An International Witness for the Christian Gospel
The American Agenda of the European Evangelisitic Society is focused on promoting the unity of the Church in the United States.
In particular, EES seeks to bring the three streams of the Stone-Campbell movement to a more united efford in serving Christ. There is much common ground among these three groups and EES is working towards identifying that common ground and promoting hte idea that as a unity movement, the Stone-Campbell churches ought to act as one of essential matters of the faith.
Included in this ministry are the Walker Lecutres, working with the church in all three streams, and in general working with churches to promote the unity of the church of Christ.
As part of our ongoing effort to keep donors well-informed and due to a continuing desire to make new friends and contacts EES is hosting Regional Dinners across the United States.
So far these dinners have occured in Indianapolis, Indiana; Joppa, Maryland; and Shoreline, Washington.
EES board members and donors alike are encouraged to contact the Atlanta office at 404.460.2443 or wye@eesatlanta.org to make plans for a dinner in your area.
The Dean E. Walker Lectures are sponsored by the European Evangelistic Society to honor the life and work of Dean E. Walker. Dean E. Walker served as Professor of Church History in the School of Religion at Butler University from 1928 to 1950. He served as President of Milligan College in Johnson City, Tennessee from 1950 to 1968 and as Chancellor at Milligan from 1968-1988. He was President of the European Evangelistic Society beginning in 1944 until 1974. Additionally, he was President of Emmanuel School of Religion from 1965 to 1969. Also, while at Emmanuel, he served as Professor of Church History until 1983.
The lectures given in honor of this inspirational man take place at the North American Christian Convention, the General Assembly of the Christian Church, and at the World Convention of Churches of Christ. The inaugural lecture was given by Fred P. Thompson, Jr. at Milligan College on April 8, 1988. The lecture was titled “Has the Campbell-Stone Movement 
represented by the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, had a significant impact upon other Christian communions—evangelical, or ecumenical?” The Dean E. Walker Lectures have provided an opportunity for many thoughtful leaders in the Kingdom of God to present their ideas about what the church ought to be, especially in regards to the idea that Christ prayed that the church might be one.
At times the ideas presented have been challenging in terms of encouraging those present to reexamine long held ideas about the nature of the church. But they have always been anchored to the idea that in the person of Christ and the record of God’s self-disclosure in Scripture, the church can discover the will of God for the people of God.
Sometimes these lectures have been historical reviews of where the Stone-Campbell churches have been and are headed. They regularly have sought to look at those kinds of questions in the context of the consistent witness of God in Scripture and the ever-changing nature of modern culture.
Reading these lectures can serve to encourage a more thoughtful approach to ministry and can be a great stimulus to discussions about the kind of ministry the church needs to do in the modern world in which we live. Many of these are available in print through the EES offices. A complete list of available lectures may be found here. To order contact Vicki Huxford at 404.460.2443 or vicki@eesatlanta.org.
