Anthony Bailey

Minister of Worship, Parkdale United Church, Ottawa, Canada

Craig Barnes

President and Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary

Nadia Bolz-Weber

Founding Pastor, House for All Sinners and Saints, Denver

Barbara Brown Taylor

Professor of Religion, Piedmont College, Adjunct Professor of Spirituality, Columbia Theological Seminary

Walter Brueggemann

Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary

Diana Butler Bass

Author, Speaker, Independent Scholar of American Religion and Culture

William Carl III

President and Professor of Homiletics at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Anna Carter Florence

Peter Marshall Associate Professor of Preaching, Columbia Theological Seminary

Ashley Cleveland

Grammy winning singer and songwriter

Sherry Cothran Woolsey

Senior Pastor at West Nashville UMC

Michael Curry

Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina

Lillian Daniel

Senior Minister, First Congregational Church, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Eric Elnes

Senior Minister, Countryside Community Church, Host of Darkwood Brew an interactive internet television program and Executive Director of www.OnFaithOnline.tv

Mark Hanson

Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Carol Howard Merritt

Pastor at Western Presbyterian Church and award-winning author

Marcus Hummon

Grammy winning songwriter, recording artist, studio musician, playwright, producer and author

Grace Imathiu

Lead Pastor, Community UMC

Karoline Lewis

Alvin N. Rogness Associate Professor of Homiletics, Luther Seminary

David Lose

The Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching, Luther Seminary

Barbara Lundblad

Joe R. Engle Professor of Preaching, Union Theological Seminary

Peter Mayer

Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter

Brian McLaren

Author, speaker and activist

Jason Moore

Digital Artist, Media Specialist and co-founder of Midnight Oil Productions

Otis Moss III

Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago

Vashti Murphy McKenzie

Presiding Prelate of the Thirteenth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Beth Nielsen Chapman

Nashville Based Singer-Songwriter

James Keith Posey

Worship Pastor; Ginghamsburg Church

Leonard Sweet

Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dean of the Theological School, and professor at Drew University

Frank Thomas

Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics at CTS

Phyllis Tickle

Author, Speaker and Editor of the Religion Department of Publishers Weekly

The Tokens

Theological Musical Variety Show

Peter Wallace

Executive Producer and Host of Day 1

Michael Williams

Senior Pastor, West End United Methodist Church

Will Willimon

Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry

Lauren Winner

Author and Assistant Professor of Christian Spirituality, Duke Divinity School

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Festival Blog

2013 Nashville Festival

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2013 Festival of Homiletics in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. It was a wonderful week filled with inspirational messages delivered by outstanding preachers and

Come and See!

Join us May 13-17, 2013 at the 21^st Festival of Homiletics in beautiful Nashville, Tennessee.

Be inspired by God’s Word proclaimed by some of the nation’s finest preachers and teachers. Experience the fellowship of more than a thousand preachers. Learn and worship in an atmosphere that’s dynamic, friendly, nurturing and prophetic. Come renew, refresh and recharge your spirit. Not convinced yet? Here’s what others are saying about the festival: