Lipscomb University hosted the Green Hills chapter of Q Commons Thursday afternoon, Sept. 24 in Shamblin Theatre.
Q Commons is a subpart of the organization Q, a group influened by Gabe Lyons. The organization focuses on equipping Christians and leaders to restore cultures by bringing and empowering the good in communities.
“Q Commons is a place where you come in with an open mind,” commons member Emily Ladyman said. “It’s a place where you start conversations and listen to people share their trial and error of getting their hands dirty and what it means to create community.”
While Q is the founding organization, Q Commons focuses on specific events and gatherings that invite a variety of speakers and leaders to come share ideas for helping communities.
The Q Commons event that took place on campus included Os Guinness, Papa Joe Bradford, Dr. Caroline Leaf, Aja Brown, Dr. Kent Brantley, Britnie Turner and several more. Some speeches were live while others were televised.
Bradford, the founder of the charity Elijah’s Heart, focused his live speech on educating kids who do not have the access to the education they need.
“To break the cycle of poverty, we need something like education to come along,” Bradford said.
Britnie Turner, Founder and CEO of Aerial Development Group, spoke about how Christians can use business to accomplish the missions of missionaries.
“Creating opportunity through capitalism is the fastest way that we can help people,” Turner said, pointing out that missionaries first have to have money in order to complete the mission.
Q Commons will have follow-up sessions at The Well and The Cookery during the week of Oct. 6. The next Q Commons event at Lipscomb will be in March of 2016. For more information, visit the Q Commons website.