Previous Engagements
         
          
           
            
2020
 
                                        
                                            November 15 
                                                - 16  
                                         
                                        Teaching at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI  (cancelled because of pandemic)
 
                                        
                                            October 15 
                                                - 29  
                                         
                                        Teaching at the Pontifical College for North America, Vatican City, Rome (postponed indefinitely because of pandemic)
 
                                        
                                            June 4 
                                                - 5  
                                         
                                        The Brady Theology & Mission Lectures, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago – POSTPONED
 
                                        
                                            February 1 
                                                  
                                         
                                        In England for four weeks, February 7-March 3. Lecturing at St Mellitus College, London Feb. 10-12; visiting and preaching at Westcott College, Cambridge, Feb. 13-14; preaching at Oriel and Wycliffe Colleges and visiting Oxford, Feb. 15-19; visiting and preaching at Exeter Cathedral Feb 23; visiting London Feb. 24-March 3.
2019
 
                                        
                                            November 23 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Presentation to Stanwich Church, Greenwich, CT
 
                                        
                                            November 11 
                                                - 13  
                                         
                                        Leading Clergy Retreat, Diocese of New Jersey
 
                                        
                                            September 16 
                                                - 18  
                                         
                                        Delivering Parchman Lectures at Truett Seminary, Baylor University
 
                                        
                                            September 8 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at 4 PM Evensong, St Thomas, Fifth Avenue (The Patronal Feast of St Thomas, Apostle)
 
                                        
                                            May 16 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Delivering Commencement Address at Virginia Theological Seminary
 
                                        
                                            April 29 
                                                - May 1  
                                         
                                        Leading Clergy Conference for the Diocese of Pennsylvania, in Cape May, NJ
 
                                        
                                            April 4 
                                                - 5  
                                         
                                        Plenary speaker, Wheaton College Theology Conference
 
                                        
                                            March 25 
                                                - 27  
                                         
                                        Speaking at Duke Divinity School
 
                                        
                                            February 15 
                                                - 17  
                                         
                                        Speaking and preaching in Wisconsin: 
1) Upper House at the University of Wisconsin 
 2) Nashotah House (a seminary of the Episcopal Church)
 3) Geneva Campus Church at the University of Wisconsin
2018
 
                                        
                                            December 2 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching on Advent I, the Patronal Feast of the Church of the Advent, Boston
 
                                        
                                            November 27 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Fleming’s new book, Advent: the Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ, has been a runaway best-seller
 
                                        
                                            November 13 
                                                - 18  
                                         
                                        Preaching and teaching at Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina
 
                                        
                                            October 22 
                                                - 24  
                                         
                                        Speaking at Clergy Conference, Diocese of Texas
 
                                        
                                            September 21 
                                                - 23  
                                         
                                        Leading clergy day and preaching at Friendship United Methodist Church in Cincinnati
 
                                        
                                            June 17 
                                                - 20  
                                         
                                        Keynote speaker at the Barth Pastor’s conference, Princeton
 
                                        
                                            May 8 
                                                - 9  
                                         
                                        Preaching conference in Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
 
                                        
                                            April 26 
                                                - 28  
                                         
                                        Mockingbird Conference, New York City
 
                                        
                                            April 12 
                                                - 14  
                                         
                                        Speaking at the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College
 
                                        
                                            March 30 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching the Good Friday Three Hours at Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, NYC
 
                                        
                                            March 25 
                                                - 28  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Church of the Advent, Birmingham
 
                                        
                                            February 25 
                                                - 26  
                                         
                                        Teaching and preaching at First Presbyterian, Shreveport, Louisiana
2017
 
                                        
                                            December 10 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Speaking at Calvary-St George’s Episcopal Church, New York City, 12:30-1:30 pm. Anderson Hall, 61 Gramercy Park North (21st and Park Avenue South).
 
                                        
                                            December 3 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Speaking at Calvary-St George’s Episcopal Church, New York City, 12:30-1:30 pm. Anderson Hall, 61 Gramercy Park North (21st and Park Avenue South).
 
                                        
                                            December 2 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Co-leading Advent clergy study day with Prof. Joseph Mangina of Wycliffe, Toronto, for the Diocese of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
 
                                        
                                            November 28 
                                                - 30  
                                         
                                        Speaking at Trinity School for Ministry, Ambridge, PA
 
                                        
                                            November 17 
                                                - 19  
                                         
                                        Attending SBL-AAR conference in Boston
 
                                        
                                            November 7 
                                                - 10  
                                         
                                        Leading clergy retreat for the Diocese of Albany
 
                                        
                                            October 22 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preacher for the Lutheran-Catholic Prayer Service for Unity and Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, Georgia
 
                                        
                                            October 3 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Speaking at “Theology on Tap,” Church of the Advent, Boston
 
                                        
                                            September 11 
                                                - 26  
                                         
                                        Visiting London, Canterbury, and Winchester with family for 80th birthday celebration.
 
                                        
                                            April 27 
                                                - 28  
                                         
                                        Speaking at the Mockingbird Conference, New York City
 
                                        
                                            April 8 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Leading a Lenten day of teaching on the Crucifixion: Stanwich Congregational Church, Greenwich, CT
 
                                        
                                            March 29 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching for Lenten series, Trinity Cathedral, Columbia SC
 
                                        
                                            March 25 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Teaching and Preaching for the Diocese of Pennsylvania at the Church of the Good Samaritan, Paoli
 
                                        
                                            March 13 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Fleming is a regular now on the very popular “Crackers and Grape Juice” podcast. Look for “Fridays with Fleming”
 
                                        
                                            March 8 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Presenting the Spring Theology Lecture at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue, 6:30 PM.
 
                                        
                                            March 5 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Ontario
 
                                        
                                            February 27 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Leading annual Preaching Day, Wycliffe College, Toronto
 
                                        
                                            February 20 
                                                  
                                         
                                        A very knowledgeable recommendation of The Crucifixion, from London
2016
 
                                        
                                            December 21 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching for the institution of the Rev. Dane Boston as rector of Christ Church, Cooperstown, NY
 
                                        
                                            December 16 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Fleming’s book The Crucifixion has been named the Book of the Year (2017) by Christianity Today
 
                                        
                                            November 18 
                                                - 20  
                                         
                                        Leading Parish Weekend, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cherry Hill, NJ
 
                                        
                                            October 21 
                                                - 23  
                                         
                                        Keynoting at Trinity School for Ministry conference in Baltimore, Residence Inn, Baltimore Downtown/Inner Harbor.
 
                                        
                                            October 2 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Presenting The Crucifixion at Calvary-St George, NYC
 
                                        
                                            September 27 
                                                - 29  
                                         
                                        Leading workshop at Reformed Communion Conference, Christ Community Church, Philadelphia.
 
                                        
                                            September 25 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Presenting The Crucifixion at Calvary-St George, NYC
 
                                        
                                            September 17 
                                                - 18  
                                         
                                        Preaching and lecturing at Berry College, Rome, Georgia
 
                                        
                                            May 27 
                                                  
                                         
                                        The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge crosses the pond
 
                                        
                                            May 13 
                                                  
                                         
                                        The Crucifixion wins Best Reference Book award
 
                                        
                                            May 10 
                                                  
                                         
                                        The Episcopal New Yorker interviews Fleming Rutledge about The Crucifixion
 
                                        
                                            April 15 
                                                - 29  
                                         
                                        Study/writing leave, Cape Cod, MA
 
                                        
                                            April 11 
                                                - 13  
                                         
                                        Speaking at clergy conference, Episcopal Diocese of Dallas
 
                                        
                                            March 13 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Presenting The Crucifixion, 10:10 AM, Christ Church, Greenwich, CT
 
                                        
                                            March 9 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, SC
 
                                        
                                            March 6 
                                                - 7  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Sunday and Monday services at Trinity Episcopal Church, Columbus, GA
 
                                        
                                            February 29 
                                                  
                                         
                                        The Crucifixion was reviewed on the Reformed-ish blog by Derek Rishmawy, who calls it a “beautiful piece of theology”, ideal for pastor-theologians.
 
                                        
                                            February 28 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Commonweal, the highly respected Roman Catholic magazine, has given Fleming’s The Crucifixion a prominent, positive review:
 
                                        
                                            February 27 
                                                  
                                         
                                        The Christian Century featured a very positive review of The Crucifixion:
2015
 
                                        
                                            December 15 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Fleming presents her new book at the Ecumenical Institute in Baltimore:
 
                                        
                                            December 9 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Presenting The Crucifixion:  Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ with responses by Dr. Michael J. Gorman and Rev. Dr. Amy Richter at St. Mary’s Seminary & University, Baltimore
 
                                        
                                            December 8 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at the ordination of Jason Poling at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore
 
                                        
                                            December 1 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Fleming’s new book is published and available
 
                                        
                                            November 4 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto
 
                                        
                                            November 1 
                                                - 3  
                                         
                                        Preaching and delivering keynote address, Toronto Festival of Preaching, Yorkminster Park Church, Toronto, Ontario
 
                                        
                                            September 30 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Keynote Speaker at the annual Reformed Communion Conference. Theme, “Cultivating Preachers.” Christ Community Church, Philadelphia.
 
                                        
                                            June 24 
                                                - 26  
                                         
                                        Teaching at the Barth Pastors’ Conference, Princeton Theological Seminary
 
                                        
                                            June 21 
                                                - 23  
                                         
                                        Preaching and lecturing at the Karl Barth 2015 Conference, Princeton Theological Seminary
 
                                        
                                            May 1 
                                                - 3  
                                         
                                        Preaching and teaching at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Orleans, Massachusetts.
 
                                        
                                            March 10 
                                                - 16  
                                         
                                        Preaching and teaching at Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, SC
 
                                        
                                            March 8 
                                                - 9  
                                         
                                        Preaching and teaching at Trinity Church, Columbus, GA
 
                                        
                                            February 19 
                                                - 22  
                                         
                                        Preaching and teaching at St. Margaret’s Anglican Parish in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
2014
 
                                        
                                            December 11 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Speaking at “Faith on Fire” at Christ Church, Greenwich CT
 
                                        
                                            December 1 
                                                - 3  
                                         
                                        Attending consultation at Virginia Theological Seminary
 
                                        
                                            November 10 
                                                - 17  
                                         
                                        In residence, preaching and teaching, Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, SC
 
                                        
                                            April 28 
                                                - May 2  
                                         
                                        Preaching and speaking at the Northwest Festival of Preaching in Seattle
 
                                        
                                            April 22 
                                                - 23  
                                         
                                        Preaching and teaching at Boston University School of Theology
 
                                        
                                            March 30 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Sunday morning worship: Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina
 
                                        
                                            March 26 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching for the Wednesday Lenten Series at Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina
 
                                        
                                            March 25 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Teaching at Duke Divinity School
2013
 
                                        
                                            September 15 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at the Duke University Chapel
 
                                        
                                            August 4 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Montreat Conference Center, Montreat, NC
 
                                        
                                            April 8 
                                                - 23  
                                         
                                        Away and incommunicado on writing leave
 
                                        
                                            March 13 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching for Lenten series at Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, SC
 
                                        
                                            March 6 
                                                - 7  
                                         
                                        Preaching and meeting with students at Duke Divinity School
 
                                        
                                            February 16 
                                                - 17  
                                         
                                        Preaching and teaching at First Presbyterian, Ambler, PA
2012
 
                                        
                                            October 12 
                                                - 14  
                                         
                                        Preaching and speaking at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Columbia SC
 
                                        
                                            October 7 
                                                - 8  
                                         
                                        Lecturing, preaching, and teaching at Christ Church, Roanoke, VA
 
                                        
                                            September 25 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Meeting with faculty and students to discuss my Old Testament book, And The Lord Spoke to Abraham, Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, VA
 
                                        
                                            May 13 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Teaching on Tolkien at Holy Spirit Church, Orleans, Mass.
 
                                        
                                            April 15 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Hilltop Presbyterian Church, Mendham, NJ
 
                                        
                                            April 8 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Holy Spirit Church, Orleans, Mass.
 
                                        
                                            March 18 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Teaching and preaching at Christ Church, Greenwich, CT
 
                                        
                                            March 7 
                                                - 9  
                                         
                                        Lecturing on The Lord of the Rings at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge
 
                                        
                                            March 4 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Teaching at Christ Church, Greenwich, CT
 
                                        
                                            January 22 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Sunday, January 22: Preaching at St. John’s, Salisbury, CT
2011
 
                                        
                                            November 4 
                                                - 6  
                                         
                                        Parish Weekend, St. Paul’s, Akron, Ohio
 
                                        
                                            October 23 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Bach Vespers, Holy Trinity Church, NYC
 
                                        
                                            October 5 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching Day at Wycliffe College, Toronto
 
                                        
                                            June 14 
                                                - 16  
                                         
                                        Speaking at the Pro Ecclesia annual conference for clergy and laity, Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland.
 
                                        
                                            April 22 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching the Good Friday Service at Christ Church, Greenwich, CT
 
                                        
                                            March 18 
                                                - 20  
                                         
                                        Visiting preacher, St. George’s in Nashville
2010
 
                                        
                                            December 12 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Bach Vespers, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, NYC
 
                                        
                                            November 12 
                                                - 14  
                                         
                                        Preaching and teaching at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Orleans, Mass.
 
                                        
                                            October 30 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Memorial Service for Frank C. Smith
 
                                        
                                            March 26 
                                                - April 18  
                                         
                                        Visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome
2009
 
                                        
                                            November 22 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Christ Church, Westerly, Rhode Island
 
                                        
                                            October 25 
                                                - 28  
                                         
                                        Preaching and lecturing at Hope College, Holland, Michigan
 
                                        
                                            October 10 
                                                - 12  
                                         
                                        Teaching at Union Theological Seminary (Presbyterian), Charlotte Campus
 
                                        
                                            May 5 
                                                - 8  
                                         
                                        Plenary speaker, Regent College Pastors’ Conference, Vancouver, BC
 
                                        
                                            March 24 
                                                - 27  
                                         
                                        Lenten preacher, St. Paul’s Church in Richmond, VA
 
                                        
                                            March 11 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Lenten preaching at Christ Church, Charlotte
 
                                        
                                            February 1 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Bach Vespers in NYC
2008
 
                                        
                                            September 1 
                                                - December 1  
                                         
                                        Teaching homiletics (preaching) at Wycliffe in Toronto
 
                                        
                                            March 9 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching during the Celebration of American Preaching at Washington National Cathedral (11:15 AM)
 
                                        
                                            February 24 
                                                - 28  
                                         
                                        Delivering Beeson Lectures at Asbury Seminary, Lexington, Kentucky
 
                                        
                                            February 5 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Finch-Hunt lecturer in preaching for the North Carolina United Methodist clergy
2007
 
                                        
                                            September 16 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Mayfield-Salisbury Church (Church of Scotland), Edinburgh
 
                                        
                                            April 13 
                                                - 23  
                                         
                                        In New Orleans preaching and teaching at Trinity Church
 
                                        
                                            February 25 
                                                - 28  
                                         
                                        Leading the Bowen Conference, Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC
 
                                        
                                            February 6 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Addressing Midwinter Covenant Conference, Evangelical Covenant Church, Denver
2006
 
                                        
                                            November 10 
                                                - 12  
                                         
                                        Distinguished Preacher Series, Lenape Valley Presbyterian Church, New Britain, PA
 
                                        
                                            October 23 
                                                - 25  
                                         
                                        Leading Fall Clergy Conference, Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, Orlando
 
                                        
                                            October 6 
                                                - 8  
                                         
                                        Preaching mission, Bayside Presbyterian, Virginia Beach, Virginia
 
                                        
                                            September 26 
                                                - 27  
                                         
                                        Preaching at conclave of Scottish and American pastors, Myers Park Presbyterian, Charlotte, NC
 
                                        
                                            September 24 
                                                - 25  
                                         
                                        Royster Lectures, First Presbyterian, Henderson, NC
 
                                        
                                            June 7 
                                                - 13  
                                         
                                        Preaching at All Saints, Linville NC on June 11 and spending the week there.
 
                                        
                                            April 9 
                                                - 14  
                                         
                                        Holy Week preaching at St. Michael and St. George, St. Louis
 
                                        
                                            March 6 
                                                - 11  
                                         
                                        Leading at the College of Preachers, Washington, DC
2005
 
                                        
                                            December 11 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Bedford, NY
 
                                        
                                            November 3 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at the institution of Anne Ryder as rector, Christ Church, Sheffield, Mass.
 
                                        
                                            September 11 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Christ Church, Sheffield, Mass.
 
                                        
                                            August 14 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City
 
                                        
                                            June 26 
                                                - 30  
                                         
                                        Teaching at the Engle Institute for Preaching, Princeton Seminary
 
                                        
                                            June 5 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preach at Trinity, Copley Square, Boston
 
                                        
                                            May 25 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at the Institution of Douglas Holmes as new rector, Grace Church, Camden, South Carolina
 
                                        
                                            May 7 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Christ United Methodist Church, Park Avenue, New York City
 
                                        
                                            May 1 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at Mayfield-Salisbury Church (Church of Scotland) in Edinburgh
 
                                        
                                            April 27 
                                                - May 5  
                                         
                                        Visiting in Edinburgh, Scotland
 
                                        
                                            April 24 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preach in Durham Cathedral (England)
 
                                        
                                            April 20 
                                                - 27  
                                         
                                        Teaching at St. John’s College, University of Durham, England
 
                                        
                                            March 24 
                                                - 25  
                                         
                                        (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday) Preaching at St. Francis Church, Potomac, Maryland
 
                                        
                                            March 20 
                                                  
                                         
                                        (Palm Sunday) Preaching in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
 
                                        
                                            March 13 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Speaking at First Presbyterian Church (Greenwich)
 
                                        
                                            March 9 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preaching at St. Martin’s, Houston, Texas
 
                                        
                                            March 6 
                                                - 7  
                                         
                                        Attending Evangelicals for Social Action conference, Washington DC
 
                                        
                                            March 6 
                                                - 10  
                                         
                                        Leader, College of Preachers (Washington National Cathedral)
 
                                        
                                            March 4 
                                                - 5  
                                         
                                        Leading First Presbyterian (Greenwich) women’s retreat
 
                                        
                                            February 21 
                                                - 26  
                                         
                                        Preaching/Teaching at King’s College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 
                                        
                                            February 12 
                                                - 17  
                                         
                                        Preaching/Teaching at Christ Church, Greenville, South Carolina
 
                                        
                                            February 9 
                                                  
                                         
                                        (Ash Wednesday): Speaking at Episcopal High School, Alexandria
 
                                        
                                            January 24 
                                                - 30  
                                         
                                        Lecturing/Preaching at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
 
                                        
                                            January 2 
                                                  
                                         
                                        Preach at St. Matthew’s, Bedford, New York