Susan McGurgan is Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Lilly Compelling Preaching Initiative at Marian University, Indianapolis. She earned a D.Min. in Preaching from Seabury-Western and has taught preaching in a variety of settings to seminarians, permanent deacons and lay ministers. She served as President of the Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics, and as member-at-large and Convenor of the Theology of Preaching Work Group of the Academy of Homiletics. In 2020, she was the Marten Visiting Fellow of Preaching at the University of Notre Dame, and in 2021, launched Preaching Hope, a website offering resources and support for working preachers. preachinghope.org