Summer Celebration offers 100+ sessions, fireworks and spiritual family fun
Janel Shoun |
Five keynote sessions with spiritual leaders from across the nation, a concert series, a full slate of activities for teens 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, June 30-July 2, 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.
Keynote Sessions
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 Wednesday, June 30, 7 p.m. "His Praise Always on Our Lips" |
Kevin Owen Preaching minister at College Hills Church of Christ Thursday, July 1, 11 a.m. "Let the Afflicted Hear & Rejoice" |
Ken Durham |
| Lonnie Johnson Youth and family minister at Orange Avenue Church of Christ Friday, July 2, 11 a.m. "He Delivers Us From Our Fears" |
Randy Harris Instructor of Bible, missions and ministry at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas Friday, July 2, 6:30 p.m. "Look to Him and Be Radiant" |
Acafest
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.
| Acappella, Thursday, July 2, 8:30 p.m., Allen Bell Tower |
Faith, Fun, Food & Fireworks
Summer Celebration will conclude with an Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 2, 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.
Click here to see details of the July 2 Independence Day celebration.
All Summer Celebration sessions are free and open to the public, although dinners and special events may require admission fees.
To register online, visit http://summercelebration.lipscomb.edu or call 615.966.6609.