Spiritual Programs
Rev. Johnnie Moore, Jr., B.S., M.A.R.
Vice President for Executive Projects and Spiritual Programs
University Spokesperson
Convocation and Campus Church
As a dynamic institution vitally interested in the whole person, Liberty provides for physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual needs of the Liberty community. To meet these needs, Liberty provides opportunities for students to gather and serve as a community through convocations, campus church services and Christian/ Community Service.
CONVOCATION
Convocation is a thrice-weekly assembly of the University community for the purposes of building unity within the community, disseminating information, and providing forums for the socio-political issues of the day and other educational topics of diverse interest for the benefit of students, faculty and staff. Each year more than 80 guest speakers from the worlds of business, politics, education, the sciences and religion, talented faculty and staff members, music and timely messages from our Chancellor and Vice Chancellor help make convocation a refreshing and challenging time. All students are required to attend all convocations.
CAMPUS CHURCH SERVICES
The Wednesday campus church services are designed to meet the spiritual needs of students. Complementing the instruction provided in the classroom is the spiritual exhortation provided in campus services, which is primarily concerned with the application of truth to life. Students are encouraged to attend Wednesday evening campus services.
Center for Global Engagement
Don Fanning, B.A., M.A., M.Div., D.Min.
Chair, Department of Global Studies
Professor of Global Studies
The Center for Global Engagement, located in Green Hall 2500, offers dozens of short term mission trips for college students, hosts Missions Emphasis Week each semester. Contact by phone at 434-592-4127, email missions@liberty.edu, or visit the website at http://www.luglobal.com, for more information.
LIGHT MINISTRIES
Tom Nylander, B.S., M.A.R.
Director, Light Ministries
Light Ministries is the collegiate short term missions department of the Center for Global Engagement. Light organizes and lead international mission trips for Liberty University students. In more than 20 years, Light has conducted over 250 evangelistic campaigns involving over 8,000 students in more than 100 nations.. More than three million people have heard the gospel through Liberty University students serving with Light Ministries. Each year, Light Ministries schedules around a dozen short term mission trips.
LU ABROAD
Matt Rawlins, B.S., M.A.R.
Director, Liberty University Abroad
Liberty University Abroad gives students the opportunity to fulfill the internship requirements for their major in a cross-cultural ministry setting. These internships connect students with long-term mission agencies and provide practical training and experience in the students’ field of study, in another country, language and culture.
Interns work side-by-side in a country of their choosing with local missionaries who offer practical ministry training. Students use their major as they assist with children’s programs, college ministries, adult ministries, Bible studies, accounting, data entry, communication, graphic design, health clinics, web development or many other ministry-related responsibilities. Interns gain real life missions experience by seeing the country and the work first-hand.
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