Guest Speaker This Sunday

You may notice a new face in the pulpit this Sunday! We’re delighted to welcome The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson as our guest preacher at St. Andrew’s United Church on Sunday, October 26. He brings a wealth of experience, insight, and a deep love for the art of preaching. We look forward to hearing his inspiring message and sharing worship together.

About Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson

The Rev. Dr. Paul Scott Wilson is Professor Emeritus of Homiletics at Emmanuel College in the University of Toronto, where he taught from 1981 until 2019. His degrees are from the University of Toronto and the University of London. He is known for his focus on the centrality of the gospel, especially God’s action in the Bible and today, and the poetry of faith. A son of the manse, he is ordained in the United Church of Canada and has served several churches.

A past president of the Academy of Homiletics, he has written many articles and books including The Four Pages of the Sermon (2018); Preaching as Poetry (2014); Setting Words on Fire: Putting God at the Center of the Sermon (2008); The Practice of Preaching (2007); Broken Words: Reflections on the Craft of Preaching (2004); Preaching and Homiletical Theory (2004); and God Sense: Reading the Bible for Preaching (2001). He has edited fifteen volumes, won two international Book of the Year awards, and has supervised many doctoral students.

He received his denomination’s Davidson Award for Teaching Excellence in 2004 and in 2013 received a major research award from the Louisville Institute. Dr. Wilson lectures, teaches, and preaches widely throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Canada. He is married to Deanna, who is also ordained, and they have three grown children and two grandchildren.