E-lert - May 2011

Save the date! Third annual Celebration of Biblical Preaching!

Join us for the 2011 Celebration of Preaching, where our theme is Preaching on the Edge. Will Willimon, Walter Bruegemann, Raphael Warnock, Mary Hinkle Shore and Doug Pagitt will lead us in exploring what it takes to proclaim the gospel with equal measures of faith and creativity in a changed and changing world. Plenary presentations, inspiring worship and informative workshops, all surrounded by great fellowship, will inspire and encourage you for another year of proclamation.

Leaders

  • Walter Bruggemann, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary
  • Doug Pagitt, Pastor, Solomon's Porch, Minneapolis
  • Mary Hinkle Shore, Professor of New Testament, Luther Seminary
  • Raphael Warnock, Senior Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta
  • Will Willimon, Bishop of the United Methodist Church and former Dean of Chapel, Duke University

Don't miss the two-day lectionary overview immediately following the Celebration! Get an overview of the Year of Mark and a jump on your preaching for the coming year.

Registration opens June 1! Learn more at www.luthersem.edu/celebration.