The Second Annual Sr. Thea Bowman Lecture: Let Us Resolve to Make This Week a Holy One
The Office of Mission & Ministry hosts the Sr. Thea Bowman Lecture to celebrate the life and legacy of Sr. Thea Bowman. This annual lecture will highlight African-American Spirituality within Catholic and Protestant communities, and deepen collaboration, support, and unity. We are pleased to welcome Rev. Zina Jacque, Ph.D., as this year’s lecturer. A pastor, and scholar, her witness resonates with Sr. Thea’s vision for the church, grounded in the experience of the African-American Christian community. Dr. Jacque serves as the assistant to the Pastor for Small Groups at the Historic Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia.
There will be a reception in Copley Formal following the lecture.
Speaker’s Bio:
Rev. Zina Jacque, Ph.D., is the Assistant to the Pastor for Small Groups at the Historic Alfred Street Baptist Church, where her primary responsibility is facilitating the learning and growth generated among the 1,000+ participants in the Villages of Alfred Street. She is the Pastor Emeritus at the Community Church of Barrington in Illinois.
Her extensive experience includes multicultural, urban, and suburban churches; higher ed counseling, and support programs; and not-for-profits. She is the founding Executive Director of the Innovative Pastoral Counseling Center of Trinity Church Boston and the first Executive Director of the Boston Ten Point Coalition, an ecumenical organization of Christian clergy and lay leaders working to mobilize the Christian community around issues affecting black and Latino youth.
Currently, Dr. Jacque is President and Chair of the board of National Senior Communities, the largest portfolio of not-for-profit continuing-care retirement communities, serving over 28,000 residents and employing over 17,000 staff colleagues. Additionally, she serves as one of three founders and a host for A Year of Courageous Conversations (www.courageousconversations.us).
This dialogue series has engaged over 2,000 community members, and invites them to consider how we, as individuals and communities, might foster greater inclusion and belonging in our communities. Rev. Dr. Jacque holds a Ph.D. in Theology (Practical Theology) and a Master of Divinity degree (Summa Cum Laude) from Boston University, an M.A. from Columbia University, and a B.A. from Northwestern University. She has served as an adjunct professor of Pastoral Care at Boston University and the University of Chicago.