Register for the "Preaching the Parables" class with Dr. Tom Long

by Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence on Friday, August 1, 2025

This class will explore the difficult task of preaching the parables of Jesus. This workshop will explore a theological approach to proclaiming the kingdom of God for contemporary congregations by reading the parables in the literary context of the different Gospels.

This class is taught by Dr. Thomas G. Long, Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching, Candler School of Theology at Emory, based on his 2024 book, Proclaiming the Parables: Preaching and Teaching the Kingdom of God.

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