Chapel Articles and Features

Fields Challenges Students to be “Positioned for Peace” During March 3 Chapel

Darryl K. Fields, pastor of Union Missionary Baptist Church in Shawnee, delivered the chapel address March 3 in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. He shared a message titled “Positioned for Peace” from Mark 9. He…

Branch Challenges Students to Rely on Christ During Feb. 24 Chapel Message

William “Duce” Branch, assistant professor of preaching and Bible as well as undergraduate chapel coordinator for The College at Southeastern in Wake Forest, North Carolina, delivered the chapel message Feb. 24 in Raley…

Jennie Allen, Bestselling Author and Speaker, Coming to OBU March 10

Jennie Allen, New York Times bestselling author of “Get Out of Your Head,” is coming to Oklahoma Baptist University March 10 for Women’s Missions and Ministry Day, an annual event promoting the profound impact…

Costanzo Delivers Founder's Day Chapel Message Feb. 3

OBU held its annual Founder’s Day chapel Feb. 3 in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. The event is held each year near the beginning of the spring semester to commemorate the University’s incorporation in 1910.…

Three Professors to be Installed to Academic Positions During Founder's Day Chapel Feb. 3

Three OBU professors will be installed into academic positions during the University’s annual Founder’s Day chapel Feb. 3. Dr. Mario Melendez will be installed as the Auguie Henry Chair of Bible; Dr. Matthew Emerson will be…

Rummage Delivers First Chapel Message of Semester on Bison Hill

Dr. Stephen Rummage, senior pastor of Quail Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, delivered the chapel message Wednesday, Jan. 27, in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. The chapel service was the first of the spring semester and the…

Kelly Shares Special Online Christmas Chapel Message

Our special lineup of Christmas Chapel 2020 videos continues with a Christmas devotional from Dr. Bobby Kelly, Ruth Dickinson Professor of Religion. Kelly shares the story of the birth of Jesus, as told in Luke 2:1-20, and conveys the majesty…

Dr. Rene F. Brown Delivers Final Chapel Message of Fall Semester Nov. 18

Dr. Rene F. Brown, pastor of Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, delivered OBU’s online chapel address Nov. 18. The service marked the final chapel for the fall 2020 semester. Brown delivered the virtual chapel…

Emerson Delivers Annual Hobbs Lecture Nov. 11

Dr. Matthew Emerson, dean of the Hobbs College of Theology and Ministry, delivered the annual Hobbs Lecture during online chapel services Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Herschel H. and Frances J. Hobbs Lectureship in Baptist Faith and Heritage was…

Dr. Charlie Dates Delivers Chapel Message Nov. 4

Dr. Charlie Dates, senior pastor at Progressive Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois, delivered the online chapel message Nov. 4. He spoke on the chapel theme of, “Christ, the Wisdom of God,” delivering the message from the…

Pastor Jamar Andrews Delivers Chapel Message Oct. 28

Jamar Andrews, pastor of Word Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Arkansas, delivered the chapel message to OBU students Wednesday, Oct. 28. Andrews titled his message “God and Government.” Andrews speaks about this time leading up…

SBC President J.D. Greear Delivers Chapel Message Oct. 21

J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, delivered the online chapel message Oct. 21 to students on Bison Hill. “In moments like this, God uses [times…

President Thomas Leads Chapel Panel Discussion on Cultural Intelligence Oct. 14

OBU President Dr. Heath A. Thomas led a panel discussion about challenges we are facing regarding racial and cultural issues, both on our campus and in our world, for the Wednesday chapel service Oct. 14. The panel included Dr. Hephzibah Dutt,…

NOBTS President Dr. Jamie Dew Delivers Chapel Message Oct. 7

OBU students and faculty heard from Dr. Jamie Dew as he delivered the virtual chapel message Wednesday, Oct. 7. Dew is the ninth president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and delivered the message from NOBTS. Dew began his message…

Author Jen Wilkin Delivers Chapel Message Sept. 30

Jen Wilkin, author and Bible teacher, delivered the message during the University’s virtual chapel service Sept. 30. Wilkin is an author and public speaker from Dallas, Texas, who teaches biblical truths to audiences around the…

Dennae Pierre Shares OBU Chapel Message Sept. 23

Dennae Pierre, executive director of The Surge Network, was the speaker for OBU’s online chapel service Sept. 23. Pierre spoke on loving our enemies, teaching from Matthew 5:43-48. Pierre discussed her love for OBU’s chapel…

Students Share Impact of Global Outreach Trips During Online GO Week Chapel Sept. 18

OBU students shared about their experiences attending Global Outreach trips during a special GO Week online chapel Sept. 18. The students discussed how the Lord molded them as they answered the call to go. GO Week is an annual week dedicated to…

Dean Petersen Delivers GO Week Chapel Message Sept. 16

Brandon Petersen, dean of students and vice president of campus life, delivered the GO Week chapel message Wednesday, Sept. 16. GO Week (Global Outreach) is an annual week dedicated to mobilizing students to serve in global missions…

Graves Brings Message During OBU Chapel Sept. 9

Brad Graves, senior pastor at Ada First Baptist Church, shared the online OBU chapel message Wednesday, Sept. 9. His message was titled, “A Call to the Upper Room.” Graves has many ties to OBU. His son, Noah, is currently a…

Jesse Bible Shares Online Chapel Message Sept. 2

Jesse Bible, lead pastor at First Baptist Church of Wainwright, Oklahoma, shared the message for OBU’s online chapel service Sept. 2. Bible taught from Ephesians 5 and titled his message, “Walking in Wisdom.” He…