may 31.

Text:  Romans 15:14-16


Speaker:  Katie Kresser, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Art History


Big picture:  We plan to explore in our last service of the year the ways Paul's address to individual believers in the early Christian church might apply to us today, many years after its original writing.  Specifically, Katie will be leading us in a reflection on both the freedom and sacrifice involved in becoming the people of God.  As many of us look forward to either graduation or perhaps a new chapter of our student careers, we anticipate this message as being timely for many members of our congregation.

may 17.

Text:  Romans 13

Speaker:  Kelsey Holloway, M.Div., Administrative Assistant for the Center for Biblical and Theological Education.  

Big picture:  In our service this week we will be reading from Romans 13, where Paul encourages us to love above all, precisely because the world's redemption is drawing near. As he says in verse eleven, "Our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed." To read (or listen) to this week's Romans commentary by Professor Daniel Castelo, visit spu.edu/lectio.

may 10.

Tomorrow we have another unusual Chapel service.  Our regular service time is also functioning as the kick-off for the Embracing the (W)hole Gospel conference hosted on our very own campus!

Our service speaker will be Steve Haas, Vice President and Chief Catalyst at World Vision.  Haas works with church leaders, contributes to strategic planning on major issues, and serves as spokesperson for World Vision’s worldwide humanitarian work.  Haas will be introducing the overarching theme of the (W)hole Faith conference through his address Getting Your Heart Checked.  A forty-five minute Q-and-A session with Haas will follow the regular Chapel service.


For a more detailed schedule of the event, go here.
For more details on both Haas and keynote speaker Richard Stearns (who also serves as President of World Vision) go here.