Evangelical Homiletics Society

Conference Paper Proposal and Submission Guidelines (revised 1/2023)

The Evangelical Homiletics Society is an academic society formed for the exchange of ideas related to the instruction of biblical preaching. EHS’s goals are as follows: to advance the cause of biblical preaching through the promotion of a biblical-theological approach, increase competence for teachers of preaching, integrate of the fields of communication, biblical studies, and theology, and to provide scholarly contributions to the field of homiletics. Read More ›

Message from the President

In 2004, as a second-year Ph.D. in Preaching student at Southwestern Seminary, at the urging of Grant Lovejoy and Al Fasol, I submitted a proposal to present a paper at the EHS meeting held at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Raleigh, Durham. Much to my surprise, the proposal was accepted. My wife and I made a road trip from Ft. Worth to Raleigh. I showed up as a wide-eyed, star-struck student of preaching. I tried to play it cool, but I caught myself staring a few times as I rubbed shoulders with the luminaries of Evangelical Homiletics: Haddon Robinson, Scott Gibson, Michael Duduit, and numerous others… Read more ›