Presents…CGP Preaching Camp with Karoline Lewis and Matt Skinner
In order to accommodate more people, please choose a CGP colleague to share a room with during the event. As the event gets closer, you will be sent a Google Form so you can designate your roommate.CGP Preaching Camp August 10-13, 2026
The preaching camp is held on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN.
Email Laura Aase to ask questions or register! aase@gustavus.edu
Monday, August 10, 2026
2:00pm Arrival and Check-In
2:45-3:45 Opening Worship, Welcome, Orientation, and Introductions
3:45-4:00 Break
4:00-5:30 Plenary and Discussion: Biblical Authority in an Age of Authoritarianism (Lewis)
5:30-6:00 Break
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Social Time
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-9:15 Morning Prayer
9:15-10:15 Sermon with Pre-Mortem and Discussion (Skinner)
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:45 Workshops
Group 1: Workshop 1 – Homiletical Hurdles (Lewis)
Group 2: Workshop 2 – Preaching Parables
12:00 Lunch
1:00-2:15 Plenary and Discussion: Preaching Texts About Divine Judgment
2:15-6:00 Free/Recreation Time with Optional One-on Ones (4-5:40)
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Ask the Preachers Panel Discussion
8:30 Social time
Wednesday August 12, 2026
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-9:15 Morning Prayer
9:15-10:15 Sermon with Pre-Mortem and Discussion (Lewis)
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12 Workshops
Group 1: Workshop 2 – Preaching Parables
Group 2: Workshop 1 – Homiletical Hurdles (Lewis)
12:00 Lunch
1:00-6:00 Free/Recreation Time with Optional One-on Ones (1-3:00)
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Plenary and Discussion: Preaching as Resistance (Lewis)
8:30 Social Time
Thursday, August 13, 2026
8:00 Breakfast
9:00-10:15 Plenary and Discussion: Jesus, the Gospel, Power: Keeping the Story Straight
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30 Prep for Group Preaching
11:00 Closing Worship with Holy Communion
12:00 Depart
