The Rev. Dr. Patricia Dutcher-Walls, Moderator of the 2024 General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, will lead this in-person workshop for both ministers and laity. It will consider tales of hope from the Bible that lay a foundation for our own stories of hope and possibility. Participants will explore ways to find parallels in these ancient tales of hope for us today in the midst of challenging times. Listening to these stories and each other engages our spiritual imagination in the service of our faithfulness and future as God’s people.

Join us for part 3 of "Preaching Refresher," a three-part online initiative with Dr. Sarah Travis made for preachers who want to find new energy and direction in their work. This course is for church leaders dealing with the tough parts of preaching in today's world. We want to help with the worries about smaller and older congregations and how to make sermons connect with people today.

Join us for part 2 of "Preaching Refresher," a three-part online initiative with Dr. Sarah Travis made for preachers who want to find new energy and direction in their work. This course is for church leaders dealing with the tough parts of preaching in today's world. We want to help with the worries about smaller and older congregations and how to make sermons connect with people today.

You can look forward to:

• A carefully crafted programme which aims to refresh, inspire and encourage all who preach

• A mix of curated lectures, seminars and workshops led by some of today’s outstanding preachers

• Beautiful and thoughtful worship, music and liturgies

• Outstanding hospitality, accommodation, and buildings – in the heart of one of the UK’s most beautiful cities

The Festival of Preaching 2024 will allow preachers from all over the UK and beyond, from a diversity of church denominations and traditions, to gather together, in glorious surroundings, to discuss, pray, worship, listen and learn from each other – and the guest speakers. You are sure to go back to your home parish refreshed and encouraged in your preaching ministry.

The Festival of Homiletics is like summer camp for preachers

During the Festival, you’ll hear from outstanding preachers from diverse backgrounds, traditions, and ministry settings. You’ll participate in passionate worship, dive deep with preaching master classes, and fellowship with preaching colleagues from around the world.

This year, in-person attendance is capped at 1,200 to maintain rigorous safety protocols—but even if you can’t join us in person, you can still participate!

Choose from a free or premium version of the online Festival—or better yet, come to Minneapolis for a celebration of preaching you won’t forget.

Join us for "Preaching Refresher," a three-part video course with Dr. Sarah Travis made for preachers who want to find new energy and direction in their work. This course is for church leaders dealing with the tough parts of preaching in today's world. We want to help with the worries about smaller and older congregations and how to make sermons connect with people today.

In a world that is polarized and deeply divided, the work of crossing boundaries for the sake of healing is crucial. Emmanuel College’s 2024 Rethinking Preaching Conference (RPC) invites participants to consider the challenges and opportunities posed by such issues as religious difference, mental health, queer identity, race, ethnicity, culture, ability, accessibility, online technology, and multi-language contexts and their intersectional natures. The sessions will help us explore what it means to be a preacher for today. Keynote speaker: Rev. Dr. Debra Mumford. Invited preacher: Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo. Workshop Leaders: Rev. Kimiko Karpoff, Rev. Dr. Namjoong Kim, Rev. Dr. Jake Myers, Rev. Evan Swance-Smith.

Learn how to apply Backstory Preaching’s foundational sermon prep framework to craft an Easter sermon you believe in and can’t wait to preach— and finish well ahead of Holy Week, the busiest church season of the year.

In this process-- rooted in prayer and practical tools-- you will discover a framework you can rely on week after week to prepare sermons more efficiently and with more joy.

Listen, share and connect in a Clergy Masterclass led by The Rev. Dr. Richard Topping, with clergy peers, to discuss these questions:

As Clergy and as Christians, can we play with Scripture?

How can we position ourselves and the Bible to open us and our congregations to transformation?

An evening with renowned New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine. Professor Levine will deliver Luther Seminary’s 2024 Fretheim Lecture in Biblical Theology, “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Why Knowledge of Jewish History Matters for Christian Preaching and Teaching.”

A continuing education event for clergy. The Lester Randall Preaching Fellowship consists of a mix of workshops, lectures, private and public preaching events, networking and fellowship, led by keynote speakers and other well-known clergy and professors of preaching from across North America.