Worship bulletins for 2022 Festival
In an effort to reduce paper waste, there are not print versions of the worship bulletins at the 2022 Festival of Homiletics. All bulletin materials will be projected on screens in the worship areas and accessible below for advance printing. You can access all PDF bulletins from this shared Google folder. Note: Wifi will be limited […]
How We’re Handling Covid-19: A Personal Note from Managing Director Dawn Alitz
Dear friends, It’s time to address the elephant in the room… Things are still uncertain with regard to Covid, Omicron, and the world generally. And as someone who is organizing an in-person event, there’s just no way to avoid talking about it. I’d hoped that by now the pandemic would be far behind us. I’d […]
Festival 2022 Theme – After the Storm: Preaching and Trauma
Preachers, we are on the other side of a collective trauma, and we have yet to realize fully its global, national, ecclesial, and individual effects—which will be true even a year from now. Since there is no going back to life before the storm, what does our preaching need to be and do going forward? […]
Final Day Highlights from the 2021 Festival
This morning we finalized our map for where Festival participants were joining from this year. Participants attended the virtual Festival from every state in the US, much of Canada, and every continent, except Antarctica (but stay tuned, maybe we can get some participants from there, too)! As we reflect on this year’s Festival, take a […]
Fourth Day Highlights at the 2021 Festival
Thank you for another great day!
Third Day Highlights at the 2021 Festival
The third day was full of incredible energy!
Second Day Day Highlights from the 2021 Festival
A great second day at this year’s festival!
First Day Highlights from the 2021 Festival
We had an amazing first day!
Thank You to our Sponsors!
Take a look at this year’s sponsors.
Preaching, Church and Faith Resources at the 2021 Festival
Thank you to our sponsors! Aboundant Church Websites for Difference-Making Organizations! Not that long ago you may not have imagined the essential tasks of ministry include knowing how to livestream socially-distanced worship, set up and run online small groups, master Instagram / YouTube / TikTok, and build a dynamic website that would be your congregation’s […]
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 […]
