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
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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
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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”
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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
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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
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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
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May 13 The Crucifixion wins Best Reference Book award
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May 10 The Episcopal New Yorker interviews Fleming Rutledge about The Crucifixion
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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.
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February 28 Commonweal, the highly respected Roman Catholic magazine, has given Fleming’s The Crucifixion a prominent, positive review:
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February 27 The Christian Century featured a very positive review of The Crucifixion:
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2015

December 15 Fleming presents her new book at the Ecumenical Institute in Baltimore:
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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
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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
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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.
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April 22 Preaching the Good Friday Service at Christ Church, Greenwich, CT
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March 18 - 20 Visiting preacher, St. George’s in Nashville

2010

December 12 Preaching at Bach Vespers, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, NYC
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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
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March 26 - April 18 Visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome
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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
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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)
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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
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February 25 - 28 Leading the Bowen Conference, Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC
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February 6 Addressing Midwinter Covenant Conference, Evangelical Covenant Church, Denver
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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
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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