President's Speaker Series

Bringing Top-Level Experts to the CCU Campus

Colorado Christian University’s President's Speaker Series features leading voices from politics, business, the arts, and more. Join the CCU community as we explore the intersection of faith and real-world action from Christian luminaries across all walks of life. Space is limited so act now to secure your seat and be a part of history.

The President’s Speaker Series offers CCU a unique opportunity to host national and international leaders, entrepreneurs, performing artists, and influential political figures on our campus to engage our students, faculty, and community.
 — President Hogue

Upcoming Speakers

Singer/Songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman and Mary Beth Chapman

 Feb. 7, 2025

Come encounter the heart and hope behind the songs you know and love. Colorado Christian University proudly presents an inspiring event featuring Steven Curtis Chapman and Mary Beth Chapman. Join us for an uplifting experience through personal stories and songs as the couple shares messages of healing, hope, adoption advocacy, and music. In partnership with CCU’s School of Music, don’t miss a unique opportunity to hear from these remarkable speakers and be encouraged by their journey.

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Steven Curtis Chapman

In a career that has spanned more than three decades, Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded artist in Christian music history. With 59 Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards, five GRAMMY®Awards, an American Music Award, and a historic 50 No. 1 singles, he has sold more than seventeen million albums with ten RIAA-Certified® Gold or Platinum albums to his credit.

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Mary Beth Chapman

Mary Beth Chapman is the co-founder and chairman of the board of Show Hope, a nationally recognized nonprofit in adoption advocacy and orphan care that she and her husband, Steven Curtis Chapman, founded. She is a speaker and a “New York Times” best-selling author.


Jeremy S. Adams

 April 24, 2025

We are thrilled to welcome Jeremy S. Adams to the CCU campus! More details regarding the event day will be announced in the coming days. Be sure to check back for more details.

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Jeremy S. Adams

Jeremy S. Adams has dedicated 27 years to teaching government and economics at Bakersfield High School and spent 16 years as a political science lecturer at California State University, Bakersfield. He is widely recognized as one of California’s most accomplished educators, earning numerous prestigious accolades.

Inaugural President's Speaker Series

Colorado Christian University welcomed the 48th Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Former Second Lady of the United States, Karen, an award-winning educator, to the inaugural session of the President’s Speaker Series, Nov. 15.

“Vice President Mike and Karen Pence are great examples of what it means to be Christian conservatives in America,” said Eric Hogue, CCU president. “During his work in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the White House, the vice president faithfully stood for the Constitution and, in doing so, stood for each and every American,” said Eric Hogue, CCU president. “We were honored to have Mike and Karen Pence speak to the Colorado Christian University community.”

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