by Logan Butts | Jan 17, 2014 | News Slider
For the 2014 spring semester, the Campus Ministry Team has made some changes and booked some big-name guests for The Gathering. The theme of “Ask. Seek. Knock.,” which comes from the book of Luke, will continue as the theme from the fall semester. Although there are not usually many changes during the fall-to-spring transition, this spring semester looks to add one change of notoriety to the options of breakout chapels. In addition to the men’s and women’s chapels, worship chapel, hymn chapel, theater chapel and others, the campus ministry team is adding a veteran’s chapel for Lipscomb’s Yellow Ribbon students. The chapel will be led by Dr. Tom Seals of the Bible department, who served in the military himself. “It’s just a really great opportunity for that group on campus to grow in community together, and to grow in faith together,” said Keela Evans of the Campus Ministry Team, “I’m really excited to see how that blossoms.” Many of the breakout chapels have been a hit with students. The singing chapel has become particularly popular with students. “I usually go to the one the singing one. I think it’s fun. Sometimes I think the best way to praise God is just by singing, and not always listening to someone talk. I love music, so I enjoy the singing chapel,” sophomore Alex Woods said. The devotionals on Wednesday nights are another aspect of chapel that has been popular among the student body. The Wednesday Night Devos stand out from the other chapel services because they are student run and led. “Usually if I can ever make it to them, I...
by Cory Woodroof | Aug 21, 2012 | Opinion
Lipscomb has more than 400 faculty members, each with an area of expertise and life experiences that shape what they bring to the classroom. While we at Lumination believe that Lipscomb’s entire faculty provides something special for our campus and its students, we’ve created a list of a few people who we believe would be especially beneficial for students to know during their time at the college. Tenielle Buchanan Mrs. Buchanan is the associate dean of students for intercultural development and the staff adviser for Kappa Iota Theta, the multicultural student organization on campus. She also serves as adjunct professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism and the LU seminar series. tenielle.buchanan@lipscomb.edu Campus Ministry team Jason Parker, Keela Evans, Caroline Morris and Jake Burton are all a part of the Campus Ministry team, who help coordinate chapel and serve as spiritual mentors for students. If you ever have any chapel credit issues, they are the ones to contact. Jake Burton also heads ‘The Joshua Project’ – a mentoring program on campus. jake.burton@lipscomb.edu keela.evans@lipscomb.edu jason.parker@lipscomb.edu caroline.morris@lipscomb.edu Emily Harris Mrs. Harris is the director of campus recreation. At the Student Activity Center, students can get a workout in, play a game of basketball and even take a class with a trained expert. Mrs. Harris is the person to contact for any information about fitness and wellness on campus. To find out more about Mrs. Harris, read our feature story from this summer. emily.harris@lipscomb.edu Teresa Williams Mrs. Williams is the director of student advocacy here on campus. Her job is to serve as a mediator...
by Emily Snell | Apr 2, 2012 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s chapel office has scheduled daily activities to help students reflect on the last week of Jesus’ life, prior to the celebration of Easter next Sunday. Assistant Campus Minister Keela Evans said the staff wanted to create events that mirror the life of Christ each day of his last week on Earth. “We really wanted to walk through what the week leading up to the cross was,” she said. “We wanted it to be a teaching experience for our students, not just events, but letting them see the week leading up to Easter.” Evans said the campus ministry staff intentionally designed the events to give students an opportunity to experience Jesus. “There are some students on campus that don’t know Jesus at all and don’t believe, and we want to love them and honor them but share the gospel with them,” she said. “We want to really focus on community repentance. It’s not just about my sins, but it’s about us as a community walking toward the cross together.” Evans recognized that students who’ve gone to church their entire lives can find it difficult to deeply engage with annual holidays like Easter. She said she identified with that problem until a few years ago when her perspective changed. “This is the day we celebrate Jesus being absolutely free from the grave, free from death, beating death and being raised and resurrected,” she said, encouraging students to soak in the reality of Easter’s meaning. “It’s more about knowing that the Holy Spirit raised Jesus Christ himself from a murdered death. And now he is living among us, he is living...
