America's Largest Christian University, joins the NHCLC. Liberty University and NHCLC establish Strategic Partnership

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Liberty University Joins National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, America's largest Christian School partners with the Preeminent Hispanic Faith Organization to educate Latino Christians

(Washington, D.C., Hispanic Christian Newswire) America's largest Hispanic Christian Organization, The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, The Hispanic National Association of Evangelicals, announced today a strategic partnership agreement with the World's largest Evangelical University, Liberty University, located in Lynchburg, Va.

"Our desire is to see Hispanic Born Again Christians mobilized on both the vertical and horizontal planes of the Cross, preaching salvation and transforming their communities. This can only transpire via the platform of Top Tier education, thus, our partnership with Liberty. Liberty is the premier institution for Evangelical and Christian education. It's a natural fit", declared Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, NHCLC President.

Rodriguez recently addressed Liberty University at a recent Convocation challenging the students and faculty to reconcile and live out the entire message of the Cross. Liberty University will work with the NHCLC in intentional recruitment and equipping of next generation Multi-ethnic Christian leadership as the face of American Evangelicalism continues to change rapidly, according to Pew Research and the Jesse Miranda Center for Hispanic Christian Leadership.

Recent surveys from both institutes demonstrate the need for educational models that attract the fastest growing demographic of the Christian Church in American and the Western Hemisphere, Hispanic Evangelicals.

"This partnership is historic and prophetic", stated Dr. Gilbert Velez, National NHCLC Chairman. "Our children can study in an environment that resonates with their biblical worldview", he added. Dr. Jesse Miranda, Chief Executive of the NHCLC, an organization that serves close to 20,000 churches and a constituency of approximately 16 million Hispanic Christians, sees the partnership and the emphasis on education as the primary concern for the Hispanic Evangelical community as it pertains to fostering next generation leadership that can holistically live and execute the Gospel. "Educators must seek different models and delivery mechanisms in order to incorporate the cultural and ethno complexities of our communities in order to formulate instruction that is both viable and sustainable", explained Miranda.

NHCLC and Liberty will work on increasing Hispanic enrollment, scholarship opportunities, on-line courses and other means to educate the future of American Evangelicalism in America, Hispanic Born Again Christians.

For Interviews and additional information, please contact Maritza Ramirez, NHCLC Marketing and Media Director, at 916-919-7476. www.hispanicevangelicals.com and hispanicchurch@aol.com

Dear NHCLC member,

Good news! The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference is developing a win-win partnership with Liberty University Online, the largest evangelical university in the world, to provide members with a wide range of Christian-based education via the Internet. "As a national and global institution with a multi-faceted curriculum, Liberty offers Latinos unprecedented opportunity for Christ-centered education," said NHCLC president Samuel Rodriguez.

In October, Mr. Rodriguez, spoke at Liberty's convocation on campus in Lynchburg, Va., and shared moments from his Christian upbringing, his testimony as a young adult and his unquenchable passion for spiritual revival (click here to see Mr. Rodriguez's convocation message). "When our students heard Mr. Rodriguez speak, it was obvious that the NHCLC and Liberty were on the same page," said Liberty's Executive Director of Global Development, Orland Lobaina; "our common emphases on family, faith and higher education make this partnership a natural fit."

Why has the NHCLC chosen Liberty University as the "university of choice" for its members?

Liberty offers more than 35 accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, criminal justice, nursing, religion and more. With a flexible online format you can work at your own pace and on your schedule and still meet obligations to family, work and ministry.
Liberty ranks within the top 10 percent among schools nationally for low tuition. In addition to federal financial aid and any external scholarships you may qualify for, Liberty also has more than 50 internal scholarships to help qualified students pay for education. These sources funded nearly 600 scholarships in the 2007-08 school year alone, paying out more than $600,000!
Liberty has ranked in the top 10 for the second year in a row for online schools in the U.S.,* and is part of a brick-and-mortar institution that is debt-free, rapidly growing and nearly 40 years strong. That means that you will not only earn the same diploma as resident students, but you can receive it in person - in cap and gown - at Liberty's yearly commencement ceremony on campus in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Earn your degree with a proven leader - and member-partner - Liberty University Online.

Want to learn more?
Visit Liberty University Online or call (800) 424-9595 to speak with a New Enrollment Specialist, and see how you can start pursuing your future today. We look forward to working with the NHCLC, and to hearing from you soon. * Online Education Database survey

LU partners with Hispanic Christian organization

posted the Liberty Journal
Monday, January 19, 2009 by Paul McLinden

This past week Liberty University forged a strategic partnership with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, the largest Hispanic Christian organization in America which represents nearly 20,000 churches and approximately 16 million Hispanic Christians. Liberty will work with the NHCLC to help its members continue their education through Liberty University Online or at LU’s campus in Lynchburg, Va. This partnership will effectively make LU the school of choice for thousands of Latino-Americans.

"Our desire is to see Hispanic born-again Christians mobilized on both the vertical and horizontal planes of the cross, preaching salvation and transforming their communities," said the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, NHCLC president. "This can only transpire via the platform of top-tier education."

Rodriguez spoke at Liberty’s convocation this past October and invigorated students with his unshakeable testimony and passion for spiritual revival.

"When our students heard Mr. Rodriguez speak, it was obvious that the NHCLC and Liberty were on the same page," said Liberty’s Executive Director of Global Development, Orlando Lobaina. "Our common emphasis on family, faith and higher education make this partnership a natural fit."

Tracking demographic trends, both Liberty and the NHCLC saw a greater demand for higher education among Hispanic evangelicals who, according to the NHCLC, represent the fastest growing demographic of the Christian church in America and the Western hemisphere.

"This partnership is historic and prophetic," said Dr. Gilbert Velez, National NHCLC Chairman. "Our children can study in an environment that resonates with their biblical worldview."

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