Bishop Willimon to present lectures at Beeson Divinity School
On February 19-21, 2008, North Alabama Conference Bishop William H. Willimon will present the William E. Conger, Jr. Lectures on Biblical Preaching at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham.
Bishop Willimon will deliver the sermon during the chapel service on Tuesday, Feb 19, at 11 a.m. He will then present lectures on Wednesday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and on Thursday at 11 a.m. Each of these events will take place in the Andrew Gerow Hodges Chapel on the campus of Samford University.
In addition, a lunch (by reservation only) is available on Wednesday at noon in the Student Commons, immediately following the morning lecture and before the lecture at 1 p.m. The worship service and all of the lectures are free and open to the public, but there is a charge of $7.50 for Wednesday's lunch. Reservations are required. To register for the lunch on-line, please click here.
The William E. Conger Lectures on Biblical Preaching are made possible through the generosity of the late Colonel William E. Conger, Jr. After distinguished military career, Colonel Conger served for many years as a close personal advisor to Ralph Waldo Beeson, the founding benefactor of Beeson Divinity School. Colonel Conger long shared Mr. Beeson's deep commitment to the pastoral ministry of preaching. In 1991, that commitment was expressed through the endowment of a lectureship to recapture the vision of preaching ministry, furthering the cause of Christ in today's world.