Join us in Nashville for our next
KERYGMA SUMMIT
MAY 1-3, 2025
“This year’s theme is Christoformity : Living a Jesus Shaped Life. I can’t wait to be with you as we dig into this timely topic!”
LISA HARPER, Founder of The Kerygma Summit and Host of “Back Porch Theology” podcast on Access More.
Kerygma = the Greek word which essentially means the preaching of the Gospel of Christ…
It’s not a term you hear often outside of a seminary class, but Kerygma (pronounced “ke-rig-muh”) is something every Christ-follower is called to, and many of us could use more focused instruction and encouragement along the way. Now in our fourth year, the Kerygma Summit is a carefully curated, 3-day program taught by engaging professors, theological scholars and ministry leaders to better equip women in areas of sound biblical exegesis, hermeneutics, and practical theology. It’s like boot camp for Bible-loving chicks, and we’re saving a seat for YOU!
Plenary Speakers
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Doctor Eva Bleeker is a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains who believes in the transformational power of education. She moved to Colorado in 2019 to teach at Denver Seminary. Dr. Bleeker currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care and Chair for Pastoral Care and Counseling programs. Chaplain Eva graduated with a doctorate of education from Baylor University and holds two Master of Arts degrees through Dallas Theological Seminary, one in education and one in media and communications. She also completed Columbia University's Master of Science in Narrative Medicine. You may find her relaxing with a good book (or cookbook) with her adorable pit bull mix, Ramsie Ruth, on her lap. Or exploring trails with her husband of nearly 25 years, Josh (the other Dr. Bleeker).
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Dr. Craig Blomberg is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Denver Seminary in Littleton, Colorado. He retired at the end of 2021 after teaching there for 35 years. Craig holds the B.A. from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, the M.A. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and the Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Craig is the author of twenty books and has co-authored or co-edited ten more, along with more than 150 journal articles or chapters in multi-author works. He was a member of the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version and served on the subcommittee that produced the 35th anniversary edition of the NIV Study Bible in 2020. Craig has one wife, two daughters and three grandchildren.
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Dr. Cohick is Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Director of Houston Theological Seminary at Houston Christian University. Her career includes serving as provost at two US-based evangelical seminaries, teaching at Wheaton College and Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (now Africa International University). She’s a powerful teacher, an expert on Christian women in the patristic world, and the author of multiple academic tomes and commentaries including “The Letter To The Ephesians” from the highly esteemed New International Commentary on the New Testament series.
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Dr. Coover-Cox has been a part of Dallas Theological Seminary as a student, a teacher, and associate editor for Bibliotheca Sacra. Originally she came to DTS to become a better editor; she found, however, that what she enjoys most about editing is helping people learn. While still an editor for Bibliotheca Sacra and for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, she has found her niche in the classroom as well, encouraging students as they learn Hebrew. She has special interest in the book of Exodus and in literary analysis of narratives and poetry.
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The Founder of The Kerygma Summit, Lisa is the best-selling author of fifteen books and seven Bible study curriculums, and the host of the popular podcast Lisa Harper’s Back Porch Theology, with several million downloads on Access More. Lisa has spoken at conferences and churches all over the world and is known for her engaging, authentic style which combines hilarious anecdotes with solid biblical exegesis. She holds a Masters of Theological Studies from Covenant Seminary and is in the final stage of earning her doctorate from Denver Seminary. Her passion for helping others become students of the Word has also led her to create the Kerygma Cohort - a seminary track for women in partnership with Denver Seminary.
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Dr. Jim Howard is the much beloved pastor of Dillon Community Church in Colorado, as well as an author, New Testament scholar, and a popular teaching professor at Denver Seminary. He is a regular guest on Lisa Harper’s Back Porch Theology podcast where he serves as resident theological professor. He has 30 years of cross-cultural ministry and teaching experience and routinely helps equip spiritual leaders in Nepal, Mozambique, Haiti and India.
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Rev Dr. Martin, Chief Impact Officer with Christianity Today. She was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a triple major in human and organizational development, educational studies, and French. She worked as a business analyst for Deloitte before receiving her master of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, where she was the recipient of the David Hugh Jones Award in Music and the John Alan Swink Award in Preaching. While in seminary, she served as the director of evangelism at St. James African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Newark, New Jersey, and spent a summer in ministry at Mandalay Baptist Church in Cape Town, South Africa. She went on to earn a doctor of ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where she now serves as an adjunct professor. Martin resides in Maryland with her husband, Mark, and their two daughters.
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Dr. Craig S. Keener is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of 37 books with 1.4 million copies in circulation. His books have won 13 national and international awards, including six from Christianity Today. He has authored roughly 100 academic articles, seven booklets, and roughly 200 popular-level articles. His “The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament,” which provides cultural background for each passage of the New Testament, has alone sold more than half a million copies. Dr. Keener is the New Testament editor for the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, which won the International Book Award for Christianity as well as Bible of the Year for the Christian Book Awards. He is married to Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener, who was a refugee in her home country of Congo for 18 months; her experience and their romance appears in “Impossible Love” (Chosen, 2016).
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Joel Muddamalle holds a PhD in theology and serves as the director of theology and research at Proverbs 31 Ministries. He co-hosts the Therapy & Theology podcast with Lysa TerKeurst and licensed counselor Jim Cress. Joel is a frequent speaker for churches, conferences and events. He released his first book, The Hidden Peace: Finding True Security, Strength, and Confidence Through Humility in 2024. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Joel and his wife enjoy a full house with their four children and German Shepherd, Lady. If he doesn’t have a theology book in hand, you can be sure he’s coaching one of his kids in a sport or doing his best to keep up his hoops game on the basketball court.
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Dr. McKnight, Visiting Professor at Houston Theological Seminary, is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. He’s written over sixty books – including The Blue Parakeet and The King Jesus Gospel – which have been heralded as deeply reasoned, spiritually sound and revolutionary with regards to how to actively engage our hearts in the redemptive Story of the Bible and in a real relationship with Jesus Christ as we read, understand, and apply Scripture. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies.
PLUS breakouts, panels,
& anointed worship
with Jon Reddick,
Kari Jobe + Cody Carnes
and Laura Cooksey!
JON REDDICK
KARI JOBE + CODY CARNES
LAURA COOKSEY
Special pre-conference
breakouts include a LIVE
podcast recording with Lisa,
Allison Allen, & Dr. Jim Howard!
Pre-conference breakouts will be held Thursday, May 1st, at:
Think of The Kerygma Summit as a Seminary level masters class, but with lots of laughter, new friends, food trucks and after parties!
"Every speaker left me wanting more. I was so riveted, I had trouble sleeping each night!" - LINDSEY F. (Peoria, IL)
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"I am constantly pouring into other people and my cup was getting empty. After attending, my cup overflowed!" - KAY B. (Milford, DE)
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"Every speaker left me wanting more. I was so riveted, I had trouble sleeping each night!" - LINDSEY F. (Peoria, IL) • "I am constantly pouring into other people and my cup was getting empty. After attending, my cup overflowed!" - KAY B. (Milford, DE) •
"God reminded me of and clarified His call for my life. I immediately enrolled in grad school and have become a sponge!" - ALLISON L. (Columbia, SC)
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"I arrived with a feeling of expectation of what the Lord was going to do... Wow! Did He exceed my imagination!" - ANDREA J. (Suwanee, GA)
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"God reminded me of and clarified His call for my life. I immediately enrolled in grad school and have become a sponge!" - ALLISON L. (Columbia, SC) • "I arrived with a feeling of expectation of what the Lord was going to do... Wow! Did He exceed my imagination!" - ANDREA J. (Suwanee, GA) •
"I was empty and honestly done. But Kerygma revived me and my passion for ministry." - BELINDA D. (Amarillo, TX)
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"Many thought I was crazy for flying all the way from the UK for a 3-day summit at great cost, but it was worth it!" - AMANDA B. (Kent, UK)
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"I was empty and honestly done. But Kerygma revived me and my passion for ministry." - BELINDA D. (Amarillo, TX) • "Many thought I was crazy for flying all the way from the UK for a 3-day summit at great cost, but it was worth it!" - AMANDA B. (Kent, UK) •
lean IN…
Engage with other women in a warm, collaborative space where Jesus is King, every voice has value, laughter is on the agenda, and you can even wear your comfy pants.
learn…
Get answers to your burning theological questions about the veracity of scripture, women in leadership, and other timely topics through intensives in sound biblical exegesis, hermeneutics and practical theology.
LAUNCH!
Gain both practical and revelatory wisdom to help deepen your intimacy with Jesus, increase the efficacy of your spiritual leadership, and quite possibly change the trajectory of your life!