2010 Annual Meeting

The Call to Preach

The 2010 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Homiletics will convene in Atlant, GA from November 18-20 as an affiliate of the Society of Biblical Literature.  The Conference theme will be "The Call to Preach." 

Registration

 All registration for the Annual Meeting is online.  Academy Members can register for both the Academy of Homiletics Meeting and SBL.  Everyone attending the Academy Meeting will have to register for SBL also and will be able to pay annual member dues when registering for the Meeting.  Register by June 1 to receive the early bird discount.  CLICK HERE to register for the Annual Meeting. 

Those not attending the annual meeting can renew their membership to the Academy of Homiletics and pay member dues.  CLICK HERE to renew membership and pay member dues if not attending the Annual Meeting.

Papers

In order to make it possible for the Academy papers to be posted with SBL papers this year, the Executive Committee has moved the deadline for the submission of papers to August 15.

Information regarding papers for the Working Groups of the Academy of Homiletics can be found on the Paper Archive page. 

The Homiletics and Biblical Studies section of the Society of Biblical Literature issues an invitation to all the members of the Academy of Homiletics to submit paper proposals for the annual meeting of SBL in Atlanta.  The Academy will be an affiliate member with the SBL this year and part of this standing is the opportunity to present at SBL.
To submit a paper proposal for the open call of the Homiletics and Biblical Studies section, or if you have any questions, you can e-mail Dwayne Howell, Chair, Homiletics and Biblical Studies Section.

2009 Annual Meeting Summary

"Preaching and the News"

Speakers addressed in a unique way the program theme, "Preaching and the News."
Mike McCurry, On Saturday night, the banquet speaker was Mike McCurry, who served as White House Press Secretary to former President Bill Clinton. 
Julia C. Duin, A featured lecturers was Julia Duin, the award-winning religion editor and senior writer for The Washington Times in Washington D.C. 
William F. Fore, The other featured lecturer for this years Academy of Homiletics meeting was William Fore, one of the true pioneers of mainstream Christianity and American journalism and mass media. 

As has been the tradition of the Academy, the annual meeting was marked by services of worship and preaching. 

Barry C. Black, the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate, was the preacher at the Academy’s Saturday morning worship service.
Karyn Wiseman, Academy Member and Associate Professor of Ministerial Studies at Hood Theological Seminary, was the preacher for the Friday morning worship service.  She preached in the absence of Kay Northcutt who was unable to attend. 
Michael Quicke was the preacher for the Thursday evening worship service.  Michael is an Academy Member and holds the Charles W. Koller Chair in Preaching and Communication at the Northern Seminary in Chicago. 

The 2009 Meeting also featured a Thursday evening panel discussion of the topic "Publishing in Difficult Economic Times."  Editors from three Publishing Houses (Abingdon, John Knox, Fortress) were joined by four Academy Members with expemplary publishing records. 

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