Lincoln Christian College and Seminary fulfill its
mission of nurturing and equipping Christians" in a variety of
ways--inside and outside the classroom. One of the
"outside-the-classroom" ways is through annual lectureships on our
campus. The Lincoln Lectures provide a forum for bringing to campus a
wide range of noted scholars, teachers, preachers, and others who are
major influencers "in the church and the world." These free lectures
are for the benefit of our own students and faculty and staff, as well
as for the general public. Currently, Lincoln offers two lecture series
each year: a Fall Lectureship and a Spring Lectureship.
The
Fall Lectureship is called the James D. Strauss Worldview Lectureship
in honor of a retired professor of theology and philosophy. Past
lectures for this series have included such notable thinkers as Leland
Ryken, William Lane Craig, Terry Mattingly, Michael Behe, James Sire,
Nancy Pearcey, J.P. Moreland, and Ben Witherington. This Lectureship is
typically held the first or second Tuesday and Wednesday in October.
The 2008 Strauss Lectures will be delivered by Dr. C. Christopher Hook,
M.D. from Mayo Clinic on October 7-8, 2008. The 2009 speaker for the
lecture wll be Dr. David Gushee from Union University.
The
Spring Lectureship now rotates every other year between two different
lecture series: the Seminary Lectureship and the John M. Webb
Lectureship on Preaching (named in honor of a long-term Academic Dean
and Professor of Preaching at Lincoln Christian College). The Seminary
Lectureship typically features scholars from the various disciplines
represented in our Seminary, including such outstanding people as
Eugene Peterson, Walter Kaiser, Thomas Oden, Ted Ward, Robert Clinton,
Kenneth Gangel, Raymond Bakke, Robert Webber, Paul Maier, and Diane
Langberg. The Webb Lectureship on Preaching features preachers and
professors of preaching who reinforce our school's long commitment to
the ministry of preahching. Past Webb lectures include Fred Craddock,
William Willimon, James Earl Massey, Calvin Miller, Eugene Lowry,
Haddon Robbinson, Thomas Long, Michael Duduit, and Robert Smith, Jr.
The Spring Lectureship for 2009 will feature Joe Webb and John D. Webb,
the sons of John M. Webb, for whom the lectureship is named. The 2009
lectures will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his significant series
on preaching.