산상변모주일(사순절 시작 전 주일, 듀크대 메모리얼 교회)
윌리엄 H. 윌리몬감독은 연합감리교 감독이면서 노스캐롤라이나주 더햄에 위치한 듀크대학교 겨먹겸 기독교 사역 교수이면서 1984년 베일러대학교에서 실시한 국제설문조사에서 영어권 세계의 가장 훌륭한 설교자 12인 가운데 하나로 꼽힌 인물이다.
A bishop in the United Methodist Church, Professor Willimon served as the dean of Duke Chapel and professor of Christian ministry at Duke University for 20 years. He returned to Duke after serving as the bishop of the North Alabama Conference from 2004 to 2012. Willimon is the author of 70 books. His Worship as Pastoral Care was selected as one of the 10 most useful books for pastors in 1979 by the Academy of Parish Clergy. More than a million copies of his books have been sold. His articles have appeared in many publications including Theology Today, Interpretation, Liturgy, and Christianity Today. He is editor-at-large for The Christian Century. His book Pastor: the Theology and Practice of Ordained Leadership is used in dozens of seminaries in the United States and Asia. His He has taught in Germany, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia in various seminaries. He is a trustee of Wofford College, Emory University, and serves on the Dean’s Committee of Yale Divinity School. In early 2017 he will publish Who Lynched Willie Earle? Confronting Racism through Preaching.