Dean from Upper Room will lecture at Ada
"Walking With Jesus in the Wesleyan Spirit" is theme of the Muntz-Myers Lecture Series on Nov. 13 and 14 at Ada-First UMC.
Guest lecturer will be Tom Albin, dean of the Upper Room Chapel in Nashville, Tenn., and an elder in the Oklahoma Conference. He provides spiritual leadership, teaching, and guidance for clergy and laity in various settings across the Church. He was a leader of the 2016 General Conference prayer ministry.
He also chairs the Oklahoma United Methodist Historical Society.
He will speak on five topics.
• Nov. 13
8:30 and 10:45 a.m.: "Baptized by John, Baptized by God"
5 p.m.: "Jesus, the First Methodist"
• Nov. 14
10 a.m.: "Was Mary, the Mother of God, a Methodist?" (women’s event)
Noon: "Spiritual Leadership in Jesus, John, and Charles" (clergy event)
6 p.m.: "Becoming Spiritual Parents and Grandparents: The True Test of a UM Christian"
The lecture series was established in honor of longtime First UMC members Jane Muntz and Mary Beth Myers and brings well-known speakers to Ada each fall.
A nursery is provided for the Sunday events and on Monday evening.