Preaching in the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit: Yves Congar’s Pneumatology and Homiletics

In *Yves Congar’s Theology of the Holy Spirit*, Elizabeth Groppe argues that Congar’s distinctive contribution to pneumatology lies in his integration of anthropology and ecclesiology. This paper builds upon this insight and uses Congar as a foundation from which to construct an integrated pneumatological theology of preaching. Theological reflection on the activity of the Spirit in preaching continues to lack a robust integration between anthropology and ecclesiology, often focusing on the individual preacher at the expense of the community. What if we instead began with the Spirit-filled community as the starting point for a theology of preaching? A coversation between Congar's pneumatology and the practical field of homiletics, this paper approaches preaching not only as an application of theology but also as a source of theological reflection. I reveal how reflecting more deeply on the Spirit's activity in the community gathered for the preaching event can help advance our pneumatology.