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Instead: Biola at Home Chapels: March 22-28

Liz Hall, Anna Sinclair, Erik Thoennes

    • March 22-28, 2021
  • Canvas
  • Hosted By: Spiritual Development
  • Open to: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Parents, Staff, Students

Cost and Admission

This event is free to attend.


Chapels are still a vital part of the Biola community and a great way to stay connected while we are experiencing Biola at Home. New Chapels will be released each Monday through Canvas and available until Sunday at 11:59 pm.

Speakers

Liz Hall

 Liz Hall has a doctorate in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology.  She has been teaching at Biola for 23 years.  Her research focuses on women's issues in evangelicalism and on meaning-making in suffering.  Her husband Todd is also on faculty, and she has two sons, Brennan and Aiden, who are both currently in Biola's 3-2 Engineering program.  She loves gardening, reading, good coffee, and Disneyland. 

Anna Sinclair

Anna Sinclair earned her Bachelors of Science in Public Relations at Northern Arizona University, then went on to obtain her Masters of Organizational Leadership at Biola University. During that time and beyond, Anna began her professional employment in the public relations arena, emphasizing the need for practical leadership principles in the business setting.

Anna spent several years working for the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, Calif. (her hometown) and then transitioned to Mariners Church in Irvine, Calif. Volunteerism was a major role within her positions at both institutions and included leading and managing the volunteer programs. Her master’s thesis included study on the generational and professional differences of individuals which in turn effect where and how those individuals volunteer their time. Based on her research, Anna created a model for strategic and targeted volunteer outreach that institutions such as museums could utilize for their programs.

After her time at Mariners Church, Anna accepted a position at Ambassador Advertising Agency, where for close to seven years, she served as an Account Executive. Working with such clients as Joni Eareckson Tada, Elizabeth George, Gary Chapman and other Christian ministries that utilize radio broadcasting, Anna learned the broadcasting industry in full. Maintaining radio station relations, managing station/client promotions and coordinating radio specials were all a part of her role while at the agency. She even found herself behind the mic in the recording studio for several projects.

While at Ambassador, Anna and her husband Jereme, started a family and two little boys later, she transitioned from working at Ambassador full-time to becoming an adjunct at Biola teaching in the Media, Journalism and Public Relations department.

Since then, Anna has loved being in the classroom teaching such courses as: Media Career Readiness, Writing for PR, Intro to PR and Senior Portfolio. Anna currently is the volunteer co-leader of Women’s Ministry at CrossPoint Church in Huntington Beach and she authors a blog, second-hand lilies.

Erik Thoennes

 Erik is Professor of Theology, and Chair of the Theology Department at Biola University/Talbot School of Theology and also a pastor at Grace Evangelical Free Church in La Mirada Ca. He also taught at Wheaton College and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of Life’s Biggest Questions: What The Bible Says About the Things that Matter Most, and Godly Jealousy: A Theology of Intolerant Love.

Erik Thoennes is amazed everyday that God saved him as a young boy in a small factory town in Connecticut and adopted him into his family. God has blessed him with his godly and brilliant wife, Dr, Donna, Thoennes, who has been his faithful ministry partner since they were married in 1989. Erik and Donna have four children; Caroline (born in 2000) and Paige (born in 2002) Samuel (b. 2005) and Isaac (b. 2006).


Questions?

Contact:
(562) 903-4874
chapel@biola.edu



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