Annual Gathering 2011


 

Keynote Speaker

The Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, and the author or editor of 14 books on preaching and worship. He is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Dr. Long received his BA and M.Div. from Erskine Seminary and his Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1980. He began his career as a preacher at McElroy Presbyterian Church near Atlanta, GA and since that time has taught at a number of seminaries, including Princeton. Columbia, and Candler.

In 1996, Dr. Long was named one of the twelve most effective preachers in the English speaking world by Baylor University, along with the likes of Fred Craddock, Billy Graham, James Forbes, Barbara Brown Taylor and William Willimon. He was ordained by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and currently his ordination is held by the PCUSA.

Read more about the Rev. Dr. Long here

An interview with Thomas G. Long, author of Accompany Them With Singing - The Christian Funeral. from Westminster John Knox Press on Vimeo.

 
Tom Long Addresses the 2011 Annual Gathering:
Listen to the Friday Keynote Address
Listen to the Saturday Sermon
(these recordings can be played using RealPlayer. Download RealPlayer here: http://www.real.com/realplayer/search

 

 
 


 
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