Will Willimon was elected in July 2004 as Bishop of The United Methodist Church. He leads the 157,000 Methodists and 792 pastors in North Alabama. For twenty years he was Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Christian Ministry at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. He is the author of nearly sixty books and over a million copies of his books have been sold. A 2005 study by the Pulpit and Pew Research Center found that Bishop Willimon is the second most widely read author by mainline Protestant pastors.

Keeping Preaching Fresh
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 1:30pm-3:00pm, Pacific Salon 2
Easter, again? How do pastors keep the attention of their congregations over the long haul? How does the gospel contain, within itself, renewable resources for ministry? How do we preach, over time, without having the gospel go limp?

General Session 4
Wednesday February 11, 2009,  7:30pm-9:30 pm, Grand Exhibit Hall