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Restoring Communities Through Spoken Word
Visionary: Kenyatta R. Gilbert, Ph.D.
As the son and grandson of Baptist preachers Kenyatta Gilbert knew he would charter his own distinct course and find his vocational home in a courtroom practicing law one day. As it turns out, he did walk in their footsteps—but not without his own unique voice.
The Project
What You Can Expect
The Voices
Preacher Bios and Sermon Clips
The Forum
Up-To-Date Articles & Discussion Topics
Sermon Preparation Exercises
The Connection
Ways to Get Involved in This Ministry
Our Vision and Mission
The Preaching Project seeks to promote preaching excellence and effective leadership for the wellness of African American churches and communities.
Provide • Foster • Devise • Nurture
The Voices
Preacher Profiles
Luke A. Powery, Th.D.
Durham, North Carolina
The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching
“This book immerses readers in a sophisticated, multi-voiced soundtrack. Kenyatta Gilbert persuasively calls for ministers to preach in three voices—prophet, priest, and sage.”
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Recent Articles
John Lewis and the masks Black preachers wear on the public stage
U.S. Congressman John Robert Lewis was a Black preacher, inescapably so.Like his spiritual mentor, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the long-standing congressman was an ordained Black Baptist minister. It meant that he not only knew how to parse legislative briefs...
HIDDEN FIGURES: How Black Women Preachers Spoke Truth to Power
Hidden figures: How black women preachers spoke truth to power Kenyatta R. Gilbert, Howard University Each semester I greet the students who file into my preaching class at Howard University with a standard talk. The talk is not an...
What Shaped Martin L. King’s Prophetic Vision?
Honoring the Life, Legacy, and Vision of Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. "Indeed, King's prophetic vision ultimately invited his martyrdom. But through the prophetic preaching tradition already well established by his time, King brought people of every...