Campbell University Divinity School Lecture Series
It’s important to Campbell Divinity School that ministers have resources and opportunities available to them throughout the year that enrich them academically, spiritually, and in their ministries. The annual lecture series brings scholars from around the country and world to deliver lectures on a wide variety of topics that are related to evangelism, biblical studies, and preaching.
The L.B. and Mabel Reavis Professorship and Scholarship Program
Mark your calendar: September 24, 2024
Lecture Times: 11:00 am & 3:00 pm
Location: Butler Chapel at Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC
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This year’s Reavis lecturer is Rev. Dr. Lakisha R. Lockhart, a mother, wife, daughter, sister, former Zumba instructor, Womanist and coolest auntie around. She believes in the power of play, movement, aesthetics, and creative arts in life and in theology, using the body as a locus for theological reflection. She is a consultant, executive secretary for the Religious Education Association, and is on the Advisory Council for The Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership. In her professorial role as Assistant Professor of Christian Education at Union Presbyterian Seminary she is not only a teacher, but a facilitator, rope jumper, game-player, advocate, and catalyst for critical consciousness and engagement in faith education through various spiritual and artistic practices.
This southern lady hails from Columbus, GA by way of Waynesville, MO. She received her B.A. in Philosophy and Religion from Claflin University, M.Div. with a concentration in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Wesley Theological Seminary, M.A. in Ethics and Society from Vanderbilt University, and a Ph.D. in Theology and Education from Boston College.
She is the co-editor of the book Theopoetics in Color: Embodied Approaches in Theological Discourse and has two publications forthcoming in early 2025: Doing Theological Double Dutch: A Womanist Pedagogy of Play with Eerdmans and another co-edited book Nobody’s Perfect: Redefining Sin and Mistakes in Adolescent Christian Education with Fortress.
E.J. and Amaretta Prevatte Biblical Studies Lecture Series
Mark your calendar: October 29, 2024
Location: Campbell University Main Campus in Buies Creek, NC
Schedule:
10:30 AM Moment of Prayer in the Prayer Garden at the Bell Tower
11:00 Lecture 1 in Butler Chapel
12:00 PM Lunch in Student Union Ballroom A
1:00 Conversations @ Campbell in Student Union Ballroom A
2:30 Afternoon Break
3:00 Lecture 2 in Butler Chapel
4:00 Conclusion
Matthew Schlimm has a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament from Duke University, an M.Div. from Duke University, and a B.A. in Bible from Asbury University. Dr. Schlimm’s research topics include Genesis, Exodus-Deuteronomy, biblical emotion, biblical theology, biblical ethics and violence. He has written several books including 70 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know, This Strange and Sacred Scripture: Wrestling with the Old Testament and Its Oddities, and From Fratricide to Forgiveness: The Language and Ethics of Anger in Genesis.
He lives in the beautiful town of Dubuque, Iowa with his wife Stephanie and children Isaiah, Anna, and Isaac. He teaches at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.
Lecture Information
These events are offered at no charge and will include a ministry focus, a biblical focus, an academic focus, and a preaching focus. The lectures will be held in the Robert and Anna Butler Chapel. Follow Divinity School event signs for parking.
Mark your calendars now! Bring another minister with you and join us for any or all of these spiritual growth opportunities. These speakers will encourage you, stretch you, and inspire you. Campbell University provides a variety of venues for any meals you want to purchase.
We are glad to provide these growth and renewal opportunities for you.
Lodging
Please call numbers listed below and mention the Ministers Continuing Education Program at Campbell University Divinity School for reduced rates.
COMFORT INN, FUQUAY-VARINA
7616 Purfoy Rd. (27526)
919-557-9000
QUALITY INN, FUQUAY-VARINA
511 N. Judd Parkway NE (27526)
919-557-2009
HAMPTON INN, DUNN
100 Jesse Tart Circle (28334)
910-892-4333
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, DUNN
900 East Pearsall Street (28334)
910-892-4400
MARRIOTT FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES, DUNN
513 Springs Branch Road
Dunn, NC 28334
(910) 891-4064