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Richard Lischer

James T. and Alice Mead Cleland Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Duke Divinity School

Richard Lischer is the James T. and Alice Mead Cleland Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Duke Divinity School and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The author of “The Preacher King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Word that Moved America,” “The End of Words” and “Open Secrets,” Lischer has taught and lectured widely in practical theology, ministry, religious autobiography and preaching.

He received a lifetime achievement award in 2007 from the Academy of Homiletics.

Your future is too small

By Richard Lischer James T. and Alice Mead Cleland Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Duke Divinity School

The bad news is God doesn’t promise to make anybody young. The good news is that God promises to make all things new, says Richard Lischer.

Faithful Generosity

Let's Talk About Faithful Generosity

This free tool facilitates conversations for how congregations can use their resources to serve their local community. Created by Lake Institute on Faith & Giving and the innovative design team at Rooted Good, Let’s Talk is designed to be used alongside the Faithful Generosity Story Shelf, which highlights organizations who have used their resources in creative—and sometimes surprising—ways as an expression of faithful giving.

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