“It is all for the kingdom of heaven. We’re hoping that people can come this afternoon and maybe hear about the gospel for the first time ever,” Trawick said.
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In a particularly polarizing election season, the panelists urge Christians to step back from a combative attitude when it comes to politics and start listening to other perspectives.
While Columbia was nice, Terrell said what sets Baylor apart is its students. His Christian faith allows him to build relationships with students to find their “sense of purpose.”
“For me, it was life-changing,” Baylor basketball head coach Scott Drew said. “The more you’re in line with [Christ], the more He can bless you.”
People may think finance is all about making money, but according to Dr. Shane Underwood, Baylor students are among those who are learning to use their skills to help the world.
Baylor’s traditional chapel offering — large-scale student gatherings in Waco Hall — has been scattered into a variety of “calling and career” options in recent years, as the chapel department pushes to personalize the chapel experience. The result: more than four dozen options, including everything from Aviation Chapel to Eastern Orthodox Morning Prayers.
Baylor is home to students from all around the world, and the Global Gateway Program is designed to support those for whom English is a second language.
Among the wide range of Chapel credits and experiences Baylor offers, Chapel for Post-Traditional Students provides a safe space for those who are older than the average undergraduate.
In 1945, a group of Baylor students began leading a series of worship gatherings that came to be known as the Waco Youth Revivals. The meetings sparked a nationwide Youth Revival Movement that is registered as one of the largest student-led revivals in American history. Today, FM72 leaders believe God can “do it again.”
Baylor in Washington is in full swing this semester as students pursue diverse opportunities related to their career paths, both in and out of the classroom. The semester-long program provides students with the opportunity to live in Washington and gain professional development through an internship.
Thousands gathered for the Collegiate Day of Prayer on Thursday in Waco Hall, with countless more in overflow locations in Waco and across the world, praying for revival in Generation Z.
For the first time, the 200-year-old Collegiate Day of Prayer is coming to Waco, bringing with it hopes of the same revivalism that touched Asbury University in 2023.
Medical humanities students at Baylor go beyond scientific mastery to better understand the human experience of patients and practitioners, according to program director and chair Dr. Lauren Barron.
The Christ-Centered Diversity and Belonging Council hosted its Monthly Social Hour from 2 to 3 p.m. on Thursday at the FOS Atrium. The event was a come-and-go meeting where faculty, staff and students were invited to socialize and celebrate the faith theme of the month.
“I feel like that’s when I had a moment of commitment,” said Yeager, a San Mateo, Calif., sophomore who was recently named Highland Baptist Church’s youngest-ever College Guys Associate. “For the first time, I understood what that meant of like, ‘Oh yeah, I want to be committed to the Lord every day, and I want to live a life for him — worthy of the Lord in every way and bearing fruit in every good work.’”
The Christ-Centered Diversity and Belonging Council is holding weekly prayer meetings from noon to 1 p.m. every Friday in Room 322 of the Foster Campus for Business and Innovation.
Holloway, like other Gen Z Christians, grew up in a cultural environment that sees digitization and documentation as core values. This is the “pics or it didn’t happen” generation, a mantra that has rubbed some church leaders the wrong way.
In addition to the hubbub of Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 marks Ash Wednesday — the beginning of the 40-day season of Lent. In recognition, Elliston Chapel and the Bobo Spiritual Life Center will be giving out ashes from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with complete services in Elliston Chapel at 8:30 a.m. and noon.
“We prayed, you know, at the beginning of FaceTime that we wanted to be part of the heartbeat of Baylor University,” Olayinka Obasanya, founder and director of FaceTime with God, said. “I think we’ve established that prayer; I think we’ve seen…God establish that prayer through us and we want to continue to be that at Baylor.”
From Cameroon to Missouri to Waco, junior middle blocker Manuela Bibinbe’s joy is contagious.
Open every day in October from 10 a.m. to dusk, the pumpkin patch welcomes visitors and families of all ages to take pictures and purchase pumpkins for decoration or carving. The pumpkin patch also hosts field trips for school groups and daycares, where children listen to a pumpkin story, go on a scavenger hunt and learn how pumpkins grow.
Baylor is taking its local faith globally as it prepares for the Collegiate Day of Prayer — an event dedicated to praying for college students, who are considered a vital part of the church and the next generation of leaders.
Through a fundraising event called Wildtorch, local nonprofit Jesus Said Love is fighting to free women from a history of sexual exploitation in Waco that dates back to 1889.
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Every year at orientation, the incoming class gets to learn its class hymn. Each class hymn is about the transformation of incoming freshmen as they become adults, allowing them to get a glimpse of what is to come as Baylor Bears. For the class of 2027, they learned “There’s More.”
With a name translating to “the reason of Christ” in Latin, Ratio Christi is aiming to educate Baylor students on apologetics. Starting this fall, the new spiritual organization is implementing guest speakers, small study groups and community worship in an effort to teach students to defend the Christian faith with philosophical, historical and scientific arguments.
In response to social media claims regarding Baylor’s religious exemptions from Title IX, President Linda Livingstone released a statement Monday clarifying that such exemptions do not impact how Baylor handles sexual harassment cases.
The Greek-led worship service will be held from 9 to 10 p.m. Tuesday on Fountain Mall, and all are welcome to join.
“Every semester … whatever area it is, they grow in confidence, and they realize, ‘Oh, I can do this. God has gifted me, and this is what I love doing,’” Horton said. “That initial call — it’s like, you’ve got these little little flames, but it just grows when they’re doing the internship.”
“No matter what stage of life you’re in, it’s really important to look to your right and left, instead of being tunnel-focused on your bigger goals,” Hallbauer said. “That’s what we want for people to take away from this group, is that they have an ability and an obligation as believers to serve and love the least of these.”