Thanks for joining us in Denver for "After the Storm: Preaching and Trauma"
Join us for next year's Festival of Homiletics: "Preaching Hope for a Weary World"
May 15 - 19, 2023
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Minneapolis, MN
How Will You #Festival in 2022?
This year’s registration is closed – in case you missed anything you can still order the recording package!
Watch for updates soon –We’re offering a FREE livestream version as well. Registration closed.
Preaching After the Storm
Preachers, we are confronting a collective trauma and we have yet to realize fully its global, national, ecclesial, and individual effects.
There’s no going back to life before the storm.
So what does our preaching need to be and do going forward?
If COVID-19 has taught us anything homiletically, it’s that trauma should be a regular part of our preaching. The Festival of Homiletics 2022 will create space for learning and conversation that honors what we have been through—and what kind of preachers we want to be as survivors of the storm.
Christian preaching knows we can’t get to the resurrection without experiencing the cross. But COVID-19 revealed that we are less aware of what it means to preach resurrection with the cross remaining.
Come renew, refresh, and recharge your spirit!

Karoline Lewis, Director
Festival of Homiletics

What's the Festival Like?
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 the Mile-High City for a celebration of preaching you won’t forget.
Past Participants Share Their Love
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IN-PERSON
Denver, CO-
In-person fellowship with your colleagues
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Live interaction with preachers and workshop leaders
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Limited tickets, enhanced cleaning, and proof of vaccination required for your safety
Online
Premium access-
Access to every session live
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Video and audio recordings of anything you miss—or want to go back and rewatch!
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A private virtual community to enjoy the Festival with friends
Looking for our FREE livestream option? Register here >
Meet the Speakers
Agenda at a Glance
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Latest Blog Posts

What You’re Saying About #Homiletics2022
You all have been great at chronicling the 2022 Festival online! Read this thorough write-up of the Festival from Mitch Randall of Good Faith Media.

Friday Highlights and Takeaways
Friday morning we heard from Joy J. Moore and Bishop Robert Wright The 2022 Festival of Homiletics included participants from all over the world! We’d

Workshop and Lecture Slides and Resources
Richard Ward workshop slides (PDF) from Tuesday 5/17 workshop entitled, “How Does a Biblical Story Heal?” – Luke 8:26-39 Slides from Kimberly Wagner’s lecture, excerpted