05/15/2026
Dr. Jerry Falwell Sr. passed away 19 years ago today.
Yet his vision is still impacting lives around the world.
I’ve lived in Lynchburg, Virginia my entire life, and I’ve had the opportunity to watch that impact up close.
In 1971, Dr. Falwell founded a small Bible college connected to Thomas Road Baptist Church called Liberty Baptist College.
Most people would have looked at Lynchburg and thought:
“Why here?”
But vision sees differently.
Over time, that small school became Liberty University — now reaching students across the country and around the world.
In People & Profit, I wrote about how his vision was simple but powerful:
“To train Champions for Christ.”
That vision outlived him.
And that’s what real vision does.
Vision is not about building something for yourself.
It’s about stewarding something bigger than yourself that continues impacting people long after you are gone.
As business leaders, entrepreneurs, pastors, and parents, that’s a question worth asking ourselves today:
What are we building that will outlive us?
Not just financially.
Not just organizationally.
But spiritually and generationally.
Legacy is not merely what we leave behind.
It is what continues through the people we invest in.
Thankful today for the impact Dr. Jerry Falwell Sr. had on Lynchburg, on Christian leadership, and on generations of people pursuing their calling.
