MACU Welcomes CHOG General Director to Campus

March 20th, 2017

OKLAHOMA CITY – Mid-America Christian University is proud to announce Jim Lyon, Church of God general director, as the keynote speaker for the university’s semi-annual Spiritual Emphasis Week.

Beginning March 21, Lyon will conduct a four-day stint of chapel services at MACU, expanding on the university’s twice-weekly sermons. Services will be held at 10 a.m. March 21-24.

“What a fantastic opportunity this is for the campus of Mid-America Christian University,” said campus pastor Johnny Bland. “It’s a great honor to host a speaker of Jim Lyon’s caliber. We are prayerfully expecting great things from the Lord this week.”

In 2013, Lyon became General Director of Church of God Ministries, providing leadership for the Church of God in the U.S. and Canada and networking with the church in 84 other countries. Prior to accepting the invitation to become general director, Lyon served as the senior pastor of Madison Park Church of God in Anderson, Ind. for 22 years.

An accomplished pastor, author, teacher and motivational speaker, Lyon has published two books and hosts CBH ViewPoint, the English language broadcast of Christians Broadcasting Hope, in 1996. The program is heard worldwide and online every week.

Lyon has been married to his wife, Maureen, since 1978 and is the proud father of four sons and grandfather to five grandchildren.

MACU chapel services are open to the public and can be viewed online at macu.edu/watch. Archives are available for those who cannot attend or watch at the time of the sermon.