial (Rotunda) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.thrivent.com
Tree of Life Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thockertreelife@gmail.com
UnCommon Preaching: An Alternative to the Lectionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.uncommonpreacher.com
Westminster John Knox Press (Classroom C103) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.wjkbooks.com
Woman of the Cloth Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.womanofthecloth.org
WomenSpirit & Abiding Spirit (Classroom C105) . . . . . . . . . . www.womenspirit.com and www.abidingspirit.com
Yogadevotions (Classroom C102) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.yogadevotion.com
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Daniel Solberg—Pianist
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Goals of the Festival
of Homiletics
• Bring together a wide variety
of outstanding preachers and
professors of homiletics.
• Inspire a discourse about
preaching, worship and culture.
• Engage issues related to church
in the 21st century.
Thanks to the following who assisted
with this event:
Festival of Homiletics staff
Dawn Alitz, Director, Center for Lifelong Learning, Luther Seminary
David B. Howell, Director and Founder, Festival of Homiletics
Deb Palus, Project Coordinator, Luther Seminary
Teri Temple, Event Coordinator, Luther Seminary
Printed program layout and design
Kelsey Holm, Marketing Communications Manager, Luther Seminary
Juli Kramer, Project Manager, Luther Seminary
• Engage theologically the practices of preaching and worship.
Jenni Lathrop, Graphic Designer, Luther Seminary
• Invite individual preachers to
consider various styles and
methodologies of preaching.
Elizabeth Furst, Event Services Coordinator, Peachtree Road UMC
• Inspire preachers in their roles
of proclaiming the gospel.
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Buckhead Diner, 3073 Piedmont Road, 404-262-3336
Buttermilk Kitchen, 4225 Roswell Road NE, 678-732-3274
Flip Burger Boutique, 3655 Roswell Road, 404-549-3298
Henri’s Bakery & Café, 61 Irby Ave. NW, 404-237-0202
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Rock’s Chicken and Fries, 3500 Peachtree Road, 470-440-1505
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May 15-19, 2017
Join us in San Antonio
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Rob Bell *
Anthony Bailey
Nadia Bolz-Weber
Anna Carter Florence
Yvette Flunder
Karoline Lewis
David Lose
Barbara Lundblad
Brian McLaren
Otis Moss III
Luke Powery
Walter Brueggemann
*New voice for 2017
Registration opens Nov. 1
www.festivalofhomiletics.com