Harvard Divinity School

Each spring, the Office of Ministry Studies organizes the Billings Preaching Prize Finals, an annual preaching competition open to second- and third-year MDiv students. Congratulations to MDiv Sharon Christner, the 2023 Billings Preaching Prize Competition winner, and to finalists James Lewis and Stephanie Hollenberg for their incredible talents. The finals were held during Noon Service on April 19 in Williams Chapel. The event also featured a reading from Nicole Marie, the Massachusetts Bible Society scripture reading winner, and john gehman, the reading from contemporary literature winner. This event took place April 19, 2023. A full transcript is forthcoming. Learn more: https://hds.harvard.edu/