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Tim Tebow, Judah Smith and Lecrae Set to Inspire Liberty University Students
Evangelical Christian School Invites Popular Christian Leaders to Spring 2013 Convocation
Students at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., are gearing up for an edifying and encouraging year, with dozens of influential figures like Judah Smith, Tim Tebow, Lecrae and Franklin Graham lined up to deliver powerful messages during the Spring 2013 Convocation.
"From its inception, Liberty University has gathered its students multiple times each week for Convocation. Very early on these tri-weekly gatherings were referred to as 'chapel,' but the name was later changed to reflect the uniqueness of the educational experience," explained Liberty's vice president of Executive Projects Johnnie Moore.
Moore shared with The Christian Post that unlike other university "chapels" that focus on professors or ministers, Liberty's Convocation gathers influential speakers from every walk of life.
"It is more of a lecture series than a church service, and the speakers include leaders of global significance from every sphere of society. In recent years alone, Liberty students have heard from Hollywood legends, Fortune 500 CEOs, professional athletes, presidential candidates, public intellectuals, barons of business, and the most influential Christian missionaries, pastors and authors alive today," he added.
Recent Convocation guest speakers have included the Southern Baptist Convention's first black president Fred Luter, business mogul Donald Trump, ministers Francis Chan and Eric Mason, among many others. Students this year are particularly excited to hear from Lecrae, Tim Tebow, Mike Huckabee, Franklin Graham, James Brown and Judah Smith, according to Moore. Other expected speakers this Spring include Precept Ministries International founder Kay Arthur, Proverbs 31 Ministries president Lysa TerKeurst and spoken word poet Jefferson Bethke, while several other guests are yet to be announced.
Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. has dedicated an entire department at Liberty University to managing Convocation, which is streamed live on the school's website and runs from mid-January through April.
There is a rolling schedule for speaker invitations, but attention is paid to keeping space in that schedule to accommodate particularly relevant guests at moments of national significance," the Executive Projects vice president added.
Perhaps currently on the nation's radar, among football fans at least, is New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, who is scheduled to speak Friday, March 8, although his Convocation appearance will be closed to the public. In addition to winning the admiration of Christians by displaying his faith on the field, the popular 25-year-old Evangelical has also inspired fans with his Tim Tebow Foundation, started in 2010 with the aim of ministering to youth in the U.S. and abroad.
Although a Convocation speaker last Fall, Passion City Church Pastor Louie Giglio is also another influential figure who recently made headlines and has sparked dialogue among many Americans.
Giglio was revealed last week as the Presidential Inaugural Committee's choice to deliver the benediction at Barack Obama's second swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 21. After having called the invitation an honor, the Atlanta, Ga., pastor and Passion Conferences founder soon had a change of heart due to being severely criticized and labeled as "anti-gay" when an old sermon of his on the biblical view of homosexuality emerged in the media.
Pastor Giglio explained his withdrawal in a statement: "My greatest desire is that we not be distracted from the things we are focused on
Tim Tebow, Judah Smith and Lecrae Set to Inspire Liberty University Students
Evangelical Christian School Invites Popular Christian Leaders to Spring 2013 Convocation
Students at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., are gearing up for an edifying and encouraging year, with dozens of influential figures like Judah Smith, Tim Tebow, Lecrae and Franklin Graham lined up to deliver powerful messages during the Spring 2013 Convocation.
"From its inception, Liberty University has gathered its students multiple times each week for Convocation. Very early on these tri-weekly gatherings were referred to as 'chapel,' but the name was later changed to reflect the uniqueness of the educational experience," explained Liberty's vice president of Executive Projects Johnnie Moore.
Moore shared with The Christian Post that unlike other university "chapels" that focus on professors or ministers, Liberty's Convocation gathers influential speakers from every walk of life.
"It is more of a lecture series than a church service, and the speakers include leaders of global significance from every sphere of society. In recent years alone, Liberty students have heard from Hollywood legends, Fortune 500 CEOs, professional athletes, presidential candidates, public intellectuals, barons of business, and the most influential Christian missionaries, pastors and authors alive today," he added.
Recent Convocation guest speakers have included the Southern Baptist Convention's first black president Fred Luter, business mogul Donald Trump, ministers Francis Chan and Eric Mason, among many others. Students this year are particularly excited to hear from Lecrae, Tim Tebow, Mike Huckabee, Franklin Graham, James Brown and Judah Smith, according to Moore. Other expected speakers this Spring include Precept Ministries International founder Kay Arthur, Proverbs 31 Ministries president Lysa TerKeurst and spoken word poet Jefferson Bethke, while several other guests are yet to be announced.
Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. has dedicated an entire department at Liberty University to managing Convocation, which is streamed live on the school's website and runs from mid-January through April.
There is a rolling schedule for speaker invitations, but attention is paid to keeping space in that schedule to accommodate particularly relevant guests at moments of national significance," the Executive Projects vice president added.
Perhaps currently on the nation's radar, among football fans at least, is New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, who is scheduled to speak Friday, March 8, although his Convocation appearance will be closed to the public. In addition to winning the admiration of Christians by displaying his faith on the field, the popular 25-year-old Evangelical has also inspired fans with his Tim Tebow Foundation, started in 2010 with the aim of ministering to youth in the U.S. and abroad.
Although a Convocation speaker last Fall, Passion City Church Pastor Louie Giglio is also another influential figure who recently made headlines and has sparked dialogue among many Americans.
Giglio was revealed last week as the Presidential Inaugural Committee's choice to deliver the benediction at Barack Obama's second swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 21. After having called the invitation an honor, the Atlanta, Ga., pastor and Passion Conferences founder soon had a change of heart due to being severely criticized and labeled as "anti-gay" when an old sermon of his on the biblical view of homosexuality emerged in the media.
Pastor Giglio explained his withdrawal in a statement: "My greatest desire is that we not be distracted from the things we are focused on
