Preaching Punchlines

Date: October 28, 2021 9:30 am

Location: Virtual

This engaging presentation is full of practical takeaways for clergy and religious lay leaders about how lessons from standup comedy can transform preaching, pastoral care, and self-care.

As a trial lawyer turned standup comedian and Baptist minister, Susan Sparks is America’s only female comedian with a pulpit. Currently the senior pastor of the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City (and the first woman in it’s 170-year history), Susan is also a professional comedian touring nationally with the Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour. A best-selling author of five books, Susan is also an award-winning nationally syndicated columnist with Gannett.