Liberty University Convocation - Star Parker

Star Parker is one of the names on the short list mentioned when anyone speaks of national black conservative leaders. Star Parker is the founder and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, a public policy think tank that promotes market-based solutions to fight poverty.

Before involvement in social activism, Star had seven years of first-hand experience in the grip of welfare dependency. After consulting on federal Welfare Reform in the mid-90s, she founded UrbanCure to bring new ideas to policy discussions on how to transition America's poor from government dependency.

Star has a bachelor's degree in Marketing and International Business from Woodbury University and has received numerous awards and commendations for her work on public policy issues.

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Liberty University Convocation - Harris Faulkner

On April 6, 2018, at Convocation, North America's largest weekly gathering of Christian students, Fox News Anchor Harris Faulkner challenged students and CFAW guests to choose their inner circle wisely, to live with integrity, and to turn their doubt into belief.

Convocation is North America’s largest weekly gathering of Christian students, and each year it plays host to more than 80 guest speakers of national significance from every sphere of society.

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Christian Teaching, Liberty University Convocation, Derwin Gray

At Convocation North America's largest weekly gathering of Christian students, Derwin Gray spoke to students and faculty about perseverance and faithfulness in the small things. He boldly proclaimed "in Jesus you're not a victim, you're victorious!"

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Liberty University Convocation - I Can Only Imagine

Growing up in Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father. His childhood and relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.

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Liberty University Convocation - Christine Caine -

Christine Caine, founder of anti-slavery organization The A21 Campaign, spoke to students about taking risks. Caine encouraged students to follow God's leading in their lives, in spite of any risks and worldly common sense. She challenged students to live risky lives as evangelists in an unsafe world. Christine Caine and her husband Nick founded The A21 Campaign, an organization that works around the world, fighting human trafficking and slavery.

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Liberty University Convocation - Trey Gowdy - Senator Tim Scott

As a member of the United States Senate, Tim Scott is leading a new generation of Republicans. His unique life story offers a fresh perspective as to how conservative values can unleash opportunity for all Americans. Tim was raised in a single parent household in North Charleston, seeing his mom work 16 hour days to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. He got his first job, changing oil at a gas station, when he was 13. After almost failing out of high school as a freshman, he was fortunate to meet his mentor, a Chick Fil-a operator named John Moniz, who helped teach him conservative values.

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Liberty University Convocation - Judge Pirro

On April 26, 2017, at Convocation, North America's largest weekly gathering of Christians, Jeanine Pirro, former judge and District Attorney in N.Y. and Fox News Channel Personality, spoke to students during Convocation.

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Liberty University Convocation - Fox News - Brian Kilmeade

On April 11th, 2016, at Convocation, North America’s largest weekly gathering of Christian students, Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade spoke to students about remembering the importance of average Americans doing extraordinary things. Kilmeade encouraged students to find their part to play in the great story of America.

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Liberty University Convocation - Alex Himaya

Dr. Alex Himaya is the founding and Senior Pastor of theChurch.at, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is one of the fastest growing churches in America. It has grown from 120 to over 5,500 in attendance in eleven years of existence.

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Liberty University Convocation - Dr. Ben Carson

Dr. Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr. is a retired American neurosurgeon who is a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 presidential election.

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Liberty University Convocation - Wayne Huizenga

Living a life of power, prestige, excitement and wealth, Wayne Huizenga, Jr. regularly dined at the world’s banquet table. Working alongside his father, the Chairman of Waste Management Inc, Junior enjoyed the perks that came with wealth, including owning three professional sports teams. He was free to drink heavily and quick to offer unvarnished comments and opinions to anyone in the room. He had available to him all the things the world had to offer-yet was never satisfied.

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Liberty University Convocation - Steve Flockhart

On October 16th, 2015, at Convocation, North America’s largest weekly gathering of Christian students, Pastor Steve Flockhart spoke to students about how God can use our mistakes and failures to glorify Himself. He encouraged students to recognize the ripple effects of their actions, but to also remember the redemptive power of Jesus over the sins in their lives.

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Liberty University Convocation - Trey Gowdy

On March 20, 2015, at Convocation, North America’s largest weekly gathering of Christian students, U.S. Congressman Trey Gowdy spoke to students about the importance of communicating their desire for change. Congressman Gowdy encouraged students that if they want to change the world, they first need to figure out what they believe and why they believe it.

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Liberty University Convocation - Darryl Strawberry

Darryl Eugene Strawberry, Sr. is an American former Major League Baseball right fielder and an ordained Christian minister and author. Strawberry is well known for his career in baseball and his controversial personal life.

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Louie Giglio - Liberty University Convocation

On October 7th, 2015, at Convocation, North America’s largest weekly gathering of Christian students, Louie Giglio and the Passion City Church Band worshiped with students. Pastor and author Louie Giglio spoke to students about living in the moment instead of wallowing in the past or worrying about the future. He encouraged students that God’s will for their lives is never to stress about God’s will for their lives.

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Interview - Liberty University Convocation - Sadie and Korie Robertson

On September 18th, 2015, at Convocation, North America’s largest weekly gathering of Christian students, TV personalities Sadie and Korie Robertson spoke to students about the importance of trusting God in His plans for the future. Senior Vice President for Spiritual Development David Nasser and students prayed for the two women and their family as they begin new projects and continue using their influence to share the gospel.

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Liberty University Convocation - Randall Wallace

Randall Wallace is an Oscar nominated filmmaker, who has made many box office hits such as Braveheart, We Were Soldiers and Pearl Harbor. Randall Wallace is the founder of Hollywood Habitat for Humanity, owner of Wallace Entertainment and father of two sons.​

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Liberty University Convocation - Ben Watson

On January 16, 2015, at Convocation, North America’s largest weekly gathering of Christian students, Ben Watson, New Orleans tight end, spoke to students about how his faith has influenced his football career and his fight against racism. Watson encouraged students to combat injustice and racism with the truth that unites and saves: that sin is the root problem and Jesus is the only solution.

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Liberty University Convocation - Jim Kelly

On October 24, 2014 at Convocation, North America's largest weekly gathering of Christian students, Jim Kelly and his wife Jill and daughter Erin, spoke to students about the trials the Lord has brought their family through and the faith they’ve gained in the process. The family spoke about the loss of their son Hunter and the process of fighting Jim’s cancer and how the Lord used these trials to bring them closer together and give them greater faith in Him.

Jim Kelly is a Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Buffalo Bills and lead the team to four consecutive Super Bowls from 1991 to 1994. Him and his wife Jill lost their son Hunter to globoid-cell leukodystrophy in 2005, and Jim was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in 2013. He was cleared of cancer in August of 2014. The Kellys’ daughter, Erin, is a sophomore at Liberty University.

Bruce Smith - Thurman Thomas - Jim Kelly

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Liberty University Convocation - Ted Cruz - Religious Freedom

On April 3, 2014, at Convocation, North America's largest weekly gathering of Christian students, Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator for Texas, shared with students how faith and freedom are intertwined. He encouraged the students to stand up for religious freedom and to take action even when it isn't easy.

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