Everyone’s got a story — perhaps that’s why the Bible is full of stories. But one person whose story we’re really excited about is Congressman John Lewis, who will be joining us as a keynote speaker at this year’s College Conference at Montreat. Congressman Lewis currently represents Georgia’s fifth congressional district, but long before he was a congressman, he was the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a key fixture in the civil rights movement. His book, Walking with the Wind, features the incredible first-hand accounts of the movement that only someone like John Lewis can tell, and he also brings a unique faith perspective, as he headed to Nashville to train to be a preacher, and ended up at the center of the movement.
We asked our friend Heather Scott to make a video about Congressman John Lewis to post on the blog and to show at the conference so each of us can start to know his story even before he begins speaking. Below are two YouTube videos: the first is a quick interview with Heather about how creating this video has changed her perspective and inspired her; the second is Heather’s video about Congressman Lewis. Please watch both and enjoy.
The conference is less than six weeks away! Can’t wait to see everybody there.
Looking forward to the keynote speaker. Good Videos!