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Preacher: Pádraig Ó Tuama
At Open Icon Baptist Church, we value great preaching — preaching that engages deeply, humbly and honestly with Jesus, the Bible, and the pain and joy of living in the real world. And since going permanently online, we have been able to welcome great preachers from all over the world without having to wait for them to visit our shores. Click here to meet the inspirational preachers depicted in the gallery above, none of whom have preached for us!
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Pádraig Ó Tuama
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a celebrated Irish poet, theologian, and conflict transformation practitioner whose work explores the intersection of language, power, and religion. He served as the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation organization, from 2014 to 2019. His background in theology and group work informs his approach to mediation, often using storytelling and poetry to bridge divides in deeply conflicted areas. In 2025, Pádraig joined the faculty of Yale Divinity School as the Professor in the Practice of Spirituality. Pádraig is widely recognised as the host of the popular Poetry Unbound podcast from On Being Studios, which has garnered over 20 million downloads. His most recent works include the poetry collection Kitchen Hymns (2025) and the anthology 44 Poems on Being with Each Other (2025). His fifth poetry collection, titled Love Between Men, is scheduled for publication in September 2026.
Sermons by Pádraig Ó Tuama
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25 October, 2020
Preacher: Pádraig Ó Tuama
Jesus shows us that even though there might be many things that don’t seem right to us, we would be wise to let many of them go and only fight the battles that really matter.
