Thursday (May 16) Highlights

The Festival closed out with stirring sermons, lectures, friendships, and worship to carry home with you
Festival Volunteers Brought the Welcome

You know how welcoming (but not overwhelming) guests to your home church can set the tone for healing, belonging, and unselfconscious engagement. The 2024 Festival of Homiletics felt all of these benefits from the efforts of an enthusiastic team of local volunteers in Pittsburgh, who took care of: Welcome & directions for building entry points […]
Music & Worship Leadership

Liturgists and musicians made worship services at the 2024 Festival a richly textured and healing experience. Worship Leaders Musicians The pastors and staff of our host churches made us feel at home in their worship spaces, and church volunteers served communion. Our emcees prayed for lecturers after their presentations, turning even those instances into opportunities […]
Workshop on Telling a Story that Matters

Amy Butler workshop on stories that move us from stuck places to a place of justice
Wednesday (May 15) Highlights

Wednesday was full of deep insights shared by passionate leaders, preachers, and scholars.