Preaching, Church and Faith Resources at the 2021 Festival

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Publishers at the 2021 Festival

Meet the publishers who are sponsors of the 2021 Festival! Baker Academic Baker Academic serves the academy and the church by publishing works that further the pursuit of knowledge and understanding within the context of Christian faith. Building on our Reformed and evangelical heritage, we connect authors and readers across the broader academic community by […]

Schools at the 2021 Festival

Get to know the schools sponsoring the 2021 Festival! Join these schools and more at the 2021 virtual Festival. Register today for the free option or upgrade now to premium access and exclusive workshops for only $75. The Center for Excellence in Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary provides busy preachers with the resources they need […]

Artists at the 2021 Festival

Get to know the artists who are sponsors of the 2021 Festival! Join these artists and more at the 2021 virtual Festival. Register today for the free option or upgrade now to premium access and exclusive workshops for only $75. Chillon Leach Chillon Leach is a professional self-employed artist from St. Paul, Minnesota and artist-in-residence […]

Free Worship Resource for Good Friday

You can share this meditation video via social media for personal use, and download a music-free version for use in worship on Good Friday. Download the video for worship here. Use this link to share the video over social media: https://vimeo.com/530337278/c2fde0147f

Free Lent Worship Resources for March

Looking for a free resource to use in worship during Lent? These weekly lectionary-based Psalm videos are available for your church to use. Each video contains a selection of verses from the weekly Psalm selected to keep the video brief. For personal prayer and meditation or sharing via social media, a version with music is […]

Free Lent Worship Resources for February

Looking for a free resource to use in worship during Lent? In February and March, we’ll be posting Psalm meditation videos. Each video contains a selection of verses from the weekly Psalm selected to keep the video short. For personal prayer and meditation, a version with music is included here. For use in your church […]

Worship at the Festival

Your free registration at the 2021 Festival of Homiletics includes daily worship at noon central. Worship is a highlight of the Festival of Homiletics, giving pastors and church leaders a chance to rest in God’s presence and be renewed by energizing and inspiring preaching. Take a look at the lineup for worship at the Festival […]

Breathe in Peace for Advent

Take a few moments out of your week to center your heart and mind on the peace we have in Christ. We invite you to use this breath prayer in your personal practice and with your community. God’s blessings, preacher.

Breathe in Joy for Advent

This week we invite you into prayer and rest for Advent with a focus on joy. Take a few moments throughout your week to rest in God’s presence.

Breathe in Faith for Advent

Our weekly Advent series of prayer and rest continues this week with a breath prayer to help you center on faith. Take a few moments throughout your week to rest in God’s presence.

Rest, Breathe, and Hope for Advent

Burn out. Exhaustion. Fatigue. Do these sound familiar—feel familiar? Even as the seasons have changed in the church year and in nature, the pandemic has seemed to supersede them all in a time that some pastors have jokingly called “coronatide.” Yet, here we are in Advent, a time of promise and hope that calls to […]

Register for the 2021 Festival

Registration is open for #Homiletics2021 Join us online for the annual Festival of Homiletics, May 17 to 21st, 2021. This year’s theme is “Preaching for the Future Church” and it will feature Diana Butler Bass, Michael Curry, Kaitlin Curtice, and Otis Moss III. This Festival will draw thousands of colleagues for preaching, worship, and dialogue […]