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Nancy Lammers Gross
Program Director
Princeton Seminary
Nancy is the Director of the Joe R. Engle Institute of Preaching and the Arthur Sarell Rudd Professor of Speech Communication in Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Nancy Lammers Gross

Nancy Lammers Gross, MDiv, PhD, is the Director of the Joe R. Engle Institute for Preaching and the Arthur Sarell Rudd Professor of Speech Communication in Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary. She earned both her MDiv and PhD from Princeton Seminary. She is a member of the Academy of Homiletics, and the National Communication Association/Religious Communication Association. Her areas of teaching interest include speech communication, preaching, especially preaching from the Apostle Paul, and worship. Throughout her career, she has been deeply involved in curriculum development and accreditation. An ordained Presbyterian minister, she has served churches in California and New Jersey, holding membership in the Presbytery of New Brunswick. She continues her service on the Committee on Preparation for Ministry in the New Brunswick Presbytery, where she has served for many years.

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Abigail
Visco Rusert
Associate Dean
Princeton Seminary
Abigail is the Associate Dean of Continuing Education at Princeton Theological Seminary, and she oversees the team who design and run the Joe R. Engle Institute of Preaching.

Abigail Visco Rusert

Abigail Visco Rusert, is the Associate Dean of Continuing Education at Princeton Theological Seminary, which houses the Joe R. Engle Institute of Preaching. She is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and has held a variety of roles in higher education and ministry, including serving as the Director of the Institute for Youth Ministry, an associate pastor, youth director, chaplain, and camp counselor. Abigail is passionate about researching and designing programs that cultivate Christian leaders and transform faith-based communities. She collaborates with faculty to lead and operationalize projects that foster changemaking in the academy and the church. A graduate of Valparaiso University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and a current PhD student at Notre Dame of Maryland University, she is the co-author of the book Delighted: What Teenagers are Teaching the Church About Joy. Abigail serves on the Research Advisory Board of the Springtide Research Institute. Abigail and her husband, Thomas, have three kids—Dorothy, Solveig, and Frank—and live in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, where Abigail serves as a small group leader at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

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HyeRan
Kim-Cragg
Plenary Speaker
Emmanuel College
HyeRan is the Principal of Emmanuel College of Victoria University at the University of Toronto, Canada, and holds Timothy Eaton Memorial Church Professorship in Preaching.

HyeRan Kim-Cragg

HyeRan Kim-Cragg, PhD, is the Principal of Emmanuel College of Victoria University at the University of Toronto, Canada, and holds Timothy Eaton Memorial Church Professorship in Preaching. She also serves on the Executive Committee of the Academy of Homiletics and the editorial boards of the journals Homiletic and International Journal of Homiletics. She earned her MDiv from Hanshin Graduate School of Theology at Hanshin University and her ThD from Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto. Her teaching, writing, and research interests include ecological justice, climate crisis, and homiletics. She is an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada.  

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Michael
Brothers
Workshop Leader
Princeton Seminary
Michael is the Associate Professor of Speech Communication in Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Michael Brothers

Michael A. Brothers, MDiv, ThM, PhD, is the Associate Professor of Speech Communication in Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary. He earned his MA from Northwestern University, and MDiv, ThM, and PhD from Princeton Seminary. His teaching and research interests include the relationship between performance studies, aesthetics, narrative, and preaching. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he served a congregation for seven years in Danville, Kentucky, where he also was the chaplain of Centre College. 

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Courtney
Buggs
Workshop Leader
Christian Seminary
Courtney is the Director of the PhD Program in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric and Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary.

Courtney Buggs

Courtney V. Buggs, MDiv, PhD, is the Director of the PhD Program in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric and Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary. She earned her BS in Electrical Engineering Technology from Louisiana Tech University, MDiv from the Candler School of Theology, MPA from the University of Oklahoma, and PhD in Religion from Emory University. Her research centers on ecumenical practices of sacred proclamation, both inside and outside the pulpit; womanism; and liberative teaching practices. She teaches a range of courses on preaching, including women and preaching, womanist preaching, preaching racism, sexism, and ableism, and courses in contemporary pedagogical practices. An ordained American Baptist minister, she has served congregations in the United States and abroad, ministering across denominations. 

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Mark
Jefferson
Workshop Leader
Maleko Global Partners
Mark is the Chief Executive Officer of Maleko Global Partners.

Mark Jefferson

Mark Jefferson, MDiv, Phd, is the Chief Executive Officer of Maleko Global Partners (MGP), a consulting firm specializing in equipping and empowering leaders and clergy, churches, and organizations, for effective public witness. He earned his BA from Norfolk State University, MDiv from the Candler School of Theology, and PhD from Emory University. Before founding MGP, Mark was inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College, and was named the Bicentennial Preacher for Virginia Theological Seminary. His current work focuses on leadership development, homiletics, and the mentorship of preachers across five continents. 

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Michael Dean
Morgan
Workshop Leader
University of Miami
Michael is a Lecturer in Speech at the University of Miami's BFA theatre program and a certified Knight-Thompson Speechwork instructor.

Michael Morgan

Michael Dean Morgan, MFA, is a Story Researcher, Speech Professor, and Broadway Actor. Formerly of Princeton Theological Seminary and now a Lecturer at the University of Miami. He served PTS from 2014-2022 teaching speech communication and is currently developing courses through the new “Sustaining the Preaching Life” program. As researcher, Michael’s work explores the power of story and personal narrative to bring together communities. Michael is a certified Knight-Thompson Speechwork instructor and recipient of the “Dudley Knight Award for Outstanding Vocal Scholarship” for his published work, “Quarantine Stories: From Pandemics to Innovation." As theatre artist, Michael has performed on Broadway, regional theatre, network television and nearly a decade with Disney Theatrical Productions.

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Hyemin
Na
Workshop Leader
Wesley Seminary
Hyemin is the Assistant Professor of Worship, Media, and Culture and Chapel Elder of Oxnam Chapel at Wesley Theological Seminary.

Hyemin Na

Hyemin Na, MDiv, PhD, is the Assistant Professor of Worship, Media and Culture and Chapel Elder of Oxnam Chapel at Wesley Theological Seminary. She earned her BA from Harvard College, MDiv from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, and PhD from Emory University. Her research focuses on how liturgical practices intersect with media cultures. She has published chapters and articles on themes of Christian media practices in connection to preaching and worship and is currently completing her manuscript for her first monograph, Megachurch Modernities. An ordained Elder in the Northern-Illinois Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, she served in various ministries prior to entering the academy.  

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Kimberly
Wagner
Workshop Leader
Princeton Seminary
Kimberly serves as the Assistant Professor of Preaching at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Kimberly Wagner

Kimberly Wagner, MDiv, PhD, serves as the Assistant Professor of Preaching at Princeton Theological Seminary. Her current writing and work focus on preaching and ministry in the midst and wake of trauma, particularly thinking about collective trauma, the role of the preacher, and the resources of our Scriptures and faith to respond to these moments. Though she has served among the Lutherans and was educated among United Methodists, she is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). 

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Engle Institute
Institute of Preaching

The Engle Institute of Preaching is a weeklong continuing education event designed to nurture and strengthen the craft of those who preach in city or suburb, small town, rural community, or other specialized ministries.

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