The Evangelical Homiletics Society (EHS) convened its inaugural meeting in October of 1997, at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA, at the initiative of Drs. Scott Gibson of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Keith Willhite of Dallas Theological Seminary.

Professors Gibson and Willhite desired an academic society for the exchange of ideas related to instruction of biblical preaching.  Specifically, the EHS was formed for the following purpose:

To advance the cause of Biblical Preaching through:

• Promotion of a biblical-theological approach to preaching..
• Increased competence for teachers of preaching.
• Integration of the fields of communication, biblical studies, and theology.
• Scholarly contributions to the field of homiletics.