Brite Divinity School hosting Ministers Week Feb. 8-11

Dr. Sharon Watkins heads the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) across the United States and Canada

Fort Worth, TX

1/25/2010

Brite Divinity School will present the annual Ministers Week Feb. 8-11, featuring lectures, sermons, workshops and worship services. Most events are held at University Christian Church, with the exception of this year’s public lecture by William Paul Young, author of The New York Times’ best-seller The Shack.
 
 
That event will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 in Ed Landreth Auditorium. Admission is $15, or $10 for faculty and staff with a TCU ID. TCU and Brite students may attend free of charge, although registration is required due to limited seating. Pre-register online at www.brite.tcu.edu/shack, or e-mail registration information to e.theilig@tcu.edu or phone 817-257-7580.
 
 
Young also will deliver lectures to Ministers Week attendees on Thursday morning.
 
 
Rev.  Dr. Sharon E. Watkins, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada will deliver the Wells Sermons at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the UCC sanctuary. Dr. Warren Carter, professor of New Testament at Brite, will deliver the McFadin Lectures at 9 and 11 a.m. Tuesday in UCC Fellowship Hall.  At 3 p.m. in the sanctuary, there will be an organ concert by Olivier Latry, titular organist for the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.
 
 
Another special guest is Dr. Diana Butler Bass, author, speaker and scholar of American religion and culture. She will speak at the Davis Workshop in Ministry, with the two sessions set for 9 and 11 a.m. Wednesday.
 
 
For more information about Ministers Week, call Eilene Theilig at 817-257-7580.