Named after Keswick the town in the English Lake District, the annual convention seeks to promote "practical holiness" through prayer (especially for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit), reverent Bible study, and zeal for foreign mission. As a result, one of the highlights of the convention is the series of biblical expositions.
The Keswick Convention grew out of the revival of 1875 associated with Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey through the initiative and effort of the then vicar of Keswick, Canon Harford-Battersby. Today local "Keswick Conventions" are found in many cities around the world. Many of the addresses originating from the conventions are published either as books or audio recordings and we greatly encourage lay-preachers to avail themselves of them wherever it is possible; not only will they nourish you they also provide excellent models for your expository preaching.
Further Reading & Resources:
Andrew David Naselli, "Keswick Theology: A Survey and Analysis of the Doctrine of Sanctification in the Early Keswick Movement," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 13 (Fall 2008): 17-67.
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Ian Randall, "Capturing Keswick: Baptists and the changing spirituality of Keswick Convention in the 1920s," Baptist Quarterly 36.7 (July 1996): 331-348.
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