God Shines Forth: Divine Beauty in Eternity, Creation and Redemption
Beeson Divinity School Chapel Series 2026-27
God is simply beautiful. He is good and true, of course. His attributes are manifold and all of them are perfect. But all of them are beautiful and glorious as well. This latter point deserves special emphasis today. In a world grown belligerent, cacophonous and ugly, we can call upon the One who has made all that is, remains the source of beauty and redeems those who ask Him, helping them reflect His glory in the world.
In chapel this year, we will stroll through the Scriptures, observing what they show us of the loveliness of God and His work in the world. We will gaze on God’s majesty, the beauty of creation, the glory of the cross and the character of all who bear His beauty in their lives. We’ll encourage one another to become beautifiers as we share in God’s life, salvation and love. Our prayer for this series is that the Lord will shine through it, showing us His beauty in our everyday lives and enabling us, in turn, to point others to this beauty—the Beauty that, to paraphrase a line from Dostoevsky, is saving the world.
—Dean Douglas A. Sweeney
Fall 2026:
August 25 - Opening ConvocationDoug Sweeney
Dean, Beeson Divinity School
September 1
Jonathan Linebaugh
Beeson Divinity School
September 8
Jennifer Allen Craft
Professor of Theology and Humanities, Point University, West Point, Georgia
September 15
Frank Thielman
Beeson Divinity School
September 22
Chris Castaldo
Lead Pastor, New Covenant Church, Naperville, IL
September 29
Mark Mattes
Professor of Doctoral Studies, Grand View University, Des Moines, IA
October 6 - Go Global Week
Scott Moreau
Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL (retired)
October 13
Alan Beasley
Conference Superintendent, North Alabama Annual Conference of the Global Methodist Church
October 20
Cokiesha Bailey Robinson
Associate Dean of Mentoring and Cross-Cultural Engagement, Grace College, Winona Lake, IN
October 27 - Reformation Heritage Lectures
Volker Leppin
Horace Tracy Pitkin Professor of Historical Theology, Yale Divinity School
November 3
Byron Jackson
Senior Pastor, 15th Avenue Baptist Church, Nashville, TN
November 10
Student Preacher TBA
November 17
Robert Smith Jr.
Beeson Divinity School (retired)
December 4 - Commencement and Service of Consecration
Ryan Whitley
Senior Pastor, CrossPoint Church, Trussville, AL
Spring 2027
January 26 - Opening Convocation
Deric Thomas
Beeson Divinity School; Senior Pastor, Hope Mountain Church, Calera, AL
February 2
Jeremy Begbie
Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Research Professor of Theology, Duke Divinity School
February 9
Zac Hicks
Pastor, Church of the Cross, Birmingham
February 16
Michael Straus
Montreaux Partners, Birmingham
February 23
Samuel Hagos
Experience Pastor, Progressive Baptist Church, Chicago, IL
March 2 - Conger Preaching Lectures
Jason Meyer
Lead Pastor, Urban Refuge Church, Minneapolis, MN
March 16
Reginald Calvert
Beeson Divinity School; Pastor, New Jerusalem Missionary Church, Bessemer, AL
March 23
Piotr Malysz
Beeson Divinity School
March 30
Erin Moniz
Associate Chaplain and the Director for Chapel, Baylor University
April 6 - World Christianity Focus Week
John Ong, President, Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary
April 13 - Biblical Studies Lectures
Jamie Grant, Vice-Principal (Academic) and Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Highland Theological College, Scotland
April 20
Student Preacher TBA
April 30 -- Commencement and Service of Consecration
TBA
All services take place at 11 a.m. in Andrew Gerow Hodges Chapel
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