CCU's Symposium 2019

Please join CCU for the seventh annual Symposium as the University and keynote speaker Lee Strobel kick off the Year of Evangelism.

...Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.
– 1 Peter 3:15 (NIV)

CCU's mission is to positively impact our culture and encourage “seekers of truth.” The annual Symposium program is an invitation for our students, faculty, and staff to gather in community and focus on current issues within our nation. This gathering facilitates a dialogue, exploring how Christians can respond to these issues with godly principles — with the intent of turning the tide away from discriminating against people of faith and toward honoring Christ.

All CCU students, faculty, and staff are intentionally educated on these issues and trained how to respond with love, purpose, and impact. As a university, our education in the classroom emphasizes the Christian worldview and encourages students to translate that into a life of service and action — action that can change the world.

Keynote Speaker: Lee Strobel

Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel is the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune and best-selling author of more than 20 books. His classic, The Case for Christ, is a perennial favorite which details his conversion to Christianity. Strobel’s recent release, The Case for Grace, won the 2016 Nonfiction Book of the Year from the EPCA. Strobel earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and a Master of Studies in Law at Yale Law School. He also led a team that won UPI's top award for investigative reporting in Illinois. Strobel and his wife, Leslie, have been married for more than 40 years and have recently made their home in Castle Rock, Colorado.