David Dockery, president of Trinity International University, will be the featured speaker Jan. 18-19 for the 20th annual John A. Hamrick Lectureship at First Baptist Church of Charleston.
Dockery previously served for 18 years as president of Union University in Jackson, Tenn. He has also served as chief academic officer at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he was professor of theology and New Testament.
He is the author or editor of more than 30 books, including: “Renewing Minds, Faith and Learning,” “Biblical Interpretation Then and Now,” “Theologians of the Baptist Tradition,” “Christian Leadership Essentials” and “Great Traditions of Christian Thinking.”
The lecture series, free to the public, honors the work of the late John A. Hamrick, who served as pastor of First Baptist Church of Charleston for 29 years and was the founding president of what is now Charleston Southern University. The theme for this year’s lectures is “Worship Then and Now.”
Don Gardner, an alumnus of Union University, will introduce Dockery at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18. Special music will be provided by David Templeton, minister of music. A book signing and reception will follow.
Doug Hunter, executive director of the Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership at Charleston Southern University, will introduce the speaker on Monday, Jan. 19, at 10 a.m. A question-and-answer period will follow both lectures.
Dockery earned degrees from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, Grace Theological Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Texas University system.
First Baptist Church, the oldest Baptist congregation in the South, is located on lower Church Street. Parking is available at 48 Meeting Street, just across from the Russell House. For further information, contact Lori Lethco at 843-722-3896, ext. 22, or consult the church website at www.fbcharleston.org.