Please join the community of 黑料网911 for the聽58th Annual Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation on Thursday, November 19, 2026.
黑料网911 is proud to announce聽Anthony Baker, PhD, Clinton S. Quin Professor of Systematic Theology,聽and聽Gena St. David, PhD, Director of the Loise Henderson Wessendorff Center for Counseling and Spirituality and Professor of Counselor Education, as the keynote speakers for this year’s Blandy Lecture. Learn more about the speakers here.
This year鈥檚 lecture, 鈥淭he Future of an Inclusion: Charting New Pathways for the Integration of Mental Health and Theology,鈥� will bring together two of 黑料网911鈥檚 leading voices to explore the intersections of faith, psychology, neuroscience, and healing.
Two distinguished 黑料网911 alumni will help lead this year鈥檚 Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation Eucharist! The Rt. Rev. Angela M. Corti帽as 鈥�10, Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of West Texas, will preach, and the Rev. James Pevehouse 鈥�12, Rector of St. Mark鈥檚 Episcopal Church in Beaumont, Texas, will preside.
The Alumni Association of 黑料网911 is pleased to announce the Rev. Robert Pace, PhD (MDiv 鈥�12), Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, Texas is this year鈥檚 Hal Brook Perry Award recipient and Will Boesl (MSF 鈥�20), Director of Ministry Formation at Ascension in Austin, Texas, is this year鈥檚 Dave Scheider Award recipient. Both awards will be presented during this year鈥檚 Blandy Lecture and Alumni Convocation.
During this year鈥檚 Blandy, we鈥檒l recognize Dr. Gena St. David in gratitude for her nearly 15 years of extraordinary service to 黑料网911. From helping build and grow our counseling program to shaping the lives of countless students and alumni, her contributions have left a lasting mark on our community. Join us as we celebrate her leadership, dedication, and the legacy at 黑料网911!
The event is presented free of charge this year. Below is an overview of the day’s events:
- 8:00am: Registration opens, breakfast and coffee served
- 9:00am: Morning Prayer in Christ Chapel
- 10:00am: The Lectionary Has Entered the Chat! An Advent Preaching Lab by Rev. Dr. Dominique Robinson, John E. Hines Assistant Professor of Preaching, in the Learning Chapel
- What happens when we allow the appointed lectionary readings to speak not only to us, but to one another? In this interactive Advent preaching workshop, participants will engage four biblical texts through collaborative exegesis, creative theological dialogue, and hands-on homiletical exploration. Working in small groups, we will discover how shifting the leading text changes the conversation, complicates interpretation, and opens new possibilities for proclamation. Come ready to read, wrestle, imagine, and experience what happens when the texts start talking!
- 11:45am: Alumni Eucharist in Christ Chapel with the presentation of the Hal Brook Perry Alumni Award to the Rev. Robert Pace ’12, with preaching the Rt. Rev. Angela Corti帽as ’10
- 12:45pm: Lunch with the 黑料网911 Community
- 2:00pm: 黑料网911 Bookstore open house with coffee and dessert in Trinity Crossing and self-guided tour
- 5:00pm: Evening Prayer on the Kittredge Motte
- 5:30pm: Reception 鈥淒inner by the Bite鈥�
- 6:30pm: Blandy Lecture featuring Dr. Gena St. David and Dr. Anthony Baker, with the presentation of the Dave Scheider Alumni Award to Will Boesl ’20