Well-Known Speakers To Visit Grace This Semester
WINONA LAKE — Grace College is pleased to welcome several notable speakers to its campus for the spring chapel schedule. The guests include Propaganda, Cokeisha Bailey Robinson, Keith Minier and John Lynch. The chapels are open the public, and take place from 10:30 – 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings in the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center.
“Chapel is a place to gather and experience Christ, as well as look beyond ourselves to the greater, global story that God is writing,” said Brent Mencarelli, dean of chapel and community life at Grace. “I want people to hear from leading voices – authors, musicians, activists – on global concerns like poverty, human trafficking and racial reconciliation. This lets students and community members engage their passions and dreams with relevant issues.”
Propaganda will speak at Grace College on Jan. 17. Propaganda is an artist, activist, academic, father, husband and LA native. He has released music with the Tunnel Rats and the Footsoldiers, three solo albums, five LPs and a book of poetry. His art combines pop culture knowledge and aesthetics with messages that challenge his listeners to think and feel in new ways.
Cokeisha Bailey Robinson will speak at Grace on Jan. 19. Robinson is a speaker and author who has a passion for encouraging people. She served as a missionary in Africa, Jamaica, and Izmir, Turkey. She has contributed to ”Farther In and Deeper Down,” “The Inheritance,” “This is My Story” and “Planting Trust, Knowing Peace,” and she currently writes for several devotional sites.
Keith Minier will speak at Grace on Jan. 25 and 26. He is the lead pastor at Grace Fellowship in Columbus, Ohio, and an avid basketball fan. You can find his blog at keithminier.cc.
Nicole Bromely will speak at Grace on Feb. 2. Bromely is an author, speaker, and founder of OneVOICE, a nonprofit dedicated to stopping global child sex trafficking. Her books include “Hush: Moving from Silence to Healing after Childhood Sexual Abuse” and “Breathe: Finding Freedom to Thrive in Relationships after Childhood Sexual Abuse.” She is a member of the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network Speakers Bureau and the NCAA Health and Safety Speakers Bureau. She received the 2016 Role Model Magazine Top 25 Influential Women Award and the 2011 Mariette Colleges Outstanding Young Alumna Award.
John Lynch will speak at Grace from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9. He is a contributing author for “The Cure: What if God isn’t who you think He is and neither are you?” as well as over 10 other books. He is also the pastor of Open Door Fellowship Church in Pheonix, Arizona.
A full schedule for Grace’s Spring Chapels can be found at www.grace.edu/campus-life/chapel/schedule.