Inspirations

Province 1 Deacons Hone Preaching Craft News | March 15, 2023 Thirty-eight deacons of Province I committed to a working weekend March 3-5 to focus on their preaching skills. Hosted by the Episcopal Preaching Foundation and developed in collaboration with Province… Read More

Southern Ohio, Idaho lay leaders hone preaching craft Press Release | February 21, 2023 More than 25 lay preachers in the dioceses of Southern Ohio and Idaho committed their time and talents to improving the craft of preaching during an online conference Feb. 10-12.… Read More

Book Review: The Gospel People Don’t Want to Hear: Preaching Challenging Messages Book Reviews | January 22, 2023 By Laura Siriani The provocative title of Lisa Cressman’s book was intriguing for this deacon. Today, more than ever, we preachers are challenged to balance both courageous preaching and a… Read More

Book Review: Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology, and the Pulpit Book Reviews | By Sylvia Sweeney Few can dispute human beings are on the cusp of a new age the likes of which the world has never seen before. As a result, it… Read More

You’re Invited: Learn More About The Preaching Congregation News | January 10, 2023 Do you want to be a part of developing and supporting excellent preaching? The Preaching Congregation, a new initiative of the Preaching Foundation, will bring together the clergy and congregation… Read More

Position Available: National Coordinator for The Preaching Congregation News | December 14, 2022 The Episcopal Preaching Foundation invites applications for the position of National Coordinator for The Preaching Congregation program, a part-time position (estimated 50%) starting early 2023. Reporting to the Founder of… Read More

Preaching Foundation Receives $829K Grant from Lilly Endowment News | December 13, 2022 The Episcopal Preaching Foundation has received a five-year grant of $829,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to develop and pilot-test a new collaborative feedback model for preachers and congregants working together… Read More

Book Review: Toward an Asian American Biblical Hermeneutics: An Intersectional Anthology Book Reviews | September 9, 2022 By Thomas Ni Towards an Asian American Biblical Hermeneutics: An Intersectional Anthology. Gale Yee. Eugene, OR, Cascade Books: 2021. $27.00. Towards an Asian American Biblical Hermeneutics: An Intersectional Anthology by… Read More

Book Review: A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church Book Reviews | September 8, 2022 By Kate Spelman A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church. Wilda C. Gafney. New York, Church Publishing: 2021. $36.95. Wilda C. Gafney’s monumental, multi-volume A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole… Read More

Announcing EPF Preaching Awards News | EPF’s Annual Preaching Award, with its cash prize of $1,000, was established in 2019. It is conferred upon the graduating student at each of the major seminaries who, in the… Read More