2026 Preaching Conference
One Table Preaching:
Making Room for Every Voice
Equip yourself to navigate complex differences
Grow in confidence to preach amid division and diversity
Learn how to speak faithfully when issues are polarizing and your congregation holds very different perspectives.
Reimagine preaching as more than exegesis
Explore how to engage people’s deeply held perspectives and create space for theological, social, and personal difference at the preaching “table.”
Meet Your Keynote Speaker
Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow
Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow is a 3rd Generation Filipino/Chinese American and an active speaker, writer, and coachsultant. His writing, teaching, and speaking have taken him to Australia, The Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, and across the United States as he addresses topics of faith, leadership, activism, culture, race, and technology.
Author of six books, most recently, In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World (Chalice Press, 2021) Everything Good about God is True: Choosing Faith (Broadleaf Books, 2024). Bruce also has a broad online video and audio presence but writes and podcasts through his Newsletter & Podcast, The Amalgamation.
Bruce has been an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) since 1995 and has pastored seven congregations throughout California. In 2008, he was elected Moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA, the youngest and first Asian American to hold the denomination’s highest elected office.
He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, works with Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center to lead delegations to Palestine, is a Senior Consultant and Coach with Convergence, is a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths Coach, and is the Church Relations and Development Officer at Zephyr Point Conference Center.
Bruce and his wife, Robin, have three adult children, two senior pups, too many houseplants, and a thriving empty-nester life in San Jose, CA.
He is present on most social platforms, but he is most active on BlueSky via @breyeschow.com. Find out more at www.reyes-chow.com.

Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
Calvin Presbyterian Church, 18826 Third Ave. NW, Shoreline, WA 98177
Registration Opens in 2026
Workshops Topics
- Preaching on Political Issues
- Centering the Marginalized: Text, Christology, and Embodiment.
- Multi-generational preaching
- For lay preachers: the character and craft of preaching
- Preaching for inclusion for diverse genders and sexualities
- Preaching to foster multicultural and multiracial communities
- Innovative forms of dialog
- Bridging the Gap Between Generations
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“We’re not here to erase difference — we’re here to reimagine preaching that embraces it.”
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