Published on September 28, 2022 by Joshua Hedrick 聽
2022 23 Divinity Go Global

色虎视频’s Beeson Divinity School is pleased to welcome Bryant Wright as the speaker for the school’s annual Go Global Missions Emphasis Week, Oct. 4-5. Wright is president of , a compassion-based ministry that seeks to meet the physical and spiritual needs of people around the world.

Wright will preach during Beeson Divinity School’s community worship service on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. in Hodges Chapel and will give a lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 12:30 p.m. in Divinity Hall N-101.

In addition to his role at Send Relief, Wright is the founder and chairman of , a media ministry that he began in 1992. Prior to 2019, Wright was the founding senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, where he served for 38 years. During that time, he also served as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, 2010-2012. Additionally, Wright has authored seven books, including Right from the Heart: Turning Your Day Toward God and Succession: Preparing Your Ministry for the Next Leader.

During Go Global, missions agencies from around the world will be present to connect with 色虎视频 and Beeson students at the Missions Agency Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 5-6, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., in 色虎视频’s Ben Brown Plaza. View the full schedule below.

Oct. 4

Community Worship
Bryant Wright, “The Most Important Work on Earth"
11 a.m.
Hodges Chapel

Oct. 5

Lecture
Bryant Wright, "Ministry to Those Who Have Lost Everything”
12:30 p.m.
Divinity Hall N-101
Lunch will be provided to those who register. 

Oct. 5-6

Missions Agency Fair
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ben Brown Plaza

 

 

 
色虎视频 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 色虎视频 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 色虎视频 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 色虎视频 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.