A Sea Of Red

Very eclectic group of speakers this semester.

http://www.liberty.edu/spirituallife/index.cfm?PID=2586

1/18 - Donald Trump | Real Estate Investor & Presidential Candidate
1/20 – Rich Wilkerson Jr. | Oxygen Network Reality TV Star & Lead Pastor of Vous Church
1/22 – Chris Ruddy | CEO and President of Newsmax Media Inc.
1/25 – Chris Broussard | ESPN Sports Analyst
1/27 – One Day Revival with James MacDonald & Vertical Church Band
1/29 – Francis Chan | Author of Crazy Love & Forgotten God
2/3 – Erwin McManus | Pastor of Mosaic Church
2/5 – Jentezen Franklin | Senior Pastor of Free Chapel
2/8 – Donnie Smith | President & CEO of Tyson Foods
Ronnie Floyd | President of the Southern Baptist Convention
2/10 – Ann Voskamp | Author & Speaker | Compassion International Week
2/12 – Donald Miller | StoryBrand Marketing | Compassion International Week
2/15 – TBA
2/17 – Mark Dever | President of 9 Marks & Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church
2/19 – TBA
2/22 – Tim Brown | NFL Hall of Fame Wide Receiver
2/24 – Shane & Shane | Christian Recording Artists
2/26 – Michael Hyatt | New York Times Bestselling Author & Leadership Expert
2/29 – All-Male Convocation with Dennis Rainey | Females off
3/2 – TBA
3/4 – Sammy Rhodes | Author & Social Media Personality
3/9 – Shaunti Feldhan | Author of For Women Only
3/11 – Alternative Convocations
3/21 – Jesus Culture | Christian Recording Artists
3/23 – Wayne LaPierre | Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association
3/25 – All Prayer & Worship
3/28 – No Convocation | Easter Break
3/30 – Shelene Bryan | Ted Talk Speaker & Author of Love, Skip, Jump
4/1 – Rend Collective | Christian Recording Artists
4/6 – No Convocation | Assessment Day
4/8 – David Stone | Senior Pastor of Southeast Christian Church
4/11 – TBA
4/13 – Alistair Begg | Author & Senior Pastor at Parkside Church
Robbie Seay Band | Christian Recording Artists
4/15 – Pat Williams | Senior Vice President of NBA’s Orlando Magic
Matt Maher | Grammy-nominated Recording Artist
4/18 – Alternative Convocations
4/20 – All Prayer & Worship
4/22 – Ben Gutierrez | Vice Provost for Academic Administration
4/25 – All-Female Convocation with Christine Caine | Males Off
4/27 – Phil Wickham | Christian Recording Artist

Some really solid speakers, and as usual, some really questionable choices.

Trump will be Huuuuge
Wish I was in town for Chan
How many books will Kilmead sell?

Still love to see Glen Kaiser on campus.

On the list posted on Facebook, I see Frank Beamer's name listed, but he's not on schedule/dates.

Skipping Trump and praying this will be my last semester living on campus.

ballcoach15 wrote:On the list posted on Facebook, I see Frank Beamer's name listed, but he's not on schedule/dates.

I can't stand the program he coached but this would be amazing if true.

Pat Williams spoke when I was there, 30+ years ago. Was really good. LaPierre would be high on my list to see too.

Broussard and Tim Brown are the two that make me wish I still lived in Lynchburg

ballcoach15 wrote:On the list posted on Facebook, I see Frank Beamer's name listed, but he's not on schedule/dates.

Interesting. I wonder if they started working on the artwork and he got scratched (for whatever reason) by the time the final list was released?

JakeP50 wrote:Skipping Trump and praying this will be my last semester living on campus.

Even if you oppose him strongly, why not go just to see what he will say?

Your comment reminds me of people who say, "I don't like any candidate, so I just won't vote."

JK37 wrote:

JakeP50 wrote:Skipping Trump and praying this will be my last semester living on campus.

Even if you oppose him strongly, why not go just to see what he will say?

Your comment reminds me of people who say, "I don't like any candidate, so I just won't vote."

I don't plan to vote for Trump, but I would love to be there.

Trump is by far the best one listed. No one else is even a close 2nd.

I don't understand why people would choose to attend convo. I don't miss that chaos one bit.

I managed to go a whole semester living on campus w/o attending convo. Bookstore employment had its perks

If I was a student today, I'd probably use my skip day for Donnie and Ronnie.

heard one of the tba's is the curry's. flamefans favorite seth curry is making his return

ballcoach15 wrote:Trump is by far the best one listed. No one else is even a close 2nd.

For what, spectacle? It ain't for substance. What exactly are you going to gain from listening to a Trump speech, other than him telling you he's really really great and special.

I have a feeling this Trump appearance is going to be really awkward and uncomfortable, much like the Glenn Beck one, with the Don trying to convince everyone what a great Christian he is.

He's spoken at LU before. I think it will be fine

Postie may be the first alumnae that I can recall that says they only regret going to any convos. They seem like a drag while you are a student but once folks leave they tend to recognize how stupid it was to miss the opportuity to hear these speakers in person once they enter their cubicle lives.

As for Trump, I would actually expect him to make a splash with the occasion. But I agree that it is very possible for him to just do his usual song & dance.

Purple Haize wrote:He's spoken at LU before. I think it will be fine

I echo this sentiment. To be honest, I'm tired of seeing Trump headlines all over the place. The worst offenders are people in the "Republican" tent whom seem to have some sort of daily quota to meet in regards to saying, or typing something negative about Trump.

Personally, I think this list is great and I believe it would be a shame for any student to purposely miss out on the opportunity to hear any of these speakers.

Humble_Opinion wrote:Personally, I think this list is great and I believe it would be a shame for any student to purposely miss out on the opportunity to hear any of these speakers.

Of the ones I know about, I think Erwin McManus, Jentezen Franklin, and Christine Caine are big mistakes. I also have issues with James MacDonald, Ann Voskamp, Donald Miller, and Jesus Culture. But hey, you can't please everyone.

Chan will be good. Mark Dever and Alistair Begg are incredible, should be great. Sammy Rhodes will be fun.

Sly Fox wrote:Postie may be the first alumnae that I can recall that says they only regret going to any convos. They seem like a drag while you are a student but once folks leave they tend to recognize how stupid it was to miss the opportuity to hear these speakers in person once they enter their cubicle lives.

As for Trump, I would actually expect him to make a splash with the occasion. But I agree that it is very possible for him to just do his usual song & dance.

Don't get me wrong I enjoy watching some of the convo services online but I deal with enough of a circus in my day to day life with work so dealing with it by choice to attend a convo service is not my idea of a good time. Especially with politicians.

Does any LU "Insider" know what time doors open to Vines Center on the 18th.

Ballcoach...you just gotta ask...no need for asking for a "guru" or "insider" every time you have a question.

I'm guessing it'll be early due to the expected crowd...so 7 or 8 am

BJWilliams wrote:Ballcoach...you just gotta ask...no need for asking for a "guru" or "insider" every time you have a question.

I'm guessing it'll be early due to the expected crowd...so 7 or 8 am

So you don't know either.

Doors open at 3am. Better get there at midnight just to be safe.

thepostman wrote:Doors open at 3am. Better get there at midnight just to be safe.

That sounds awful early to me. I need to see your insider credentials.