SPEECHES BY JOHN BUCHANAN
1966-2012

DATE
TITLE
PLACE
1-23-66
Beholding New Things
Munster, IN, Christian Unity
4-13-71
I’m Not Prejudiced, But
Project Commitment
11-17-71
Sedatives or Solutions
Project Commitment II
6-2-74
Where In the World Is God

5-18-77
The Lighter Side of the Ministry and 6-19-85
Columbus, OH Broad Street Senior Fellowship
1-16-79
A Brief Survey of Celtic Civilization
Columbus, OH, Kit Kat Club
3-12-80
Gospel and Culture in the 80’s
Muskingum College Convocation
3-12-80
To Be Or Not To Be … Still The Question
Muskingum College
3-13-80
God’s Humility
Muskingum College
3-14-80
Love and Live
Muskingum College
9-13-82
Alive, Well and Human
Scioto Valley Presby.Pastor’s Retreat
11-18-84
Democratic Ideas in Renaissance and Reformation
Bexley Heritage Lectures
2-19-85
Jimmy’s Dream Gone Sour
Columbus, OH, Kit Kat Club
5-19-85
Compassion and Christian Conscience
Columbus, OH Broad Street
2-22-86
Called To Create
Chicago Presbytery -Church Officer Development
3-4-86
Emancipating the Preacher from Mammon
Twin Cities Presbytery/Stewardship
4-13-86
Falling in Love With Jesus
Princeton Theological Seminary
6-11-86
The Pleasure of God
Wooster College
10-15-86
Swift Hall Revisited
U of C, Div. School
2-22-87
The Seeker
U of C, Rockefeller Chapel
9-20-87
Remember Who You Are
Columbus, OH, Broad Street Presbyterian Church
4-12-88
Am I Having Fun Yet
Loop Group
11-21-88
Can I Pray In the Shower
Loop Group
11-30-88
Mary, A Protestant Perspective
Park Ridge Ladies Theology
1-9-89
The Faith of the Minister Serving the Parish
Trinity Lutheran Seminary
1-9-89
Voices
Trinity Seminary Chapel
4-2-89
In Breaking of Bread
St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
4-9-89
An Adequate Glimpse of the Truth
St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
5-9-89
Why I Am Still a Presbyterian
Palos Park Presbyterian Church
5-24-89
And on the Eighth Day-an Inquiry into Human Creativity and Spirituality
Chicago Seminars on the Future/U of I and IL Humanities Council
10-5-89
A Matter of Value
Bicentennial Fund
10-5-89
A Matter of Value
San Diego, Bicentennial Fund Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
3-23-90
ACPU
Annual Mtg.,San Antonio, TX
5-18-90
Sacred Journey
Lake Forest Officers Retreat
5-20-90
Provisions for the Journey
Coe College - Baccalaureate
9-30-90
The Back Side of God
Kalamazoo, MI
12-6-90
The Meaning of Christmas
The Latin School of Chicago
2-3-91
Adventure, Provisions, Confidence & Power
Boston Avenue Church
4-7-91
Living the Abundant Life
Denton, TX Cameron’s Baptism
4-23-91
Basic Issues in Theological Education
Union Theological Seminary
6-9-91
Heart of the Matter
Culver Academy Commencement
10-4-91
Value - Soul, Money, Commitments
NAEPC
10-19-91
Yes
GA Bicentennial Fund Meeting
12-9-91
Responsible
Culver Academy Convocation
2-27-92
Religion in the Secular City
Fortnightly Club
5-13-92
Swift Hall Revisited
U of C, Div. School
5-13-92
Crisis Point
U of C, Bond Chapel
6-28-92
Lost in the Wilderness to Find A Self
Chautauqua Institution
6-28-92
The Human Equation
Chautauqua Institution
6-29-92
The Divine Equation
Chautauqua Institution
6-30-92
Hard Choices
Chautauqua Institution
7-2-92
Peculiar Victory
Chautauqua Institution
7-3-92
God’s Only Requirement
Chautauqua Institution
9-24-92
For the Love of God
Midwest Evangelism Celebration
10-1-92
Basic Issues in Theological Education
Fourth Presbyterian Church
10-1-92
Convocation
McCormick Theological Seminary
10-16-92
The Church in the City: Weeping Tears of Grief and Hope
Lafayette, IN
10-25-92
Stewardship
Ft. Wayne & Atlanta
1-16-93
A Sense of Vocation
Atlanta, GA
1-16-93
A Sense of the Church
Atlanta, GA
1-17-93
Blessed Be The Tie
Atlanta, GA
5-9-93
Baccalaureate
College of Wooster
5-23-93
This Little Light of Mine
Denton, TX Carolyn’s Baptism
8-29-93
To Reconcile All Things
Parliament of World Religions
9-30-93
How My Faith Has Changed
Loop Group
10-24-93
Dedication
Center for Whole Life,
Cabrini-Green
10-30-93
Surviving in the Parish
Yorkminster, Toronto
1994
Contending With God
Protestant Hour
1994
Give It All
Protestant Hour
1994
Oh, The Places You Will Go
Protestant Hour
1-9-94
Epiphany
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
1-9-94
Lutheran School of Theology @Chicago
Rockefeller Chapel
1-20-94
Distinguished Citizen Award, Wm. L. Weiss
Chicago Council, Boy Scouts of Am.
6-16-94
Report to the Assembly Plenary
General Assembly Review Committee
6-16-94
GA Re-Imagining Correspondence
Wichita, KS
7-13-94
National Gathering of Presbyterian Women
Ames, IA, PW Gathering
7-13-94
Gathering of Presbyterian Women
Ames, Iowa
8-8-94
Whither the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)?
Ghost Ranch
9-22-94
Living Well
Loop Group
10-11-94
Life’s Second Question
Sunday Evening Club
10-14-94
To Be A Hero
Urban Ministry Conference
10-16-94
Original Glory - Weekend of Renewal
Decatur, IL
12-4-94
Remarks About the Reopening of the Restored Sanctuary
Fourth Presbyterian Church
12-4-94
Glory All Around
90th Anniversary of Presbyterian Home &Elliott Chapel Rededication
12-6-94
Presbyterianism or Why I am a
Tulsa, Vera Beach
1-29-95
Head of Staff Start Up Materials
Alban Institute, Palisades
1-30-95
Head of Staff/Large Congregations Start-up
Alban Institute, Palisades
4-20-95
Congregations in Christ Jesus
Pittsburgh Theol. Convocation
4-27-95
Rehabilitated, Restored, Reborn
Ponca City, OK
4-28-95
The Beloved
Ponca City, OK
5-17-95
The Church in the City: Weeping Tears of Grief and Hope
St. Chrysostom’s Church Two Year Centennial Observance
5-18-95
Mission and Mortar
Inspired Partnerships / Chicago Architecture Foundation
5-18-95
Amazing Space: Chicago’s Churches and Synagogues
Inspired Partnerships/Chicago Architecture Foundation
6-20-95
Assembly Committee on Reconciliation
Cincinnati, OH
10-21-95
How to Reach for Reconciliation
Mackinaw Presbytery, Study Weekend
11-2-95
Graham Taylor Award - Betty Reneker
Chicago Theological Seminary
12-7-95
Dear God, Please Do Something Quick
Princeton Theological Seminary
2-24-96
A Matter of Value, The Value of Tradition
Scottsdale Men’s Retreat
2-24-96
New Models of Manhood
Scottsdale Men’s Retreat
2-26-96
Head of Staff/Large Church
Alban Institute, Atlanta
4-14-96
Rehabilitated - Restored
Spartanburg
4-14-96
Give It All
Montreat Stewardship Conf.
4-15-96
A Matter of Value
Montreat Stewardship Conf.
4-17-96
The Value of Your Soul
Montreat Stewardship Conf.
4-25-96
Original Sin Why Things Aren’t The Way They’re Supposed To Be
Tulsa, OK
4-26-96
Forgiveness
Tulsa, OK
5-18-96
Commencement
Dubuque Seminary Commencement
5-18-96
Commencement Address
U. of Dubuque Theological Seminary
6-11-96
CCHV Ground Breaking Ceremony
Chicago, IL
7-28-96
Mariner Family Conference
Las Cruses, NM
10-1-96
A Matter of Value
Columbia Seminary Founders Day Dinner
10-17-96
Reflections on Theological Education and Church Leadership
U. of Chicago, Divinity School, Distinguished Alumnus
1-23-97
Divine Pursuit

5-3-97
Taking Care of Yourself, Surviving in Parish
Houston, TX, NCD Pastors/Spouses
5-10-97
Courage To Be
Baccalaureate, Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C.
5-19-97
The Church Matters
71st Presbytery of Arkansas, Jonesboro
5-24-97
Courage To Be
Baccalaureate, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA
6-6-97
Moderator’s Conference on Racial Justice and Reconciliation
Matthews Murkland Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, N.C.
6-10-97
Departing Happiness
McCormick Theological Seminary Commencement
6-13-97
Common Ground
97 Moderator’s Pre-Assembly Conf.
6-14-97
Moderator’s Report
209th General Assembly
6-15-97
That We May Dwell in Perfect Unity
209th General Assembly
6-18-97
Gala Luncheon Remarks
Auburn Theological Seminary
7-20-97
Presbyterian Church Business Administrators
Conference, St. Louis, MO
7-27-97
Food for the Journey
Montreat Conference Center
9-1-97
To Live a Lifetime
Presbyterian Home, Hollidaysburg,PA
9-19-97
Covenant Network
Fourth Presbyterian Church
9-26-97
Chicago Sinai Congregation Dedication
Chicago, IL
10-19-97
Church Matters
Muskingum Valley Presbytery
10-29-97
Greatness
Normal, Il Stewardship Banquet
11-6-97
Christian Common Sense About Politics
Protestants for the Common Good
11-21-97
50th Anniversary Banquet
Kirk in the Hills, Bloomfield, MI
12-5-97
Bearing Gifts We Traverse Afar
First Friday Club
1-5-98
Your Life’s Work
Sunday Evening Club
1-13-98
Presbytery of Chicago Meeting
Chicago
1-24-98
How To Be A Great Church
First Presbyterian, Ann Arbor, MI
2-9-98
The Legacy of Eugene Carson Blake: Implications for Church Leadership for the 21st Century Blake the Pastor
Princeton Theological Seminary
2-11-98
Blessed Are The Doubters
North Park Seminary Chapel
2-15-98
St. Paul’s
Livonia, MI
2-18-98
Praise God With Bold Deeds
Presbytery Leadership Conf. St. Simons, GA
2-24-98
David A. Donovan Retirement Event
Chicago, IL
3-7-98
Who Do You Say That You Are
Lead Conference, Presbytery of Chicago
3-15-98
300th Anniversary Celebration
Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, N.J.
3-18-98
Give It All
Sixth-Grace Presbyterian Church
3-22-98
Family Reunion
Louisville, Church-wide Staff
4-1-98
The Work of Love
Wiseman Lenten Series, Tulsa, OK
4-8-98
Seven Last Words of Christ
Rockefeller Chapel4-16-98
4-16-98
SCUPE Congress
Chicago, IL
5-15-98
Honoring The Rev. Paul H. Rutgers
Chicago, IL
5-15-98
Courage To Be
Baccalaureate Sermon, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
6-26-98
Nat’l Amateur Baseball Tournament Banquet
Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, IL
7-19-98
Taking The First Step
St. Timothy’s, Southern Cross, Montana
7-26-98
What’s Bad About Feeling Good?
St. Timothy’s, Southern Cross, Montana
9-12-98
Hopes and Expectations; What Next?
Visioning Retreat, Fourth Church
9-13-98
Reflections on History, Faith and Music
Fourth Presbyterian Church
10-14-98
Reinventing the Church for a New Day
Westminster PC, Wilmington, DE
11-8-98
Give It All
Grosse Point, MI
6-11-12-98
Reunion of Reunions
Charlotte, N.C.
12-4-98
Leadership Prayer Breakfast
Hyatt Regency, Chicago
2-16-99
Writing About Religion for a Public Audience
Univ. of Chicago Divinity School
2-22-99
Who Do You Say You Are
Fourth Church Vespers
3-14-99
Church Matters
Lake Hills Presbyterian Church
4-17-99
Elders’ Breakfast
First Presbyterian, Wheaton, IL
4-18-99
Sunset Blessing
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Dedication
4-25-99
Remember
McCormick Days
4-30-99
Christian Century Event
First United Church, Oak Park
5-19-99
Leading the Large Church
Alban Institute, Seattle
7-99
That We May Dwell in Perfect Unity
Scotland
9-1/3-99
Louisville Authors- Book
Chicago, IL
9-24-99
Public Religion Project
Univ. of Chicago
9-28-99
Orphans No More
Myers Park Presbyterian Church -Charlotte, NC
9-29-99
Forging Ahead into the New Millennium
Fourth Presbyterian Church
10-13-99
The Guttenberg Award
Chicago, IL
10-17-99
Work for All to Do
Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
10-17-99
Give Me That Old Time Religion
Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
11-14-99
Faith at the Millennium
Chicago Humanities Festival
12-30-99
The Time of Your Life
Lutheran Student Association
Chicago, IL
12-31-99
New Year’s Eve Ecumenical Service
Chicago, IL
2-4-00
Faith in the Millennium
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, GA
2-5-00
The Church in the City
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, GA
2-5-00
Why I am Still a Presbyterian
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, GA
2-5-00
Role of the Congregation
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, GA
2-6-00
Inescapable God
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, GA
2-7-00
Religion Panel
Garret-Medill Center for Religion and the News Media
2-18-00
Can I See God
University of Chicago
2-20-00
Church Matters
Fort Smith, Arkansas
2-20-00
Church in the City
Fort Smith, Arkansas
2-21-00
That We May Dwell in Perfect Unity
Fort Smith, Arkansas
2-21-00
Behold A New Thing
Fort Smith, Arkansas
2-24-00
Joint Worship Communion
MTS/LST
3-18-00
Assn of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities
Atlanta, GA
3-22-00
Peace
Tulsa, Oklahoma
3-29-00
Miracle
University of Dubuque Theo Sem
4-2-00
Salt…Light
Pasadena, California
6-6-00
Keynote
Trinity Episcopal Church, Wallstreet/Yale Divinity School
6-12-00
Bible, Church, World
Auburn/Union Theological Seminary
6-21-00
Rockford Urban Ministries
Urban Ministries, Rockford, IL
6-22-00
Christian Century Event
Chicago, IL
7-19-00
Welcome the Child
Clinton, TN
7-23-00
Abundance
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto, Canada
10-3-00
The Hallowing of Time
Chicago Sunday Evening Club
1-20-01
That We May Live in Perfect Unity
Presbytery of Utah
1-22-01
A Place for Everyone
Columbus Pastors
Columbus, Ohio
1-23-01
Ohio Ministers Convocation
Ohio Council of Churches
Columbus, OH
3-7-01
Inspired Partnerships Address
Chicago, IL
3-7-01
A Place for Everyone
St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL
3-18-01
Vatican Conversations
Rome
4-30-01
McCormick Days Panel
Chicago, IL
5-6-01
Congregations Building Community
Chicago, IL
5-6-01
Called
Chicago, IL
5-8-01
The Great Mission
ELCA Pastors, Puerto Vallarta
5-16-01
North Park University Symposium
Chicago, IL
5-25-01
The Gladden Lecture
Columbus, OH
9-14-01
Reflection: Community Ecumenical Service
Fourth Presbyterian Church
10-7-01
One Church, One People, One World
First Presbyterian Church
Havana, Cuba
10-29-01
Covenant Network Speech
First Presbyterian Church
New York City, NY
11-4-01
Living Life Fully as We Grow Older
Fourth Lights Brunch
Chicago, IL
11-20-01
God is Great, God is Good
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Fourth Presbyterian Church
12-31-01
Ecumenical Service
Fourth Presbyterian Church
1-8-02
Presbytery of Chicago
Fourth Presbyterian Church
1-12-02
Loyola Commencement
Loyola University
Chicago, IL
1-20-02
Martin Luther King Day – Jesse Jackson
Fourth Presbyterian Church
1-28-02
On Singing the Lord’s Song in a Foreign Land
Sheldon Jackson College
Sitka, Alaska
3-6-02
Included
St. Andrews Toronto
3-6-02
The Cost of Discipleship
St. Andrews Toronto
3-6-02
Love’s Embodiment
St. Andrews Toronto
4-14-02
Even at the Unlikeliest of Moments
Dyer, Indiana
4-15-02
What is a Successful Church in the 21st Century
Project 21
Des Moines, IA
4-16-02
Give It All
Baltimore Presbytery
4-16-02
Theology of Giving
Baltimore Presbytery
4-17-02
Giving as a Spiritual Act
Baltimore Presbytery
4-17-02
How is Your Giving Spiritual
Baltimore Presbytery
4-21-02
Joanna Adams Installation
Fourth Presbyterian Church
5-12-02
Franklin and Marshall Commencement
Lancaster, PA
5-19-02
The Courage to Be, Colgate U Commencement
Colgate Univ., Hamilton, NY
5-21-02
Memory and the Peace of God
Festival of Homiletics, Chicago,IL
6-23-02
For the Storms Which Give Toughness to our Spirits
Chautauqua
6-24-02
The Hallowing of Time
Chautauqua
6-25-02
Can I See God?
Chautauqua
6-26-02
Can I Trust God and Science?
Chautauqua
6-27-02
The Invitation
Chautauqua
6-28-02
Memory and the Peace of God
Chautauqua
7-9-02
The Lion, the Lamb, and a Little Child, From Outrage to Action
Presbyterian Peacemaking Conf.
Chapman University, Orange CA
7-14-02
Remarks at the Centenniel Celebration for
Culver Summer Camps
Culver Academy
Culver, IN
11-11-02
Remembrance Service
Fourth Presbyterian Church
9-22-02
Locating the Soul of Your Church
(Officers Workshop)
First Presbyterian Church
Durham, NC
9-22-02
Looking Ahead
First Presbyterian Church
Durham, NC
9-22-02
The Still More Excellent Way
First Presbyterian Church
Durham, NC
10-5-02
AAHS Distinguished Alumni Award
Altoona, PA
10-13-02
Bethany Presbyterian Church 50th Anniversary
Lafayette, IN
10-22-02
Gutenberg Award Dinner
Chicago Bible Society
Chicago, IL
11-03-02
A Still More Excellent Way
Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church, Denver, CO
11-7-02 thru
11-9-02
Remarks at Covenant Network National Conference
Westminster Pres. Church
Minneapolis, MN
12-3-02
Engaging Heart, Mind and Soul
Institute of Sacred Music at
Yale University
2-10-03
A Still More Excellent Way
Second Presbyterian Church
Baltimore, MD
2-10-03
Theology of Giving
Second Presbyterian Church
Baltimore, MD
2-16-03
Church in a New Century
Blacksburg Presbyterian Church
Blacksburg, VA
2-16-03
Wounded Healer
Blacksburg Presbyterian Church
Blacksburg, VA
3-9-03
Wilderness
Saint Andrew’s
Bermuda
4-15-03
Holy Week Noontime Service
Fourth Presbyterian Church
5-21-03
McCormick Dedication
McCormick Theological Seminary
6-5-03
Altoona Area High School Graduation
Altoona, PA
6-15-03
Born Again
Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church
Oak Park, IL
6-29-03
Morning Worship - Restored
Epworth Heights Church
Ludington, MI
6-29-03
Evening Worship – Quarantine
Epworth Heights Church
Ludington, MI
6-30-03
Monday Morning – Christian Faith in a Pluralistic World
Epworth Heights Church
Ludington, MI
12-10-03
Science / Religion Panel
The Adler Planetarium
Chicago, IL
Fall 2003
A History of God – Class
Chicago, IL
2-6-04
Dominick’s Ministers’ Breakfast
Chicago, IL
2-15-04
Dividing Walls
Rockefeller Chapel
University of Chicag
2-22-04
Godneighbor (Sermon)
First Presbyterian Church
Greensboro, NC
2-23-04
Mullen Forum: Lecture 1
The Great Commission in a Pluralistic World
First Presbyterian Church
Greensboro, NC
2-23-04
Mullen Forum: Lecture 2

First Presbyterian Church
Greensboro, NC
2-23-04
Mullen Forum: Closing Worship
First Presbyterian Church
Greensboro, NC
3-28-04
What We Believe About Jesus
2. His Name
St. Andrew Christian Church
Olathe, KS
3-28-04
The Great Commission in a Pluralistic World
Lecture 1 – Mullin Forum
St. Andrew Christian Church
Olathe, KS
5-14-04
Leadership
Walter Peyton High School
Chicago, IL
5-23-04
Claimed, Called and the Courage to Be
Commencement
Austin Theological Seminary
Austin, TX
6-2-04
Roles in Civil Society of Persons of Faith and Religious Institutions

6-27-04
#1 Thee Will I Cherish
Princeton Seminary
Princeton, NJ
6-28-04
# 2 Love God and Do What you Will
Princeton Seminary
6-29-04
# 3 Godneighbor
Princeton Seminary
6-30-04
# 4 Like a Child at Home
Princeton Seminary
9-1-04
Presbytery of Chicago
Chicago/American Jewish Committee
Chicago, IL
9-16-04
A New Nonchalance
Synod of the Covenant
Ohio
9-30-04
Response to Cardinal Kaspar
Catholic Theological Union
10-25-04
Parent Circle Event
Fourth Church – Anderson Hall
11-4-04
Covenant Network Conference
Chicago
11-21-04
Say It Until It Sticks
Grace Lutheran Church
River Forest, IL
11-18-04
Death Penalty Symposium
Why This Matters
Columbus, OH
12-14-04
Reversal of Fortune
Presbytery of Chicago
2-16-05
Congregation Sinai / Fourth Church Dialogue
Chicago
2-20-05
To Know What We Do Not Know
The Memorial Church
Harvard University
3-2-05
Say It Until It Sticks
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, NYC
3-5-05
Perkins Lecture Series

First United Methodist Church
Wichita Falls, TX
3-6-05
Perkins Lecture Series
What Do you Know for Sure?
First United Methodist Church
Wichita Falls, TX
3-6-05
Perkins Lecture Series
Does God Exist?
First United Methodist Church
Wichita Falls, TX
3-7-05
Perkins Lecture Series
Can I Trust God and Science
First United Methodist Church
Wichita Falls, TX
3-7-05
Perkins Lecture Series
Does God Care?
First United Methodist Church
Wichita Falls, TX
3-8-05
Perkins Lecture Series
Does God Provide?
First United Methodist Church
Wichita Falls, TX
3-8-05
Perkins Lecture Series
Can I See God?
First United Methodist Church
Wichita Falls, TX
5-10-05
The Pator’s Predicament: Progressive Politics and Preaching after November 3
University of Chicago
Ministry Club
5-6-05
Presentation to Cornerstones Group
Faith and Politics
Fourth Church
Anderson Hall
5-20-05
Rhetoric and Christian Tradition
DePaul University
5-21-05
North Park Theological Seminary Commencement
Honorary Degree
North Park University
6-5-05
Oh The Places You Will Go!
Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX
6-12-05
Say It Until It Sticks
Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church
6-12-05
YMCA Symposium
YMCA Estes Park
9-18-05
Say It Until It Sticks
The Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul,
Montreal, Canada
9-19-05
Words, the Word and the World
Montreal, Canada
9-19-05
Part II: Preaching Contextually & Faithfully
Montreal, Canada
11-13-05
Risky Business
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
2-15-06
Chicago Board of Rabbis
Chicago, IL
2-25-06
A Bold Vision for the Future of the Church
Broad Street Ministry
Philadelphia, PA
2-26-06
The Mystery
Nassau Presbyterian Church
2-26-06
Campus Ministry
Westminster Foundation
Princeton
2-27-06
Media, Religion and Culture Wars
Princeton
3-5-06
How About Love?
Old St. Pat’s
Chicago, IL
3-22-06
Enough To Make A Grown Man Cry
Calvary Church
Memphis, TN
3-23-06
Astonished
Calvary Church
Memphis, TN
3-24-06
The Role of Religious Minorities in Pluralistic Societies “The Challenge of the Future”
American Waldensian Society
Rutgers Presbyterian Church, NY
3-26-06
How About Love
5th Ave. Presbyterian Church
NYC
4-6-06
A Future for Ecumenical Christianity
Lehigh County Council of Churches
DeSales University
4-6-06
After the Christian Century
Lehigh County Council of Churches
DeSales University
4-12-06
To Stir a City
Chicago Temple
Chicago, IL
6-16-06
Covenant Network Luncheon – Memorial Moment
Wm. P. Thompson
General Assembly
July 5-8, 2006
How is the Church Called to Transform the World
Montreat
9-8 & 9-06
Cornerstones
Fourth Church Men’s Group
Chicago, IL
10-8-06
Say It Until It Sticks
Fairview United Methodist Church
PA
11-9-06
Covenant Network Keynote
Broad St. Presbyterian Church
Columbus, OH
1-29-07
Presbyterian Large Church Conference
Presentation #1: Opening presentation
Not Leaving Church: De We Have A Future?
Orlando, FL
1-30-07
Presentation #2: AM Session
Giving It All: A Pastoral Theology of Stewardship
Orlando
1-30-07
Presentation #3: PM Session
What Am I Going to Do With Charlie?
How to be Faithful in a Pluralistic Culture
Orlando
1-31-07
Presentation #4: AM Session
Don’t Catch Your Bathrobe on Fire:
Leading, Surviving and Loving Our Job
Orlando
2-4-07
To Save Your One and Only Life
First Presbyterian Church
Vero Beach, FL
4-13-07
Order of Lincoln Award Remarks
Chicago, IL
April 17-23, 2007

World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Geneva
5-16-07
Generations & Demographics
Strategies for Addressing Change
The Axelson Center for
Nonprofit Management
Chicago
6-24-07
The Laughter of the Angels
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY
6-25-07
Religion and the Media

Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY
July 13-14, 2007
John Timothy Stone Mountainside Christian Faith and Life Center Dedication
Estes Park, CO
7-15-07
Holy Earth
Hyde Chapel
Estes Park, CO
9-11-07
NCC Communications Commission
Emerging Legacy of September 11, 2001 Terrorist Events: Lasting Effects on Faith, Media, Society in General
with Imam Malik Mujahid
Marriott O’Hare
10-7-07
International City/County Management Association
Pittsburgh, PA
10-18-07
CLL
Art, Italy and Vocation
Fourth Church
10-22-07
The Whole World’s Seasoning
McCormick Theological Seminary Days #1
Chicago, IL

10-23-07
This Little Light of Mine
McCormick Theological Seminary Days #2
Chicago, IL
10-24-07
Show Great Love
MTS, Chicago, IL
10-25-07
Ministry Mentors Presentation
Glenview, IL
12-6-07
Heritage YMCA Group Prayer Breakfast
Naperville, IL
1-19-08
You Know
Urban Ministry Conference
Atlanta, GA
2-17-08
Old St. Pat’s Church
Chicago, IL
3-14-08
Fourth Dimension presentation
The Lighter Side
Fourth Church
3-18-08
The Seven Last Words of Christ
Rockefeller Chapel
3-31-08
O Sing
Institute of Liturgical Studies
Valparaiso University
3-30-08
A New Church for a New World
McCormick Theological Seminary
5-10-08
on receiving Distinguished Service Award
McCormick Theological Seminary
5-1-08
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Groundbreaking
Chicago, IL
6-23-08
Covenant Network Presentation
PCUSA GA
San Jose, CA
2-8-09
Do Not Worry
Ocean Reef Chapel
Key Largo, FL
3-14-09
Men’s Group
FPC, Chicago, IL
3-19-09
Board of Deacons Meeting
FPC, Chicago, IL
2-15-09
Who Needs a Church?
First Presbyterian Church
Pensacola, FL
2-15-09
To Build a Church Harbison Lecture
Pensacola, FL
2-16-09
Is There a Church Around Here? Harbison Lecture
Pensacola, FL
6-7-09
Franklin & Marshall College
Ecumenical Worship Service
Lancaster, PA
6-28-09
The Message of the Stars
Sunday morning worship
Chautauqua Institute
Chautauqua, NY
6-28-09
Faith Journey
Sunday p.m.
Chautauqua
6-29-09
Almost Angels
Morning service
Chautauqua
6-30-09
What Went Wrong?
Morning service
Chautauqua
7-1-09
What About Jesus?
Morning service
Chautauqua
7-2-09
Say It ‘Til It Sticks
Morning service
Chautauqua
7-3-09
The First Freedom
Morning service
Chautauqua
9-2-09
Faith and Politics Institute Breakfast
Invocation
Chicago, IL
9-18-09
Congregational Medal of Honor Memorial
Fourth Presbyterian Church
10-17-09
John Calvin and the Economy
Fourth Presbyterian Church
1-15-10
Keeping the Dream Alive – Empowering our Youth
24th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Breakfast
Palmer House Hilton
Chicago, IL
1-31-10
What About Jesus?
Ocean Reef Chapel
Key Largo, FL
2-7-10
The Message of the Stars
1st Presbyterian Church
Naples, FL
2-14-10
Keep Your Question Marks Handy: Knowing What We Don’t Know
Memorial Church
Harvard Univesity
3-18-10
Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries Presentation
Rockford, IL
7-18-10
Distracted
Montreat Conference Center
7-20-10
Where is God in This Mess?
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
7-21-10
St. Olaf Workshop/Panel
St. Olaf College
7-21-10
Star Followers
St. Olaf College
7-22-10
Blessed
St. Olaf College
8-26-10
Updike’s Rabbit at Rest
Summerquest, sponsored by
CL&L
9-17-10
Capital Campaign Kickoff
House of Hope PC
9-24-10
The Reformed Tradition and the Local Congregation – Renewing Reformed Theology
Westminster College
Cambridge, England
10-28-10
This I Believe
Fourth Presbyterian Church
10-28-10
Casa Central – Faith in Action Award to JMB
Chicago, IL
11-9-10
National Council of Churches – Keynote at the
Centennial Gathering
New Orleans, LA
(JMB unable to attend)
4-11-11
Address to the Church Music Publishers Assn.
Tucson, AZ
4-17-11
Adamant Young Man
University of Chicago Preaching Seminar
Chicago, IL
4-27-11
Covenant Network Conference
Dallas, TX
4-28-11
Good City Award
Chicago, IL
5-14-11
Chicago Theological Seminary Commencement
Doctorate and Speech
Chicago, IL
6-2-11
Timothy Christian High School
Commencement Address
Christ Church of Oak Brook
9-11-11
Community Service of Commemoration, 10th Anniversary of 9/11/01
Chicago, IL
10-11-11
Letters and Papers from Prison with Martin Marty
Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
10-21-11
Ministry Mentors
Evanston, IL
10-29-11
American Jewish Committee Board of Governors
Chicago, IL
11-6-11
Holy Waste
Charleston, SC
1-17-12
Protestants for the Common Good Board Meeting
Chicago, IL
5-1-12
ACP Homily
St. James Chapel, Chicago, IL