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Festival of Homiletics

It's time to register for the 2025 Festival of Homiletics!
May 12-15, 2025 || Atlanta, GA or Online from Anywhere
This Year's Theme: Preaching to Heal the Divide

Preachers, today we are called to proclaim the love and hope of the Gospel while bearing the added weight of guiding our communities through these divisive times. With this year's theme of Preaching to Heal the Divide, the 2025 Festival of Homiletics offers practical tools, theological insights, and spiritual nourishment to support our vital work of healing and reconciliation.
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Take your pick:
  1. Join us in-person: Come and fellowship with us at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, enjoying in-person sermons, lectures, workshops, community-building, times of reflection, music, and worship (as well as digital access to the event livestream and post-event recordings).
  2. Purchase digital access: Attend the livestreamed version of the Festival AND access lecture and sermon recordings after the fact!

​The Festival of Homiletics will be a time of deep learning, deep breaths, and deep fellowship - and you can join us in Atlanta OR from the comfort of your own home.

Lutheran SUmmer Music

Youth musicians are invited to Lutheran Summer Music

Enrollment for LSM 2025 is open now!

Lutheran Summer Music (LSM) is a faith-based residential music academy for high school students who come together to immerse themselves in musical excellence and build a supportive and fun community. Musical experiences include large ensembles (band, choir, orchestra), chamber music, private lessons, and electives like handbells, jazz, musical theatre, composition, conducting, church music and more.

Priority enrollment deadline: December 1.
Standard enrollment deadline: March 1.

​Learn more at LSMacademy.org.

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