2026 Owen Lenten Lecture Series
Featuring Rev. Dr. Shane Stanford
Tuesday, March 23 & Wednesday, March 24
12:00 PM | Lovers Lane UMC | Shipp Chapel
9200 Inwood Rd. Dallas, TX 75220
Unfailing
Stumbling Our Way Into God’s Unlimited Goodness
No one wants to talk about failure, but we all miss the mark from time to time. Even our biblical heroes like Noah, Abraham, and Moses did things they shouldn’t have done. But when we mess up or our circumstances seem dire, God steps in to make things right. That’s the beauty of an unfailing God, One who is with us every step of the way.
· The Bible is full of struggle, failure, and denying God—Noah’s drunkenness, Moses’s temper, David’s sins of lust and murder. But God…
· Ever since the Garden of Eden, listening to the right voices has been critical when it comes to turning our troubles into future blessings.
· While failure may feel like losing, unfailing is finding the courage to hand over our dreams, goals, and plans to God and following through.
· In this study, we will explore how viewing failure as an opportunity for spiritual growth can help us through experiences and seasons when we seem to have lost our way.
· From God’s perspective, knowing that free will means we won’t always do things His way, failure provides an opportunity for us to turn to Him. No matter what we do, His love is unfailing, and He makes all things work together for our good.
— LECTURE SERIES SCHEDULE —
Join us for our annual Owen Lenten Lecture Series for an inspiring message at noon in Shipp Chapel followed by a complimentary lunch in Watson Hall. (Grab & go lunch boxes will be available.)
This two-part Lenten study draws from Unfailing by Shane Stanford and Anthony Thaxton, inviting participants into a season of honest reflection, resilient hope, and spiritual renewal. Through scripture, guided questions, and thoughtful insights, this series helps name your weariness, trust God’s steady presence in the midst of it, and rediscover the quiet, sustaining grace that leads us toward new life as we journey toward Easter. Discover the power of a life, no matter how far away and unsettled from God’s love, to be rejuvenated to live as ‘Salt and Light’ in the world.
Tuesday, March 23 | 12:00 PM
Who Are You Listening To?
Matthew 5:13-16
Wednesday, March 24 | 12:00 PM
What Would You Give Away Everything For?
1 Corinthians 15:58
Rev. Dr. Shane Stanford
Author & Founder of JourneyWise Network
Former Pastor & CEO of The Moore-West Center for Applied Theology
Rev. Dr. Stanford’s mission at JourneyWise Network is to equip people to ‘love Jesus and love like Jesus’. A former Senior Pastor of the 6,000-member Christ Church in Memphis, TN, Dr. Stanford is the author of 21 books, including JourneyWise, The Seven Next Words of Christ, The Cure for the Chronic Life, and When God Disappears. Shane is the co-host of the Covenant Bible Study program, now used in over one thousand churches. Shane Stanford is married to Dr. Pokey Stanford, and they have three adult daughters, two sons-in-law, and three grandsons who Shane says are the smartest, cutest children ever born.
The Owen Lectures will be in-person and live-streamed. Lectures will be followed each day by a complimentary Lunch.
To reserve lunch, email Martha Stowe at mstowe@llumc.org
Childcare is available with advanced reservations by April 11.
The Owen Lenten Lectures are endowed through the generosity of Babs and Arch Owen and were established in 1985. Arch Owen was the first president of the LLUMC Foundation and it was his great vision that recognized the need for an endowment to support, in perpetuity, Lovers Lane United Methodist Church, its Ministry, Outreach, and Evangelism.
Arthur Lee Owen passed away on February 21, 2010; Babs enthusiastically supported Lovers Lane and the Lecture Series until the end of her fruitful life on December 7, 2021, just shy of her 104th birthday. The Foundation Board of Directors holds immense gratitude for Babs and Arch Owen for their steadfast generosity and loyalty and hopes these lectures will enhance your time of renewal during this Easter Season.
OTHER HOLY WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
PALM SUNDAY, APRIL 13
10:30 AM | ONE Worship Service
- Celebrate the ministry of Rev. Stan Copeland
- Palm leaves procession with children
Noon | Easter Egg Hunt and Celebration
All are invited to fellowship together for refreshments.
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE
7:00 PM | The Mystery | Asbury Hall
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 18
GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP
7:00 PM | Walnut Hill Campus
GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT
7:00 PM | LLUMC Sanctuary
AFRICAN FELLOWSHIP EASTER VIGIL
7:00 PM | Shipp Chapel
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
AFRICAN FELLOWSHIP EASTER VIGIL
7:00 PM | Shipp Chapel
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 20
7:30 AM | Sunrise Service | Amphitheater
8, 9:30, & 11:00 AM | Traditional Worship | Sanctuary
9:30 AM | Deaf Fellowship | Online
9:30 AM | Thrive Worship | Shipp Chapel
11:00 AM | Crosswalk Modern Worship | Asbury Hall
11:00 AM | Walnut Hill Worship
11:00 AM | African Fellowship Worship | Shipp Chapel
All events are live and in-person and live-streamed at llumc.org/live.
Click here for the full list of Holy Week events.
