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“Lift Up Your Voice with Strength”

For pastors, lay leaders, seminary students, and all who seek the tools and inspiration needed for proclaiming the Good News.

Preaching requires the courage to speak the word of scripture to particular people in particular places who, as worshipping communities, seek to find meaning in their ordinary lives, often in extraordinary times. This conference offers the biblical scholarship, theological insights, and contemporary tools for preaching and workshops that help preachers proclaim a confident, exuberant, and expansive faith. Come join a learning, worshipping, and encouraging community… all amidst the beauty of Montreat.

Get you a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; Lift up your voice with strength O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, Lift it up, fear not; Say to cities of Judah, “Behold your God.” – Isaiah 40:9

Key Leaders

• Luke Powery; Preacher/Keynote Speaker; the Perry and Georgia Engle Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Princeton Theological Seminary; holds a B.A. in music from Stanford University, his M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, and his Th.D. from Emmanuel College, University of Toronto.

• Jana Childers; Preacher/Keynote Speaker; Professor of Homiletics and Speech-Communication, San Francisco Theological Seminary; a Presbyterian minister; holds a B.A. from Wheaton College, an M.Div degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA.

• Joanna Adams; Preacher; pastor, Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA; a graduate of Columbia Theological Seminary; holds an honorary doctorate of divinity from Davidson College and was awarded an Alumni Association Medal of Honor from Emory University. Initiative of the PC(USA).

• Mike Graves; Keynote Speaker; William K. McElvaney Visiting Professor of Preaching and Director of Continuing Education/Saint Paul Institute, Kansas City, MO; holds a PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, BS, University of Houston.

• Nathan Proctor; Music; Associate Director of Music at White Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, NC; holds a degree in church music from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, and a Master’s degree in organ performance, Indiana University; has served churches in Minnesota, Indiana, and North Carolina.

• Ann Laird Jones; Liturgy and Art; Presbyterian Church (USA) minister; has served churches in Greenville, Jacksonville, Raleigh, and Baton Rouge. She is also the Director of Arts Ministry at Montreat Conference Center.

• Christine Yoder; Bible Study Leader; Associate Professor of Old Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA.

Workshops Offered

Offered Tuesday 2:00-4:00 pm (choose one)

• Workshop with Mike Graves Mike is the William K. McElvaney Visiting Professor of Preaching at Saint Paul School of Theology and Director of Continuing Education for Saint Paul Institute.

• Workshop with Christine Yoder Christine is the Associate Professor of Old Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis at Columbia Theological Seminary.

• Workshop with Jana Childers Jana is the Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Homiletics and Speech-Communications at San Francisco Theological Seminary. She has been featured as one of the country’s top twenty preachers on the Odyssey channel’s Great Preachers series.

• Workshop with Ann Laird Jones Ann is a Presbyterian (USA) minister and has served churches in Greenville, Jacksonville, Raleigh and Baton Rouge. She is also the Director of Arts Ministry at Montreat Conference Center.

Offered Thursday 2:00-4:00 pm (choose one)

• Workshop with Joanna Adams Joanna is the senior pastor at Morningside Presbyterian Church. She is a frequent preacher on Day One (day1.org) and has preached widely throughout the U.S.

• Workshop with Luke Powery Luke is the Perry and Georgia Engle Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary.

• Workshop with Lib McGregor Simmons Lib began her ministry at DCPC in April 2008. Prior to serving DCPC, she served as the pastor of University Presbyterian Church in San Antonio, Texas. She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College and Columbia Theological Seminary.

• Workshop with Kristin Saldine Kristin is on the faculty of Austin Seminary as a professor of homiletics. Prior to her appointment at Austin Seminary, she was a minster of the chapel with the rank of assistant professor and associate director of the Joe R. Endle Institute of Preaching at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Program Fee

• On or before April 12: $195 (full), $125 (spouse fee), $90 (college/seminary student)
• After April 12: $220 (full), $150 (spouse fee), $115 (college/seminary student)

Scholarships are available for this conference.

Cost for Housing & Meals

Rates for the Assembly Inn and Winsborough are per person and include all room and meal charges for the entire conference (Monday supper – Friday breakfast). No adjustments to package will be made except for extended stay. Meals for children ages 5-11: $53.25; under 5: no charge. No room charge for children under 12 years of age in the same room with two parents. If only one parent is present, parent must pay the single occupancy rate.

Assembly Inn

• Single, Private Bath: $461
• Single, Connecting Bath: $385
• Double, Private Bath: $305 per person
• Double, Connecting Bath: $285 per person

Winsborough

• Single, Connecting Bath: $305
• Double, Connecting Bath: $205 per person

Learn more about these and other housing options available in Montreat…

Registration/Child Care Information

Conference begins: Monday, May 31, with registration from 3:30-5:00 pm, Anderson Auditorium. Conference ends Friday, June 4, following closing worship.

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If you would like conference information mailed to you via U.S. mail, please email carolo[at]montreat.org. Questions about registration? Email the registrar at susana[at]montreat.org.

Child care is available. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED; LIMITED ENROLLMENT.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received by April 12 in order to receive a full refund less a $25 service charge. Cancellations received after April 12 but on or before May 24 will receive a 50% refund of the conference fee and payments made toward room and meal charges (if applicable), less $40. No refunds will be issued after May 24. All requests must be made in writing and received via email, fax, or U.S. mail.

Planning Team

Merri Bass, Montreat, NC
Emily Causey, Montreat, NC
Maggi Henderson, San Francisco, CA
Beth Newman, Asheville, NC
Kristin Saldine, Austin, TX

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