九州体育 announces 格莱美获奖艺术家 Montell Jordan as its Spring 2024 毕业典礼 speaker. Two ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 11, in the Davey L. 惠特尼HPER综合体. The first ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. and honor graduates from the 1974年黄金级, College of 农业 and Applied Sciences, 研究生学习, 和护理学院. The second ceremony will start at 1 p.m. and include graduates from the 文理学院, 商学院, and School of Education and Psychology.

Nearly 400 graduates will receive associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degrees.

“Montell Jordan’s remarkable journey as a musical artist and now 牧师 is a testament of perseverance and commitment,”医生说。. 特蕾西·米. 做饭,总统. “These are key attributes 我们的毕业生 will need along their journey. We look forward to welcoming Mr. Jordan back to the 九州体育 campus as he provides words of encouragement to 我们的毕业生.”

蒙泰尔·乔丹是一名作家, 牧师, 格莱美获奖艺术家, and recipient of the 2023 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 1995, along with artists such as Coolio, 薄层色谱, 和麦当娜, Montell Jordan’s breakout hit “This Is How We Do It” was a chart-topping success, 到达没有. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten Singles for seven weeks and the R&八人B图. Over his nearly twenty-year music career, he produced seven studio albums and 14 singles, ultimately selling over 10 million records worldwide.

As a student at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Montell was set to attend law school when a professor told him his biggest regret was missing his chance to pursue music. Montell意识到, 在一瞬间, that if he was ever going to get a chance to pursue music on the level he wanted, he had to move forward with his dream. He recorded a demo tape that made its way to Def Jam Records Founder Russell Simmons. “This Is How We Do It” took off, and the first of many number one records was created.

Montell began to realize the difference between his gift and calling. He was gifted as a musician, but he was called to minister. 说话, 教学, 指导, 咨询, and writing are ways Jordan fulfills his ministry purpose today. After serving as an executive 牧师 for Victory Church in Norcross, Ga., 近十年来, he now has a marriage ministry with his wife, 克里斯汀, where they assist public marriages to heal in private. Their ministry, Marriage Masterpeace, is a 501c3.  Montell and 克里斯汀 also 牧师 a virtual church called Master Peace Church that launched November 6, 2022, and streams live every Sunday at 11 a.m. 和6p.m. 美国东部时间.

Montell has written two books – “Becoming Unfamous” which is his autobiography, 以及“我们就是这样做的”! Making Your Marriage A Masterpeace” which he co-authored with his wife, 克里斯汀. 在他的音乐生涯中, Montell had already shown an ability to stretch boundaries of genre and style and uses this same ability to influence, 影响, 并激励今天. Montell brings the word of God and personal experience from the music business to provide a practical and applicable understanding of music and worship to light. He still performs on world tours and loves to bring the love of Christ outside the four walls of the church to concert venues all over the world.  Montell is a Champion Ambassador for Special Olympics North America and a public speaker on topics related to diversity, 股本, 和包容.

For more information about the Spring 2024 毕业典礼 ceremonies, please visit ourlittlebookco.com/commencement/.