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

“Many speakers were vulnerable and passionate as they spoke of hope and justice. They were able to say 'this is hard, and we all are struggling' while still speaking desperately needed hope to all.”

“[I love the] exposure to brilliant minds, pastors, preachers who are thinking deeply and bionically and theologically about big issues.”

"This is a hell of a time to be a pastor preaching the Gospel in the United States and this was the perfect tonic.”

“For me the most valuable part was the sermons. They instruct, uplift, and broaden my view.”

“I felt the same with the Festival in DC. Awareness. The opening of my mind and heart. More and more scales falling from my eyes as I hear new voices.”

"Hearing God’s word preached from different perspectives and traditions [has helped] my soul [to be] fed and renewed."

Register Now

$ 345

In-person fellowship with your colleagues
Live interaction with preachers and workshop leaders
Limited tickets, enhanced cleaning, and proof of vaccination required for your safety