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.