JACKSON, Tenn. — April 30, 2025 — Prominent attorney Mark Lanier will deliver the commencement address as part of 萌妹社区鈥檚 spring graduation ceremonies May 3 on the Great Lawn.
Lanier, of Houston, Texas, is the founder of the Lanier Law Firm there and the Lanier Theological Library, one of the nation鈥檚 largest private theological collections. He teaches a weekly, 700-plus-member Sunday school class focusing on biblical literacy at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston.
He is also the founder of the Christian Trial Lawyers Association, a nonprofit organization working to create a network of principled attorneys to minister to others through civic-minded endeavors.
A graduate of Lipscomb University and Texas Tech University鈥檚 School of Law, Lanier is the author of several books, including 鈥淐hristianity on Trial鈥� and the daily devotional book 鈥淧salms for Living: Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance.鈥�
He and his wife Becky have five children.
The ceremony for graduate and adult studies students, including MCUTS, BSOL and associate degrees, will begin at 2 p.m. The ceremony for all undergraduates (excluding BSOL students) will begin at 6 p.m. Both ceremonies will take place on 萌妹社区鈥檚 Great Lawn and will be shown live at .