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Simpson Lectures 2020
February 10, 2020 - February 12, 2020
VIDEOS
ALL THE FEELS
Lecture 1
Topic: ‘All the feels’ – how to think (theologically) about feeling and why it matters for emotionally literate ministry, preaching and worship. How different eras of church history, different denominational traditions and different cultural traditions read and show emotion in their practices.
STIR IT UP
Lecture 2
Effective, Affective, Reflective Practice in Worship + Preaching. Healthy and unhealthy suspicions of rhetoric and ‘manipulation’. Exploring how this relates to new forms of visual and virtual rhetoric.
FEELS LIKE MISSION?
Lecture 3
Topic: Feels Like Mission? – finding ‘new ways to touch the hearts of all’ (Iona Community). Preaching and worship as part of the church’s mission in cultures marked by ‘populism’, divided by connectivity and obsessed by celebrity
RED COUCH CONVERSATION
Interview with Rev. Dr. Doug Gay and Dr. Anna Robbins
Preachers!- Understanding and Caring for Your Voice
Workshop with Dr. Christianne Rushton
Director, School of Music, Acadia University
Preaching and Plagiarism
Workshop with Rev. Dr. Danny Smith
Lead Pastor, Middleton Baptist Church
God, Scotland and the Politics of Nationalism
Public Lecture
Lecture by: Rev. Dr. Doug Gay Panel Discussion – Joined by: Dr. Geoffrey Whitehall, Head and Professor, Acadia University Politics Department, Dr. Spencer Boersma, Assistant Professor of Theology, Acadia Divinity College, Acadia University and Moderated by Dr. Anna Robbins, President, Acadia Divinity College, Dean of Theology, Acadia University.
SCHEDULE
| Date | Event | Time | Location | Information |
| Monday Feb 10 2020 | Lecture #1 Topic: ‘All the feels’ – how to think (theologically) about feeling and why it matters for emotionally literate ministry, preaching and worship. How different eras of church history, different denominational traditions and different cultural traditions read and show emotion in their practices. | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons | Rev. Dr. Doug Gay |
| Reception | 8:30pm – 9:00pm | Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons | Join us for a reception following the evening lecture. | |
| Tuesday Feb 11 2020 | ADC Breakfast | 8:30 am – 10:30 am | Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons | Registration Required |
| Red Couch Conversation | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons | Rev. Dr. Doug Gay and Dr. Anna Robbins | |
| Preaching Workshop Topic: “Preachers!- Understanding and Caring for Your Voice” | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons | Dr. Christianne Rushton Director, School of Music Acadia University | |
| Workshop “Preaching and Plagiarism” | 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons | Rev. Dr. Danny Smith Lead Pastor Middleton Baptist Church | |
| Doctor of Ministry Supper | 4:45pm – 6:00pm | Locaiton: Paddy’s Pub, 2nd Floor | Join Dr. Stuart Blythe to learn about how an ADC Doctor of Ministry Degree can equip you to serve. Registration Required. | |
| Lecture #2 Topic: ‘Stir It Up’ | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons | Rev. Dr. Doug Gay | |
| Wednesday Feb 12 2020 | Worship Service | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Manning Memorial Chapel | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Doug Gay |
| Community Lunch | 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Acadia Divinity College | $4 suggested donation | |
| Public Lecture “God, Scotland and the Politics of Nationalism” | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons | Lecture by: Rev. Dr. Doug GayPanel Discussion – Joined by: Dr. Geoffrey Whitehall Dr. Spencer Boersma Moderated by Dr. Anna Robbins Dean of Theology, Acadia University for a lecture and panel discussion. | |
| Lecture #3 Topic: Feels Like Mission? – finding ‘new ways to touch the hearts of all’ (Iona Community). Preaching and worship as part of the church’s mission in cultures marked by ‘populism’, divided by connectivity and obsessed by celebrity | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons | Rev. Dr. Doug Gay | |
All times listed in Atlantic Standard Time (AST -0400)
ABOUT THE LECTURER
Rev. Dr. Doug Gay
Principal of Trinity College, Glasgow
Lecturer in Practical Theology
Doug joined Theology and Religious Studies in October 2005 after PhD studies in New College, Edinburgh under Will Storrar and David Fergusson. He holds an MA degree in Modern History and International Politics from the University of St Andrews and a BD from the University of Glasgow. Doug is an ordained minister who trained for ministry in the Church of Scotland and worked as a Church of Scotland minister for two years, before spending six years working in Hackney, East London as a minister of the United Reformed Church. He has worked as a religious columnist for The Times and is also active as a hymnwriter and liturgist.
