by Allison Woods | Jun 21, 2010 | News Slider
Five keynote sessions with spiritual leaders from across the nation, a concert series, a full slate of activities for teenagerss and children and the opportunity to celebrate Independence Day with worship, fellowship and fireworks are just a few of the offerings at this year’s Summer Celebration, a free, three-day lecture series that will take place Wednesday-through-Friday on the Lipscomb University campus. Lipscomb’s annual festival of faith, fun and fireworks features more than 100 inspiring and practical sessions on living as a Christian in today’s world. See summercelebration.lipscomb.edu/ for a complete schedule of the activities held throughout the Lipscomb campus. Highlights include five keynote sessions in Allen Arena with nationally known ministers speaking on the theme “Learning Praise from the Psalms.” The keynote speakers are: Rick Marrs, dean of Sever College at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.; Lonnie Johnson, youth and family minister at Orange Avenue Church of Christ in Eustis, Fla.; Kevin Owen, preaching minister at College Hills Church of Christ in Lebanon, Tenn.; Randy Harris, instructor of Bible, missions and ministry at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas; and Ken Durham, Batsell Barrett Baxter Chair of Preaching at Lipscomb University. Summer Celebration will also include Acafest, a worship ministry conference and concert series held by Acappella Ministries featuring Acappella, Durant, Tiffany Malone and Vocal Union among others. See www.acafest.com for a complete schedule of seminars and concerts. Summer Celebration will conclude with an Independence Day celebration Friday, with free games and activities for children at 4:30 p.m., the final keynote session and worship session at 6:30 p.m., live entertainment by the award-winning group Acappella about 8:00 p.m., and a large-scale, professional fireworks...
by Allison Woods | Jun 21, 2010 | Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons soccer team better be in shape and ready to kick this season. There are no breathers in the 2010 schedule which begins on the road at Louisville, a prelude of the difficulty of the remaining games on the schedule. “It’s a pretty tough schedule early on,” Lipscomb coach Charles Morrow said. “We will be tested early. “The players have to get themselves prepared over the summer. The guys know if they come in and they haven’t been playing and training at a high level they are not going to be in the mix that first weekend. Guys that play well that first weekend are more likely to get some playing time the second weekend.” On Aug. 21, approximately a week after the Bisons return to campus for preseason workouts, they will be on the road at Louisville. The next week, Aug. 28, they will play another exhibition game with a visit to Georgia State in Atlanta. “We played Louisville in an exhibition game last season and the year before we played them in the regular season,” Morrow said. “They are good a team and they are only three hours away. “They enjoy playing us. They get something out of it. We will have only been in preseason for about a week before we play them.” The regular season opens with one of the biggest challenges of the season. The Bisons will be in Dallas, Texas Sept. 4 to play host Southern Methodist, a perennial collegiate power, in the first round of the SMU Invitational. The second round game won’t be any easier as the Bisons will face Tulsa Sept. 6. “That will be a tough opening weekend,” Morrow said. “SMU is a talented team....
by Allison Woods | Jun 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
This video contains the full interview with award-winning American playwright, John Patrick Shanley on the set of “Doubt.” This interview was conducted during the 2010 Christian Scholars’ Conference at Lipscomb University. Click to view the...
by Allison Woods | Jun 9, 2010 | News Slider
The diversity of the plenary addresses helped the Christian Scholar’s Conference stir conversation and challenge boundaries of perception. John Elkins and John Patrick Shanley both typified their speaking experiences during the weekend gathering at Lipscomb as pleasantly surprising. Neither artist knew much about his potential audience prior to coming here, but they both said the offer to speak at Lipscomb was too intriguing to ignore. A Church of Christ audience is not often presented to these two seasoned speakers. This year’s conference focused on all areas of the fine arts. Elkins opened the entire weekend of scholarship with a look at art and religion. “Two worlds that were once inseparable but have become estranged.” said Laura Lake Smith, chair of the Art Department, describing the reason for the weekend-long examination. Elkins’ invitation was triggered by his book on religious art. He wrote a book blurring the lines on what it means to combine religion and art. His speech was based on his arguments in the book. He talked about the art critics’ immediate dismissal of anything overtly religious. However, Elkins presented criteria for the art world’s acceptance of work that has religious undertones, even claiming that some artists are subconsciously religious. One marquee name — Thomas Kinkade — has been dismissed because he includes an overt statement with his work. Other artists like him similarly are cast aside from serious consideration because of their overtly religious statements. “The difference between conservative and progressive art schools [is based on] their opinion of Kinkade,” Elkins said. Elkins claims that one reason religion and art have been separated is because the topic is not presented in any mediums. Magazines and journals, textbooks, and...
by Allison Woods | Jun 9, 2010 | News Slider
ADVANCE 2010 Updates! June 17-18 We’re looking forward to having you on campus for Advance! Please check out this information. You will receive a final schedule when you arrive on campus; you can see the tentative schedule here! To add family participants, please contact Stacey Lusk (advance@lipscomb.edu; 1-800-333-4358, ext. 5690; or 615-966-5690) as soon as possible. It is very important that we have you and your parents’ up-to-date information before you come so we can be prepared for everyone. Also, please let Mrs. Lusk know if you or your parents have dietary restrictions. * Academics: All Advance 2010 students must be approved for admission before attending Advance. Please read the Advance Handbook online and work out 2 trial schedules for fall classes. Bringing 2 trial schedules with you to Advance will help you A LOT. You will also need to have your Lipscomb user name (Admissions sent it to you when you were accepted) and your password. You can look up your username and set your password at http://passwordreset.lipscomb.edu. (Click on Forgot Username and enter requested information.) – Information Technology Proficiency Requirement: All new students who have fewer than 95 earned credit hours are required to take a test examining knowledge of basic computer concepts and proficiency in the elementary use of computer application software. The ITP can be taken while you are here for Advance, during QuestWeek or during fall semester (plan on two hours to complete the test). To reserve a spot to take the test at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 18, please email your full name and L# to Mrs. Becky Tallon at becky.tallon@lipscomb.edu. You will also need to register for the ITP when you register...
