Dr. Josh Rice
Jason Browning
Dr. Mike Hayes
Lee University students, faculty, and staff will soon come together for a time of personal reflection and spiritual growth during this semester’s Convocation. The seven-service event will take place over a period of four days. President Paul Conn will open the series Sunday, Oct. 2.
“I always enjoy Convocation week each semester,” said Dr. Jimmy Harper, Lee’s campus pastor. “It’s a week in which we set aside some quality time to really dig into our relationship with God. We want it to be meaningful and engaging for our students…we want this week to make a difference in their lives.”
Dr. Josh Rice, a frequent and favorite chapel guest, will speak Monday evening. Rice currently serves as the pastor of leadership and community development at Mount Paran North Church of God in Marietta, Georgia. He earned his doctorate in New Testament studies from the Lutheran School of Theology, his master of divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary, and his bachelor’s degree from Lee University.
On Tuesday night, Lee alum Jason Browning returns to share the Word. He is an associate pastor at Westmore Church of God in Cleveland and has been in ministry since 2001.
Lee’s very own Dr. Mike Hayes will speak on Wednesday evening. Dr. Hayes, also a Lee alum, currently serves as the vice president for Student Development and as an assistant professor of educational leadership. He sponsors the Student Leadership Council and oversees the on-campus Summer Honors program for high school juniors and seniors.
To close Convocation on Thursday evening there will be a special U-Church event with Planetshakers performing. Planetshakers is based in Melbourne, Australia, at Planetshakers church. Their vison is to witness generations worldwide come together to praise God and see true encounters with Him that lead to lasting changes and global impacts.
Weeknight convocation services begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Conn Center with overflow seating in the Dixon Center. Each service will host live worship led by Lee’s Chapel Praise Band.
Morning services will take place on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:40 a.m. in the Conn Center and Dixon Center.
Lee’s Dr. Brad Moffett will speak in the Conn Center on Tuesday morning, while Kingdom Players will perform in the Dixon Center. On Thursday morning, the Conn Center will host a student-only event, while former United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales presents in the Dixon Center.
The university encourages all students and welcomes guests to attend and participate in this fall’s Convocation. For those unable to attend, all services will be live streamed at http://www.leeuniversity.edu/video/.
For more information, contact Campus Ministries at 614-8420.