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 display at 9 p.m.
The Independence Day event, to be held on the Allen Arena mall, is designed for the entire family and is free and open to the public. Since it’s July 2, it will give spectators a good start on the long holiday weekend.
All Summer Celebration sessions are free and open to the public, although meals may require admission fees. For a complete schedule of events and locations or to register online, visithttp://summercelebration.lipscomb.edu or call 615.966.6609.
Written by Janel Shoun, Lipscomb University Office of Communication