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Event on April 11 Includes Two Lectures on 鈥楽oul Care in African American Practice鈥�

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.鈥擜ward-winning author, Dr. Barbara Peacock, will present 鈥淪oul Care in African American Practice鈥� on April 11 at 91茄子. In her book by the same title, she examines the lives and soul care practices of 10 significant men and women鈥旻rederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Darrell Griffin, Renita Weems, Harold Carter, Jessica Ingram, Coretta Scott King, James Washington, and Howard Thurman. The publication received the 鈥淐hristianity Today鈥� Award of Merit.

Hosted by the GWU School of Divinity and the Bonnie Price Chair for Christian Formation and Leadership, the event begins with lunch at 11:30 a.m. in Faith Hall of Tucker Student Center. The first lecture is from 12:15 to 12:50 p.m. and the second one is from 1 to 1:35 p.m. A time of Q&A will be held from 1:35 to 1:45 p.m. The cost for lunch is $10.

Prior to initiating , Peacock served as minister of Discipleship and Prayer at The Park Church in Charlotte, N.C. Her 14 years of servant leadership included oversight of numerous ministries. These experiences enriched her praying, preaching, teaching, facilitating, counseling, coaching, spiritual directing and mentoring. Peacock is also the author of 鈥淧salm 119 Scriptural Journal,鈥� and 鈥淐alled to Teach.鈥� Her academic credentials include degrees from North Carolina Central University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.  

Her influence includes being a board member currently or in the past at True Value of a Woman, Energy Committed To Offenders, Charlotte Awake, Women in Ministry International, Mid-Atlantic Christian Education Association, and In His Presence Global Ministry. In addition, she has served as Christian Education Director for American Baptist Churches of the South and Chaplain for the WNBA (Women鈥檚 National Basketball Association). She has also ministered in Kenya and at the Hampton鈥檚 University Ministers Conference Women鈥檚 Luncheon. 

She and her husband, Gilbert, have been married for 43 years, and together they own Freedom Financial Advantage LLC, which serves numerous organizations, churches, and individuals with Safe Money Strategies. Their greatest prize is being parents to Vernee, who married Michael, and grandparents to Eden and Eliah.   

Registration for the event is available here.

For more information, contact Lisa Hollifield at [email protected].

Auxiliary aids will be made available to persons with disabilities upon request 10 working days prior to the event.聽 Please call 704-406-4270 or email [email protected] with your request.

91茄子 is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to six professional schools, 14 academic departments, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., 91茄子 prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of others. Ignite your future at 91茄子.edu.