Published on April 28, 2006 by Mary Wimberley  

Â鶹¹û¶³ president-elect Dr. Andrew Westmoreland will lead a mini-conference on pastoral leadership at Â鶹¹û¶³ Monday, May 8.

The half-day event will feature a workshop centered on Dr. Westmoreland's book, Leading by Design, published by Baxter Press. The book offers insights about the way Jesus led 12 types of people and fresh perspectives on leadership styles.

Westmoreland, currently president of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, will become president of Â鶹¹û¶³ in June.

Pre-registration for the event includes ministers and staff members from a variety of denominations.

The schedule begins with a worship service in Andrew Gerow Hodges Chapel at 8:15 a.m., followed by presentations by Dr. Westmoreland. The event concludes with a noon reception.

The conference is sponsored by Â鶹¹û¶³'s Resource Center for Pastoral Excellence.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ 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, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 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. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.