Samford University: Jared Alcántara To Give Beeson Divinity School’s Annual Preaching Lectures, Feb. 23-25

Press release from Samford University:

February 22, 2021 by Kristen Padilla

Jared Alcántara William E. Conger Lectures for Biblical Preaching

Alcántara is associate professor of preaching and holder of the Paul W. Powell Endowed Chair in Preaching at Baylor’s Truett, and is the author of several textbooks in homiletics, including The Practices of Christian Preaching and Crossover Preaching: Improvisational-Intercultural Homiletics in Conversation with Gardner C. Taylor. His research interests include: preaching in the Global South, cultural and intercultural engagement, and the role of race and ethnicity in preaching, especially in the Latino/a and African American contexts.

The lecutres will be livestreamed at beesondivinity.com/live. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, guests are not allowed on Samford's campus at this time but are encouraged to particpate virtually.

The schedule for the Conger Lectures is as follows:

11 a.m.-NoonLecture: "Preaching God in the Wild"Beeson Divinity School, Hodges Chapel

11 a.m.-12 p.m.Lecture: "The God Who Sees and Calls Us in the Wild"Beeson Divinity School, N-10

11 a.m.–12 p.m.Lecture: "The God Who Saves and Sends Us in the Wild"Beeson Divinity School, N-101

The William E. Conger Lectures on Biblical Preaching are made possible through the generosity of the late Colonel William E. Conger Jr. After a 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. Conger long shared Beeson's deep commitment to the pastoral ministry of preaching. Beeson wanted Samford’s divinity school to be a place that trains “pastors who can preach.” 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.

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