An Inspiring Voice; A Forward Call: Marshall Keeble Reconsidered

Pre-registration is closed. We welcome you to join us and register at the event. All are welcome! We look forward to seeing you at the Carroll B. Ellis Symposium as part of the Presidential Lecture Series at Lipscomb University."

Wednesday, Sept. 20
Worship service at 6:30 p.m. at the George Shinn Center on the university campus. Founders of the Lipscomb Black Alumni Council are being recognized during the worship service, and a reception hosted by LBAC follows the service. No charge to attend.

Thursday, Sept. 21
A day-long lecture begins at 8:15 a.m. on the life of renowned evangelist Marshall Keeble. The day includes breakfast, lunch and nine fast-paced, 18-minute sessions about Keeble's life and influence. Presenters include Edward J. Robinson, author, scholar and pulpit minister for the North Tenneha Church of Christ in Tyler, Texas; Fred D. Gray, American civil rights attorney, preacher, activist, and former state legislator from Alabama; Leonard Allen, dean of Lipscomb’s College of Bible & Ministry; David Holmes, dean of  Lipscomb’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Tanya Smith Brice, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Saint Martin’s University; John Mark Hicks, Professor of Theology at Lipscomb; and Orpheus Heyward. Cost: $75 per person.

Thursday's events conclude with "No Small Endeavor" (formerly "The Tokens Show"), which features a special musical tribute to attorney Fred Gray, a 2022 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. "No Small Endeavor" takes place in Collins Alumni Auditorium. Cost: Discounted, premium seating tickets are $25 per person for Keeble event attendees.