By Elizabeth Clarke, LCU News
PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) – Louisiana Christian University’s 10th President Mark Johnson officially took office June 1, and he has started his tenure with a 100-day challenge.
The P356 TOUR is an ambitious, dynamic 100-day initiative designed to enhance the presence and impact of LCU across Pineville and surrounding communities, while fostering deeper engagement with alumni, donors, faculty, staff, students and the local population. Through a series of 100 strategically planned events, this tour will underscore the university’s mission of trust, leadership, and community building.
The 100 events will take place across June, July and August, with the goal of strengthening relationships, raising visibility and raising funds for LCU’s future development. Inspired and rooted by Proverbs 3:5-6 (“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your path”), the P356 TOUR will emphasize four key pillars:
- Worship – Trusting in the Lord through communal worship and spiritual engagement, as we lean on His understanding to guide the path of the university and its community.
- Scholarship – Fostering academic excellence and intellectual growth while promoting the pursuit of knowledge and the impact of Christian education at LCU.
- Stewardship – Being faithful stewards of the resources entrusted to us by God, including the careful management of funds, programs, and relationships to ensure LCU’s long-term sustainability.
- Leadership – Encouraging servant leadership across all sectors of LCU, empowering students, faculty, staff, and alumni to lead with integrity, vision, and faith.
“Events will be academic, political, community and public events,” Johnson said. And he has already started—hitting the campus ground running. His family moved into the Alumni House and will reside on campus.
This week FUGE camps are on campus, and Johnson has been fellowshipping with the student campers and staff alike.
LCU is documenting this with a YouTube vlog of all the events, so if you miss one you can check it out online at lcuniversity.edu/p356.
“I want to connect people back to our institution and our institution back to the people,” Johnson said. “I want to be fully involved in this community. We don’t want to just be a university in Pineville; we want to be Pineville’s university.”
If you have an event coming up, LCU wants to be a part of it.
“I want the community to tell me what’s going on,” he said. “We will come to your event and celebrate with you.”
For more information, to subscribe to the p356 YouTube channel, or to let us know about an event we can share in with you, please visit lcuniversity.edu/p356.
