Category: August

Monday, September 14, 2020

Local Church Week

Pastor Josh CooperJoshua has been the pastor and lead teacher of the Bridge Community Church since it’s launch in September of 2006. He served in youth ministry for six years, campus ministry at Youth for Christ for three years, as well as seven years as the executive director at Youth for Christ, all in his hometown of Muncie, Indiana. Josh graduated from Taylor University in 2003 with degrees in Christian Education and Biblical Literature. He has been married to Jill since 2006 and they are proud parents of Lena and Beau. He is a Type 1 on the Enneagram but isn’t sure he believes it. Josh is an adoption advocate and music lover and enjoys a good book of theology and a comfy pair of house slippers. 

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Reflection Questions:

Songs from Chapel:

Jesus We Love You / Do it Again / Unstoppable God

Friday, August 28, 2020

Rev. Jon Cavanagh

Rev. Jon Cavanagh, Campus Pastor at Taylor University since 2015, is a 1998 Taylor University alumnus.  He has served at Taylor since 2007, filling roles that have included Director of University Apartments/Coordinator of Off Campus Community, Co-Chair of Residence Life Programming, Hall Director at Wengatz Hall, Head Men’s Golf Coach, and committee assignments including Chair and member of the Community Life Committee, Lighthouse and J-term Capstone Co-Leader, and the leadership of various devotional groups. 

In addition to his Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education from Taylor, Cavanagh holds a Master of Divinity from Winebrenner Theological Seminary, Findlay, Ohio (2008). He is an ordained minister in the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (N.A.C.C.C.).

Prior to returning to Taylor, Cavanagh served as Associate Pastor for Plain Congregational Church in Bowling Green, Ohio, and as resident director at Asbury University in Wilmore, Ky., and Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. He also filled the role of Church Planter for Mercy and Grace Ministries in Sheridan, Wyo., from 1999 to 2000.

Jon and his wife Kara are the parents of 2 daughters, Phoebe (10) and Hattie (3). 

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Reflection Questions:

What is the Truth of God you will proclaim?

How will you seek His presence?

For what will you plead?

How are you seeing the goodness of God today?

Songs from Chapel: 

Glorious Day

King of My Heart

No One Has Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Dr. Gene Habecker

Dr. Eugene B. Habecker has been named President Emeritus of Taylor University.  Habecker, a 1968 Taylor alumnus, served as Taylor’s President from 2005 until May 31, 2016. Prior to coming to Taylor in 2005, Habecker served presidencies of the American Bible Society (1991-2005) and Huntington University (1981-1991). He also served in administrative positions at Huntington, George Fox University (Newberg, Ore.), and Eastern University (St. Davids, Pa.).

He holds Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Ball State University and the University of Michigan. He also earned a Juris Doctor from Temple University and is a member (inactive) of the Pennsylvania Bar. Habecker also completed the Institute for Educational Management program at Harvard University and is the recipient of honorary degrees from numerous colleges and universities. Additionally, he was honored by the State of Indiana as a Sagamore of the Wabash, the State’s highest award, during recent farewell ceremonies.

Habecker’s wife Marylou is also a 1968 Taylor graduate and holds a Master’s degree from Ball State University. She is a speaker, writer, and artist. She has also served on the boards of the Women’s Bible Society of New York City, Nyack College, Taylor University, the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA-NYC), and Overseas Council.

Between them, the Habeckers have traveled to more than 90 countries throughout Asia, Africa, North and South America, Europe, and the Middle East.

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Reflection Questions: 

What is your understanding of what the Bible teaches about: 1) peace, 2) our call to be peacemakers, 3) why might that be important now?

What do you view as important attributes of a peace maker?

In what ways might Taylor University be used of God to be an instrument of His peace?

Songs from Chapel:

God I Look To You

Authority

Do It Again

Monday, August, 24, 2020

Dr. Nancy Dayton

Nancy Dayton is the English Department Chair and a Professor of English at Taylor University. Prior to serving at Taylor University, Dr. Dayton graduated from Indiana Wesleyan  University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Writing. She went on to complete her Masters work in English Literature at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Dr. Dayton completed her Ph.D at Miami University. Dr. Dayton previously taught at Ball State University.

2019 Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award Recipient

Dr. Jody Hirschy,  Business Department Chair and Associate Professor of Business

2020 Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award Recipient

Dr. Kevin Diller, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion

2020 Dr. Joe Burnworth Teaching Award Recipient

Dr. Laura Edwards, Assistant Professor of Psychology

Tuesday, August, 18, 2020

Campus Wide Communion

Songs from the service:

Unstoppable God

King of My Heart

Lean Back

In Christ Alone

Death Arrested

You’re Beautiful

Friday, August 21, 2020

Dr. Paige Cunningham

Paige Comstock Cunningham, Ph.D., J.D. is serving as the Interim President of Taylor University.

Cunningham has served as a Taylor Trustee for 17 years, and is now stepping down from the Board in order to head a seamless leadership transition, succeeding outgoing President Lowell Haines.

Beyond her service at Taylor, Cunningham has extensive academic scholarship and professional qualifications for her new position, with significant experience in bioethics, public policy, and pro-life issues. She graduated from Taylor University (summa cum laude) and earned her J.D. from Northwestern University Law School, Master of Bioethics (summa cum laude) from Trinity International University and Ph.D. (Educational Studies) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Cunningham is currently the Executive Director of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity and an affiliate professor at Trinity Law School and Trinity Graduate School. She was an adjunct instructor at Wheaton College for eight years and serves on the Advisory Board of the Wheaton College Center for Faith, Politics and Economics. Earlier in her career, she was Executive Director and General Counsel and later President of Americans United for Life, a national pro-life advocacy organization located in Washington, D.C. Cunningham and her husband Jay have three children and seven grandchildren.

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Songs from Chapel:

There’s Nothing That Our God Can’t Do

The Passion

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Friday, August 30, 2019

Dr. Michael Hammond

Michael Hammond is the Academic Provost of Taylor University. Prior to his current position, Dr. Hammond served as the Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts and Biblical Studies for three years. He has previously held positions at Wheaton College and Southeastern University. He holds a B.A. from Taylor University (‘92), a M.A. from Wheaton College, and a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas. 

He is married to Jen Hammond. They have six children.

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Reflection/Discussion Questions:

1. Where do you find yourself in relation to the Evangelical movement as it exists today?
2. What boundaries within modern Evangelicalism are you seeking to bridge?

Songs from Chapel:

How FIrm a Foundation

Give Me Jesus

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Dr. Paige Cunningham

Paige Comstock Cunningham, Ph.D., J.D. is serving as the Interim President of Taylor University.

Cunningham has served as a Taylor Trustee for 17 years, and is now stepping down from the Board in order to head a seamless leadership transition, succeeding outgoing President Lowell Haines.

Beyond her service at Taylor, Cunningham has extensive academic scholarship and professional qualifications for her new position, with significant experience in bioethics, public policy, and pro-life issues. She graduated from Taylor University (summa cum laude) and earned her J.D. from Northwestern University Law School, Master of Bioethics (summa cum laude) from Trinity International University and Ph.D. (Educational Studies) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Cunningham is currently the Executive Director of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity and an affiliate professor at Trinity Law School and Trinity Graduate School. She was an adjunct instructor at Wheaton College for eight years and serves on the Advisory Board of the Wheaton College Center for Faith, Politics and Economics. Earlier in her career, she was Executive Director and General Counsel and later President of Americans United for Life, a national pro-life advocacy organization located in Washington, D.C. Cunningham and her husband Jay have three children and seven grandchildren.

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Reflection/Discussion Questions:

1. What is one thing President Cunningham said that caught your attention?
2. How can you grow in your knowledge, worship, and love of God this year?

Songs from Chapel:

10,000 Reasons

Hallelujah Here Below

Friday, August 31, 2018

Dr. Grace Ju Miller

Grace Ju Miller was a Professor of Biology at Indiana Wesleyan University from 2009-2018. Garth (husband), Grace and children, Zea and Noah spent 2 years in Morocco (2006-2008), where they taught at an orphanage before moving to Indiana Fall of 2009. Grace was the Seed Bank Director at ECHO (Agricultural Missions Organization, Ft. Myers, FL) for 4 years. She taught at Gordon College (1991-2001) and directed a course called Sustainable Tropical Agriculture which traveled to ECHO, h.e.a.r.t  and Haiti, Honduras or Guatemala. Grace has a BA in Art and Botany from Duke University, MS in Agronomy from UC Davis and PhD from Purdue University. Garth has a BSME from Purdue and has an M.Div from Gordon –Conwell Theological Seminary and currently works at Indiana Michigan Power. Her daughter graduated from IWU in Biology and will attend Asbury Seminary Fall 2018. Her son will be a junior at IWU studying Biology Education. She began her job as Dean of the School of Natural and Applied Sciences at Taylor University this summer.

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

President Lowell Haines

Paul Lowell Haines is President of Taylor University. He previously served as a higher education attorney and partner at Faegre Baker Daniels for 25 years and prior to that as Vice President for Student Development, Dean of Students, Director of Student Programs, and Residence Hall Director, all at Taylor University. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Taylor University, Master of Arts degree from Ball State University in Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education, Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Indiana University-Bloomington, and a doctorate in Educational Management from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Songs from Chapel:

Look to the Son

Who You say I Am

In Christ Alone