Inspirations

Announcing EPF Preaching Awards News | September 8, 2022 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

Why I Give: Charles Cesaretti Why I Give | The future of The Episcopal Church is in our hands. The lay and clergy leadership of our Church is evolving to meet the many issues and challenges they will be… Read More

EPF Welcomes New Board Members News | The Very Rev. James F. Turrell was named the 15th dean of the School of Theology in July 2020. Turrell received B.A. and M.Div. degrees at Yale University and was… Read More

Faculty Profile: Stephen Smith Faculty Profile | The Rev. Dr. Stephen Smith has a consistent record of providing leadership to Churches that face a multitude of challenges. He recently retired as rector of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church… Read More

General Convention Resolution A168 News | Commemorate the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary of The Episcopal Preaching Foundation and its founder A. Gary Shilling Resolved, That the House of Deputies of the 80th General Convention commemorates the 35th Anniversary… Read More

EPF: 35 Years of Preaching Excellence Inspirations & Thoughts | The 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church passed a resolution in July commemorating the 35th anniversary of the EPF and honoring founder Dr. A. Gary Shilling, commending his ongoing… Read More

PEP Returns In-Person with 35th Celebration Conferences | By Peter Wild From across the United States and Canada, 46 seminarians, representing 13 seminaries and local formation programs, made their way to the EPF’s annual PEP Conference held the… Read More

Lay Preachers Rock it at Roslyn for Inaugural Event Conferences | By Mariclair Partee Carlsen On the weekend of August 19-21, 36 participants from the six pilot dioceses participating in the EPF’s Lay Preacher Training Program (LPTI) gathered at the Roslyn… Read More

Alum Profile: Peggy Lo Faculty Profile | By Edie Wakevainen Thanks to the Rev. Peggy Lo, a participant in the 2018 Preaching Excellence Program (PEP) for seminarians, for agreeing to share her biographical sketch and respond to… Read More

EPF Granted Lilly Endowment Award News | September 7, 2022 In July, the EPF received a nearly $48,000 Phase 1 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of their Compelling Preaching Initiative, to fund the development of a multiyear grant… Read More