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8th annual Night of Worship set for March 15

March 3, 2026 - Union University’s music department will present the eighth annual Night of Worship March 15 at West Jackson Baptist Church. The event is entitled “My Testimony” and features classic gospel hymns, popular contemporary songs and Scripture reading, led by Union music students, that speak to what God has done and his faithfulness for the future. The service will begin at 6 p.m. It is free and open to the public and will also be livestreamed at youtube.com/live/TQlM22cAQbk.... READ MORE

Green to give 10th annual Dockery Lectures March 19

March 3, 2026 - Brad Green, professor of theological studies at Union University, will give the 10th annual David and Lanese Dockery Lectures on Baptist Thought and Heritage at Union University March 19. The lecture series, named for former Union President David S. Dockery and First Lady Lanese Dockery, is an annual event designed to examine the importance of the Baptist heritage, the distinctives of Baptist thought and the influence of the Christian intellectual tradition. Green is the author of several books, including “The Gospel and the Mind: R... READ MORE

Hoskins to give annual Powell Missions Lecture March 10

March 2, 2026 - Ben Hoskins of the International Mission Board will deliver the W.D. Powell Missions Lecture, entitled “From Everywhere to Everyone: How the Global Church Is Taking the Gospel to the Nations,” at Union University March 10. Hoskins, a 2002 and 2007 graduate of Union, serves as the IMB’s cluster leader for global Chinese ministry. He graduated from Gateway Baptist Theological Seminary in 2022 with a Doctor of Ministry degree. Appointed by the IMB in 2008, Hoskins has served in East Asia planting churches, leading teams and training go... READ MORE

Butterfield: Homosexuality a ‘fruit of unbelief’ rooted in rejection of God

February 26, 2026 - Rosaria Butterfield told Union University students Feb. 25 that her former identity as a lesbian activist was not the root of her sin, but rather the “evil fruit” of a deeper unbelief in God. Speaking in the G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel as the featured guest for this year’s Crabtree Family Life Series, the author and former Syracuse University professor shared the narrative of her radical conversion from a prominent leader in the LGBTQ movement to a Christian and a pastor’s wife. She cautioned students against a “half-gospel” that offers f... READ MORE

Union to host Butterfield for Crabtree Family Life Series

February 23, 2026 - Author Rosaria Butterfield will speak at Union University Feb. 25-27 as part of the Crabtree Family Life Series. Butterfield is a former tenured professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse University. Raised and educated in liberal Roman Catholic settings, she adopted a lesbian identity and specialized in queer theory. But Butterfield converted to Christ in 1999 after reading through the Bible multiple times and developing a friendship with a pastor and his wife. Her book “The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert” detai... READ MORE

Stewart to headline annual Ryan Center Bible Conference March 20-21

February 18, 2026 - Robert Stewart, professor emeritus of philosophy and theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, will be the plenary speaker at Union University’s 2026 Ryan Center Bible Conference March 20-21. The conference will focus on “Contending Earnestly: Becoming Faithful Stewards of the Word of God” and will be held in Union’s Carl Grant Events Center. “Many of us are unsure or at least a little unsteady in our ability to defend the Christian faith, especially when it comes to evangelism,” said Mike Garrett, director of the Ryan C... READ MORE

West Tennessee pastors and wives reminded at Valentine’s banquet to love Jesus

February 16, 2026 - Jesus should be Christians’ one great love, Tommy Vinson urged pastors and their wives at the West Tennessee Pastors Conference Valentine’s Banquet Feb. 10 at Union University. “I’m convinced that some people are in love with the organization of the church,” said Vinson, president of Tommy Vinson Ministries and guest speaker for the night. “But the thing is, Peter does not ask, ‘Do you love the church?’ or ‘Do you love preaching?’ He says here that we ought to love Jesus Christ.” The annual Valentine’s Banquet is an opportunity for ... READ MORE

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