By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer Cuban-American artist Rolando Diaz will paint during a live performance Sunday, Monday and Tuesday night at 8:45 p.m. in the Williams Performing Arts Center. His performances are a part of Bible Lectureship that organizers hope will appeal to the college crowd through art, music and spirituality. As music plays ... [Read More…]
Organizers plan September event: Although he has five less months to plan the next Lectureship, Dr. Mark Love said he believes organization for next semester’s event is going well.
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief When the Bible Lectureship ends each February, Dr. Mark Love, director of Ministry Events, usually can go a couple months before having to begin planning the next year's event. This year, however, with Lectureship moving to the third weekend in September, planning already has begun for next year's event, which ... [Read More…]
Change headlines opening event
By Mallory Sherwood, Features Editor Songs echoed throughout Moody Coliseum on Sunday as more than 2,300 people gathered for the opening night of the 87th annual Bible Lectureship to worship with ZOE Group and listen to Billy Wilson, guest lecturer from Glasgow, Scotland. Guests also heard two important announcements regarding Lectureship and the ... [Read More…]
Change headlines opening event: Lectureship will transition to September in 2006
By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief Dr. Royce Money, president of the university, announced Sunday night that Bible Lectureship will move from its traditional February timeslot to the third week of September in 2006. During that transition, the university will conduct two Lectureships within seven months of each other. Dr. Mark Love, director of ... [Read More…]
Don’t move Lectureship
Should the university move Lectureship? Some on campus would say yes. They want to move Lectureship to a time in the fall-a time when the weather is better and when potential attendees won't have to choose between ACU and Pepperdine's lecture events. Others would say no-these include people in the alumni and marketing offices, who work long hours ... [Read More…]
Lectureship additions to address issues of faith in the movies: Coffee house visitors to discuss gospel and culture
By Jonathan Smith, Managing Editor The gospel and culture coffee house, a new addition to this year's Bible Lectureship, will feature discussions about literature and the popular movies The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings. The coffee house will be in the Bean Sprout following each night's main lecture and will be conducted by different ... [Read More…]
All eyes on Lectureship as ICOC returns: ‘Conversation’ planned between mainline Churches, breakway group many label a cult
By Kyle Peveto, Opinion Editor A planned Lectureship forum between prominent members of the International Churches of Christ and mainline Churches is attracting interest from many throughout the Christian community. The ICOC-which split from mainline Churches of Christ about 20 years ago, has been known as the Boston or Crossroads Movement, and ... [Read More…]
Speaker to lecture despite blacking out
By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Despite blacking out for seven hours on Super Bowl Sunday, widely known author and preacher Lynn Anderson will still be one of the keynote speakers for the 2003 Bible Lectureship. Anderson, who preached for 19 years at Highland Church of Christ, was unconscious from about 5 p.m. to midnight on Jan. 26. He was rushed to ... [Read More…]
Bouchelle decries Churches of Christ for wavering focus
By Steve Holt, Copy Editor Directly challenging individual faith and Church of Christ evangelism, Dan Bouchelle delivered the opening theme speech of the 85th annual Bible Lectureship Sunday night in Moody Coliseum. Bouchelle spoke on the topic "Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven Has Come Near," suggesting that many Christians fail to truly repent ... [Read More…]
Tent’s return resurrects traditions, memories
By Melanie J. Knox, Opinion Editor The Bible Lectureship tent, which was a tradition until recent years, has been resurrected for the second year in a row on the mall outside Moody Coliseum. In the early days of Lectureship, the tent was used for exhibits and was set up in the parking lot that is now the Teague Center. The tent was done away ... [Read More…]