 Jackson, Tenn. - Husband and wife team Les and Leslie Parrott will
be the featured speakers for the first annual Family Life Series Lectures
to be held March 9-10 at 51ÉçÇø.
"We are excited to have the Parrotts with us for this special
event," said Todd Brady, minister to the university. "Their
expert teaching on the basics of healthy relationships have had a
tremendous impact among people throughout the country. Our students are
fortunate to hear such solid, biblically-based principles from this
dynamic couple."
Co-directors of the at Seattle
Pacific University, the Parrotts will speak for three separate lectures
centering on the topics of relationships, dating and marriage. The
Parrotts, married for 15 years, have written several books including
"Questions Couples Ask" and "Becoming Soul Mates." The
couple has been featured in USA Today, The New York Times, The Chicago
Tribune and The Los Angeles Times. Additionally, the Parrotts have been
guests on CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC's "Good Morning America,"
"Oprah" and "The 700 Club."
The three sessions, which will be held in the G.M. Savage Memorial
Chapel on Union's campus, include the following:
- "Building Healthy Relationships" - Thursday, March
9, 10 a.m.
- "What's Love Got To Do With It?" - Thursday, March
9, 7 p.m.
- "How to Fight The Good Fight" - Friday, March 10,
10 a.m.
Sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Crabtree, the purpose of this
lecture series, according to Brady, "is to communicate to students
the practical implications of God's plan about marriage." Union has
already taken measures to enhance the study of family by starting a new
major and minor in family studies through the department of sociology and
social work.
For more information regarding the lectures, call Union's Office of
Campus Ministries at (901) 661-5062.
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