William E. Conger, Jr.
Lectures on Biblical Preaching
"The Poetics of Preaching"
March 2-4, 2010
Hodges Chapel
Featuring:
Dr. James Earl Massey
Dean Emeritus &
Distinguished Professor-at-Large,
Anderson University School of Theology
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Our Great Confession
Centered Creativity
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Prophetic Perspective
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Engaged Eagerness
Recordings of these and other lectures are available in the Beeson Media Center or may be purchased from the Beeson Bookshop.
James Earl Massey (B.R.E., Detroit Bible College; M.A., Oberlin Graduate School of Theology; Hum.D., Tuskegee University; Litt.D., Anderson University) is Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor-at-Large of the Anderson University School of Theology, honors bestowed on him after more than 25 years of service in theological education on that campus. From 1984 to 1990 and then again, from 1997 to 1998, he was Dean of the Chapel and University Professor of Religion and Society at Tuskegee University. A native of Detroit, he is Pastor-Emeritus of Metropolitan Church of God, a congregation of which he was the founding pastorand served from 1954 to 1976. Massey has preached and lectured in America, the Caribbean, England, Europe, Egypt, Australia, and Japan and on the campuses of more than 100 colleges, universities, and seminaries worldwide. A productive scholar, Dr. Massey has published 23 books including: Designing the Sermon: Order and Movement in Preaching (Abingdon), Sundays in the Tuskegee Chapel: Selected Sermons (Abingdon), and The Burdensome Joy of Preaching (Abingdon), which was named by Preaching magazine as its 1998 Book of the Year. Most recently he published his autobiography, Aspects of My Pilgrimage (Anderson University Press). Massey has served on the editorial boards of Preaching, Leadership, and Christianity Today. He is married to Gwendolyn Inez and they reside in Greensboro, Alabama.
Second in a series of three lectureships, 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. Preaching is the central task of Christian ministry and mission. In the Conger lectures, we affirm our commitment to this biblical reformation mandate. These lectures are presented in the fervent prayer and hope that they shall enlighten the preacher's skill, but above all, stir the preacher's soul, so God Himself may shine "in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ" (1 Corinthians4:6).
2008's lecturer was William Willimon, bishop of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. Past guests include Bryan Chapell, Richard Bewes, and John Piper. Recordings of past lectures are available in the Beeson Media Center or may be purchased from the Beeson Bookshop.
