Hello!

My name is Kelley Hudlow.

I am a Gen X priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.

I serve as the Missioner for Clergy Formation for the Diocese of Alabama. In this role, I am the director of the local ministry school that offers formation for those in the ordination process and lay leaders. I also coordinate and develop continuing education opportunities for clergy. In addition to my work with formation, I provide videography, live-streaming, and digital content creation for the diocese. Prior to working for the church full time, I was a trial attorney and a director of a legal clinic at a law school.

As an Episcopal priest, I am an itinerant preacher, traveling to churches without regular clergy on Sundays. I serve as a spiritual director for the Diocese of Alabama Vocare Community, which offers an annual retreat for young adults exploring their Christian faith and vocation. I have served on various diocesan committees, including the Standing Committee, the Bishops’ Committee on Generous Pastoral Response, and the Young Adults Ministry Steering Committee. I serve as the Lead Documentarian for the Alabama State Committee of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.

My academic and professional training includes a Bachelor of Arts in History, a Juris Doctorate, the National Criminal Defense College, Education for Ministry through Sewanee, and the Alabama Ministry School. In 2021 I completed the David G. Buttrick Certificate Program in Homiletic Peer Coaching through Vanderbilt Divinity School. I am currently working on a Master of Arts in Theopoetics and Writing through Bethany Theological Seminary.

I live in Birmingham, Alabama, with my spouse, Shanti, and my menagerie: a beagle named Lucy, an orange cat named Julien, and a corgi named Brother Juniper. This website hosts my sermons, newsletter, and updates on other projects. If you would like more information about homiletic coaching, please visit www.sermoncoaching.com.

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Interesting things seen on the way home. #halfwayhome Final day of the intensive. No museums today. Day spent in conversation. Lunch with Bethany students, faculty and staff. Pictured: me and my fellow art/theology nerds and our fearless leader Dr. Joelle Hathaway (to my left). Final museum day at Cincinnati Art Museum. Artwork of the day: (1) Selfie in front of Robert Lugo mural; (2) a bronze by Kehinde Wiley; (3) “The Two Sisters” by Kehinde Wiley; and “Christ in Profile” by Georges Rouault. Today was spent at the Dayton Art Institute. (1) Painting of the day “Cantata” by Norman Lewis (the only African American in the 1st generation of Abstract Expressionist. (2) Selfie in front of “Tocos” by by Hunt Slonem. (3) “Cat and Girl” block print by Saito Kiyoshi. I’m doing a week intensive on Christian Themes in the Art Gallery. Favorite painting of the day “He is Risen (Passion of the Christ Series)” 1945, by Romare Howard Bearden. This piece was once owned by Duke Ellington. Thank you to everyone for the birthday greetings. Celebrated tonight with these party animals (as well as neighbors and friends). Excited for what the next year brings. A sermon for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, April 23, 2023, offered at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Heflin, Alabama. A sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Easter, April 16, 2023, at the Church of Messiah in Heflin, Alabama. Ready for David Sedaris.