Judson University Chapel

Dean Chris Lash continues in our Big If True series in Chris' final message here at Judson.

We have Judson favorite, Dr. Lina Abujamra bringing the word.

We have Pastor Devil Lee joining us again to continue in our series of Big If True.

We welcome you all back to a new school year as we kick off with our new series, Big If True, as our Dean Chris Lash shares with us the state of the Church in the US and the Parable of the Sower. Source material: Ben Stuart, On the state of modern Christianity, sermon Gordon Conwell, Christianity in a global context, report: Philip Jenkins, The New Christendom Rebekah McLaughlin, Confronting Christianity Rebekah McLaughlin, The Secular Creed  Roger Olson, The Story of Christian Theology Pew Research, Why people with no religion are projected to decline as a share of the world's population Pew Research, The Future of World Religions, study Pew-Templeton, The Future of World Relgions, article  NYT, America is Losing Religious Faith, 8/25/23 Washington Post, The world is expected to grow more religious not less,

We are so thrilled to have had our very own Junior Worship Arts Major Kate Urosevich share with us this morning in chapel as a part of our student voices chapel on believing in how God defines us.

Today we have Derrick Puckett from Renewal Church of Chicago as he wraps up our Tik Tok Thelogy series on the question, Is Jesus Racist?

We are grateful to have our very own Sofia Melton as a part of our Student Voices series.

We are thankful to have Pastor Watson Jones III join us as he talks about how God continues to work in our lives and in the world.

We are so grateful to have had our very own Craig Colin sharing with us as a part of our Student Voices series as he gives an inspiring message on hearing the voice of God.

We are incredibly thankful to have Laurel Bunker returning with us for our Tik Tok Theology series as she spoke on if there is hope for the American Church?

We are glad to have back Bob Lenz with us for chapel, as he spoke on the better life that we can have if find our love in Jesus.

We are thankful to have had the Heritage Counseling Center with us this morning and sharing with us the importance of counseling.

We're excited to have back Rev. Winfred Omar Neely as he continues our series in Tik Tok Theology and how to know that God loves me?

Our Dean Chris Lash guides the University through a time of response and understanding of the current awakening happening in the US amongst colleges and what it can look like for Judson.

We are glad to have had Jeff Reynolds join us for chapel as he talks to us about how faith and science can co-exist.

This week as a part of Race & Justice Week, through the Black Student Union, we have with us Teddy Matthews.

As we begin our Race & Justice week, we are thankful to have had Daniel Yang share with us his and his family's story of suffering and justice.

We close our week of Spiritual Enrichment Week with Christian Dawson as he closes about imagining what our lives would look like when we begin to trust in Jesus.

On our third day of Spiritual Enrichment Week, Christian Dawson continues his series of Confronting Christianity as he speaks about learning how to come to Jesus with your whole self. 

On our second day with Pastor Christian Dawson for Spiritual Enrichment Week, he continues in his series, Confronting Christianity, he speaks on keeping in step with the Holy Spirit.

We are so excited to have Pastor Christian Dawson from Bridgetown Church located in Portland, OR, join us for our annual Spiritual Enrichment Week. In this first installment, Christian shares with us the freedom we can find when we put Jesus in the center of our lives.

We are glad to welcome back Denvil Lee from The Chapel to continue in our series, Tik Tok Theology, as he speaks on how does religion evolve with the times?

For Chapel today, we have Professor Elliott Anderson as a part of our Tik Tok Theology and speaking on how to know that God loves me?

We are grateful to have Megan Fate Marshmann, currently, with Willow Creek Community Church, join us for our Tik Tok Theology series as she speaks on what does it mean to walk with Jesus?

We are excited to welcome back Dr. Lina Abujamra as she continues in our series, "Tik Tok Theology" as she speaks on having a faith that withstands pushback.

We are excited to have Pastor Jen Kelly from Christ Community Church kick off our new series, "Tik Tok Theology". 

We are glad to have our very own, President Dr. Gene Crume as he shares about his heart for the upcoming semester.

We are glad to have back friend of Judson and FCA Area Director Chris Drenth as he talks about the importance of being integrated within a strong Christian community.

We are so thankful to have had JU Alum. Natalia Herckermann join us as she speaks on the goodness of God in all seasons.

We are glad to have Hannah Barnett from Generation Distinct sharing with us about stepping into our calling that God has for our lives.

We are excited to have our very own Judson University Professor Jack Groppel joining us in chapel.

We are glad to have Pastor Dave Mudd and his friends from the Hope Center talk about Reimagining Church.

We are glad to have Pastor Paco Amador from New Life Community Church joining us.

We are glad to have Faith Schiller from Willow Creek to continue in our series of, The Revelation. She takes us through chapter 21 and shares about trusting in the Lord for your future.

We are glad to have Pastor Abi Raices with New Life Covenant Elgin with us this morning as he speaks on God being the foundation of your life.

We are glad to have Kesha Kent with us this morning as she speaks on being the hands and the feet of God.

We continue with our series, The Revelation, with Dean Chris Lash as he reads in chapter 12 about how God will always meet you in your darkness.

In our very special Founders Day Chapel, we have Rev, Huron Claus joining us to share on the importance of God's calling of us all to be leaders.

We continue our series of, The Revelation, with Courtney Wilson from Christ Community Church. She reads in chapter 9 and talks about what God wants to free you from.

We continue our series of, The Revelation, with Jon Jorgenson from Soul City Church, as he speaks on Revelation 6 and how to stand when things fall apart.

We had the opportunity to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with bringing in Pastor Abi Raices as he shares the importance of confessing our sins to a loving Father.

We continue our series of The Revelation with Rev. Darryl Jenkins. In this chapel, he shares how we need to find our focus in God amidst the many different things that may take our attention away.

On a very special Alumni Chapel, during our Homecoming Weekend, we had the privilege of having Rev. Patrick Parks ('19) gives a message on understanding that there is a plan and a purpose for your life.

We continue in our series of The Revelation with Dean Chris Lash as he goes through chapters 2 and 3 of Revelation and how we have the opportunity to reform from within.

This chapel welcomes Dr. Joshua Dunn, our speaker for our Constitution Chapel to commemorate Constitution Day and the way the U.S. Constitution continues to impact and shape our lives as Christians.

Teddy Matthews joins us as he shares with us about how we can step into the potential of what God has for us.

We are back for a new semester with the first installment of our series, The Revelation, where we begin with Dean Chris Lash as he introduces the book of Revelation.

Speaker Bob Lenz encourages our students to reach beyond what they know to share the love of God with students and their peers. You won't want to miss this inspiring chapel!

Craig Colin, a junior Christian Ministries major, closes out our Student Voices series by emphasizing the power that prayer has in our lives and how Jesus modeled a lifestyle of prayer.

Senior Psychology student, Kylie Hansen, shows us how Jesus is willing and capable to wash us and make us a new creation.

Senior Christian Ministries major, Carista Ritchie, talks about how God is with us in our pain and suffering and how He shows up in our darkest moments