Chapel
Chapel services at Biola usually include praise and worship and a relevant message designed to challenge students. Chapel can be thematic, based on current events or student need, or tied to a particular department or conference.
Praise and worship is frequently student-led. Chapel speakers include current Biola faculty, such as Erik Thoennes, Scott Rae, or J.P. Moreland, or special guest speakers, such as Josh McDowell, John Piper, or Larry Crabb.
The Practical Side of Chapel
There are several chapel services to choose from each week, including traditional undergraduate chapels, night chapel, and Talbot chapels.
Full-time students are required to attend 30 chapels per semester, and chapel tapes are available for students unable to attend a given session.
"It's so evident to me how much God is working on campus here at Biola. Attending chapel makes me see it even more! When we go to chapel we can leave our thoughts of classes and stressful situations at the door and just enter into the Lord's presence.
"Today was especially wonderful! Mike Erie spoke and did a follow-up from Torrey Conference. It really was an awesome sermon. He talked about community and how community is the place where you need to be real with yourself and your issues of sin. No fakeness.
"Worship was done after the sermon today, which is something else that I really love. By the end of Mike's talk, I felt completely humbled and connected to God, ready to enter into worship. In the end, it really just comes down to the fact that I love chapels!"
– Lindsay, Business
