BAY WEEKEND HISTORY
1974 The Frances M. Bay Fund for Lay Education established.
1976 Dr. William Eichelberger, Professor of Louisville Seminary:
A New and Re-newing Quest for Human Dignity
1977 Dr. James Sanders
1979 Father Henri Nouwen: Compassion in Medicine and Ministry
1982 Rev. Dr. Howard Rice, Professor of San Francisco Seminary
1983 Dr. Gordon Ingram: Thinking Theologically in the Future Tense
1987 Rev. Shehadah N. Shehadeh of St. Goerge’s Cathedral, Jerusalem:
Peacemaking in the City of Peace
1988 Dr. James H Smylie, Professor of Union Theological Seminary:
Presbyterian Faith and Life: 200 Years and Beyond
1990 Dr. Gordon Brubacher, Biblical Resource Center at Taintur, Jerusalem:
The Fragility of Life: The Biblical Response
1991 Rev. Dr. William Hudnut, Mayor of Indianapolis:
Faith, Ethics, and Politics
1993 Dr. Peggy Way, Professor at Eden Theological Seminary
Faith is my Compass
1994 Rev. Dr. John Mulder, President of Louisville Theological Seminary:
Presbyterian Presence
1995 Elder Marj Carpenter, Moderator of the 207th General Assembly
Mission! Mission! Mission!
1996 Dr. Ken Lawrence: Religious Interpretation of Art and Architecture
1997 Dr. Jack Stotts, President of Austin Seminary: Human Sexuality
1998 Rev. Dr. Cynthia Campbell, President of McCormick Seminary:
Theological Challenges in the Modern World
1999 Dr. George Hunsinger, Professor at Princeton Seminary:
The New Catechism
2000 Dr. Robert Wuthnow, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion
at Princeton University: Spirituality and Church Vitality
2001 Rev. Dr. Michael K. Kinnamon, Professor at Eden Theological Seminary:
What is the Vision and Future of Christian Ecumenism?
2003 Ann Weems, Author and Poet.
2004 Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Caldwell, Professor at McCormick Seminary:
Making a Home for Faith & A Backpack of Belonging
2006 Ethan Anthony, Architectural Firm of Ralph Adams Cram:
100th Anniversary of Laying the Cornerstone of Walnut and Edwards
2011 Dr. Doug White with Rev. William Keagle and Attorney Fred Prillaman
Critical Medical Decisions: Clinical, Ethical and Spiritual Perspectives
2016 Mark Yaconelli, Author and Storyteller
2017 Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana, Pastor, Author, and Speaker
Sabbath in the Suburbs...and Beyond: Finding Rest, Play, Renewal and Delight
2018 Dr. Thomas Schwartz
Humanitarian efforts of President Herbert Hoover during World War I
2019 Rev. Dr. Clint McCann, Evangelical Professor of Biblical Interpretation
’I Am for Peace’ (Psalm 120:7): The Psalms for Justice-Seekers and Peacemakers
2021 Dr. Chad Schrock Associate Pastor of English at Lee University
Knowing God in Paradise: C.S. Lewis's Perelandra
2022 Dr. Rogers Smith, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania:
Race and Religion in America: The 1960's and Today
2023 The Rev. Dr. Deborah Krause, Professor of New Testament and President, Eden Theological Seminary
The Bible in the Public Square