About
Mr. Gerald K. Simpson of Fairhaven, Deer Island, New Brunswick, established an endowment in 1979 to finance an annual series of lectures on the practice of ministry prepared primarily for students, pastors, and spouses. The lecturers are outstanding persons in ministry who focus on the role of the minister as both preacher and pastor. This lectureship has welcomed many distinguished preachers including John N. Gladstone, Haddon W. Robinson, Alan Sell, and Gardner Taylor.
We are grateful for Gerald Simpson’s generosity by which this lectureship is offered free of charge.
Interim Director of simpson lectures
Rev. Dr. H. Daniel Zacharias
Associate Dean
PHONE: 1-902-585-1682EMAIL: danny.zacharias@acadiau.caUpcoming Lectures
Save the Dates:
June 8-10, 2027
Past Lectures
| Year | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dr. Anna Robbins & Dr. Joel Murphy | Church Shaping Futures: Tools for Faithful Leadership in Tides of Chang |
| 2025 | Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean | The Good News of Shipwreck: Doing Ministry on Malta |
| 2024 | Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III | Dancing in the Darkness |
| 2023 | Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove | Reclaiming the Christian Faith for the Common Good |
| 2022 | Rev. Dr. Rhonda Y. Britton & Rev. Dr. Lennett J. Anderson | How Then Shall We Live? Racism & the Church |
| 2021 | Dr. Helen Noh | Caring for People with Mental Health Challenges and Promoting Mental Well-Being in Church Congregations |
| 2020 | Dr. Doug Gay | Preaching & Worship: Once More with Feeling! |
| 2019 | Dr. Joel Thissen | Flourishing Congregations |
| 2018 | Rev. Kevin Vincent, Rev. Jeffrey Laurin & Dr. Stuart Blythe | The State of Evangelism in Canada |
| 2017 | Dr. Rod Casey | Learner-Sensitive Preaching |