Craig’s lecture is titled, “When is a Child? William James and the Varieties of Education.

Craig teaches courses in aesthetics, phenomenology, and 20th-century continental philosophy at Stony Brook University. Her research interests include autism, color, embodiment, psychoanalysis, and synesthesia. She is the author of “Levinas and James: Towards a Pragmatic Phenomenology” (Indiana University Press 2009) and is currently at work on a book on Levinas, Derrida, and palliative care in America.

“Reading Megan Craig's book ‘Levinas and James: Towards a Pragmatic Phenomenology’ was a life-changing experience for me, both as a person and as a scholar,” says Jacob Goodson, associate professor of philosophy at Southwestern College.  “In the manuscript I am currently writing, I engage with Craig's interpretation of French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas and quote heavily from her book. Additionally, her reflections on failure, love, and living with trauma have offered me great wisdom. I believe her talk at SC will prove beneficial in similar ways for community members, faculty, and students.”

The Smith-Willson lectureship was established by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Willson to call attention to the important moral and religious aspects of education. National leaders on various related topics are asked to speak at the annual lecture.

The topic of his lecture is “On Not Throwing Away Your Shot: God’s Call as Gift and Liberation.” 

“Dr. David Cunningham is the leading scholar in the U.S. on questions concerning religion and vocational discernment,” says Jacob Goodson, associate professor of philosophy and the chair of the social science division.  “He is an excellent teacher and a prolific author. The title of his lecture at SC plays off of the musical ‘Hamilton,’ and we are honored to be hosting him as part of both the Parkhurst Lecture series and the NetVUE grant we received this academic year.”

Cunningham earned his Ph.D. from Duke University.  He also holds a faculty appointment as professor of theology at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Mich. He is the author of five books and editor of five collections on various topics in religion, ethics, and higher education.

The Parkhurst Lecture is one of three annual endowed lectures hosted by the philosophy and religion department of the social sciences division at Southwestern College. This lecture focuses on Biblical studies.

For more information, contact Goodson by email at Jacob.Goodson@sckans.edu.

The title of her lecture is “Sister Death: Living and Dying According to Philosophy, Religion and Science.”

“I am a writer and a scholar, who studies religious and philosophical ideas,” Marovich says. “I come at this work from an irreverent position. This means that I don’t identify with, or defend, any particular religious viewpoint. But I also recognize that as an American, religious traditions (especially Christianity) are at work in our cultures, our politics, and the way we understand who and what we are in subtle and often subterranean ways.”

Jacob Goodson, associate professor of philosophy at Southwestern College, is looking forward to this lecture.

“We are excited to host Dr. Beatrice Marovich and to celebrate the publication of her first book, ‘Sister Death: Political Theologies for Living and Dying’ (Columbia University Press, 2023). The phrase sister death comes from the work of St. Francis of Assissi, and Dr. Marovich's book addresses the question: is death a friend or an enemy? In her talk at SC, she will consider this question from the perspectives of philosophy, religion, and the natural sciences,” Goodson says.

The Beck lectureship, funded by Paul V. Beck to explore topics relating to science and religion, is an annual event on campus and brings in theologians, scientists, and philosophers from across the nation. 

For more information about the Beck Lecture, email Goodson at Jacob.Goodson@sckans.edu.

The topic of his lecture is “The Epistles of John and a Perfectionist Ethics: F. D. Maurice’s Christian Socialist Legacy.”

“Dr. D. Stephen Long is one of the leading experts on the relationship between Christianity and economic theory,” says Jacob Goodson, associate professor of philosophy at Southwestern.  “He is coming to SC to talk about surprising connections between Christian theology, ethical reasoning, the modern economy, and the New Testament. This is his second time lecturing at SC, and we invited him back because he has served as a mentor to three current SC instructors: Dr. Jackson Lashier, Dr. Abigail Cutter, and myself. Current students, faculty, and community members will all benefit from attending his lecture.” 

Long previously worked at Marquette University, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, St. Joseph’s University and Duke Divinity School. He received his Ph. D. from Duke University, and is an ordained United Methodist Minister who served churches in Honduras and North Carolina. He works in the intersection between theology and ethics and has published over 50 essays and 14 books on theology and ethics including “Divine Economy: Theology and the Market” (Routledge, 2000), “The Goodness of God: Theology, Church and Social Order” (Brazos Press, 2001), “John Wesley’s Moral Theology: The Quest for God and Goodness” (Kingswood, 2005), “Calculated Futures” (Baylor, 2007), “Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction” (Oxford, 2010), “Saving Karl Barth: Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Preoccupation” (Fortress Press, 2014), and The Perfectly Simple Triune God: Aquinas and His Legacy (Fortress Press, 2016).

The Parkhurst Lecture is one of three annual endowed lectures hosted by the philosophy and religion department of the social sciences division at Southwestern College. This lecture focuses on Biblical studies.

For more information, contact Goodson by email at Jacob.Goodson@sckans.edu.

“We hear so much talk today of cancel culture and tainted legacies,” says Jacob Goodson, associate professor of philosophy at Southwestern College. “Dr. Karen Guth has actually written a book about how to make sense of what it means to get 'canceled' or not. She talks about people in the film industry as well as academics and scholars -- all of whom are known for their contributions to their field but also known for illegal or wrongful behaviors. Her lecture at SC will be based on the research she did for her book, ‘The Ethics of Tainted Legacies,’ which was published earlier this year. Please join us for this thoughtful and timely lecture.”

Guth is the author of “Christian Ethics at the Boundary: Feminism and Theologies of Public Life” (Fortress Press, 2015) and “The Ethics of Tainted Legacies: Human Flourishing after Traumatic Pasts” (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She holds a Ph. D in religious ethics from the University of Virginia, an M.T.S. in Religion and Society from Harvard, and a M.Th. in literature, theology, and the arts from the University of Glasgow. She received her B.A. in religion from Furman University. Before coming to Holy Cross, professor Guth was a postdoctoral fellow in religious practices and practical theology at Emory University (2011-2012) and an assistant professor at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn., (2012-2016).

The Smith-Willson lectureship was established by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Willson to call attention to the important moral and religious aspects of education. National leaders on various related topics are asked to speak at the annual lecture.

The title of the lecture is “Artificial Intelligence’s Love? Chatbots, Social Agency, and Close Personal Relationships.”

“A popular and well-respected professor at KU, John Symons is one of the leading thinkers on the philosophy of technology and questions relating to artificial intelligence,” says Jacob Goodson, associate professor of philosophy at Southwestern College.  “In his lecture at SC, he plans to tease out some connections concerning artificial intelligence and friendship. It is such an honor for me to host him in Winfield.”

Symons mostly works on problems related to the role of computing technology in science and public policy, and he is especially interested in the interaction of technology and social norms. He is the author or co-author of four books: “Cyber-Social Ethics: A Philosophical Inquiry,” co-authored with Ramón Alvarado, (Routledge Press, 2022); “Formal Reasoning: A Guide to Critical Thinking,” (Kendall Hunt Press, 2017); “Daniel Dennett: Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers,” (Routledge Press, 2014); and “On Dennett,” (Wadsworth Press, 2002).

Upcoming lecturers include:

• Karen V. Guth on Nov. 16 (Smith-Willson Lecture)
• D. Stephen Long on Feb. 2 (Parkhurst Lecture)
• Beatrice Marovich on March 1 (Beck Lecture). 

The title of the lecture is “The Pyramid or the Campfire? Moses and Monotheism in Martin Buber and Sigmund Freud.”

Samuel Hayim Brody studied political and social thought and Middle-Eastern studies at the University of Virginia before turning his attention to the study of traditional Jewish sources at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he received his master of arts degree. His Ph.D. in the History of Judaism is from the University of Chicago Divinity School, where he focused on the modern German-Jewish intellectual tradition while also studying philosophical hermeneutics, Christian exegesis, and varying conceptions of the relationship between religion and politics. He has previously taught at the University of Chicago and the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of the award-winning book, “Martin Buber's Theopolitics” (Indiana University Press, 2018).

“I have known Sam Brody since 2005, when we were both at the University of Virginia,” says Jacob Goodson, associate professor of philosophy at Southwestern.  “I recently read his award-winning book, and knew that I needed to bring him to SC so our students could hear his insights on the wisdom Martin Buber's philosophy still offers us today. In his Smith-Willson Lecture, he will be comparing and contrasting how Buber understands the character of Moses in relation to Sigmund Freud's last published book. Few people realize that Freud's last book, published in 1939 (the year Freud died), was a book on Moses. Dr. Brody will walk us through the differences and similarities between Buber's and Freud's interpretations of the character of Moses.”

The Smith-Willson lectureship was established by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Willson to call attention to the important moral and religious aspects of education.  National leaders on various related topics are asked to speak at the annual lecture.

The title of her lecture is “Ethics and Ecological Restoration.”

“If we mess up an ecosystem, can we put it back and make it right again?” Hartman says.  “Some say we delude ourselves if we try to do this. Others say doing this is our sacred duty, a way of making amends and repenting for the sins of humanity. Underneath this question lies insights about the role of the human, the nature of the wild, and the connections between idealism and practicality in a wounded world.”

Hartman earned her bachelor of arts degree from Indiana University and her Ph. D. from the University of Virginia.

She is the author of “The Christian Consumer: Living Faithfully in a Fragile World” (Oxford University Press, 2011). She researches and writes in the areas of environmental ethics, feminist philosophy, and transportation studies. Currently, she is writing a book about the environmental impact of church parking lots.

The Beck lectureship, funded by Paul V. Beck to explore topics relating to science and religion, is an annual event on campus and brings in theologians, scientists, and philosophers from across the nation. 

For more information about the Beck Lecture, call (620) 229-6059.

The Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College’s visiting scholar program began in 2006, and supports a person nearing the completion of their Ph.D. work in the field of religion.

Mohler-Seib is the 10th visiting scholar in the program. 

Mohler-Seib is currently pursuing her doctoral work in practical theology through Nazarene Theological College at the University of Manchester in Manchester, England. Her dissertation, titled “Hearing and Obeying God: Mentoring Teenagers in Practicing the Presence of God,” explores spiritual disciplines and the faith formation of adolescents. 

Mohler-Seib is a 2001 graduate of Southwestern College, where she received a B.A. in religion and philosophy. She attended Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, N.J., where she earned both a M.Div. and a M.A. in youth ministry in 2012. 

After her return to Kansas, Mohler-Seib was ordained an elder in the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2014.

In 2017, Mohler-Seib was named a Harry Denman Fellow by the Foundation for Evangelism. As a Denman Fellow, Mohler-Seib participates as a junior fellow in the John Wesley Fellowship, a program of the Association for Theological Education (AFTE).

Since 1998, Mohler-Seib has served in varying ministry roles in Kansas, Florida, and New Jersey, first as a director of youth ministry and later in associate and senior pastoral positions. She currently serves as the director of faith formation for the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College.  She will continue in this capacity while serving as visiting scholar at the college.

Steve Wilke, executive director of the Institute for Discipleship, says, “This additional role and title is appropriate as Wendy has begun her doctoral work, and will allow her to share her gifts more widely on campus.”

As visiting scholar at the college, Mohler-Seib will participate as a member of the faculty and teach several courses in religion.

“I am humbled and honored to join the community of previous visiting scholars, whose lives and work continue to make significant contributions in theological education,” says Mohler-Seib.

“I look forward to working alongside the faculty and staff at SC, and encouraging the educational pursuit of current and future Builders.”

Mohler-Seib will begin as the visiting scholar at Southwestern College on Aug. 1.

The title of Thompson’s lecture is “Walking in the Ways of God.”  

“Andrew has a scholar’s mind and a pastor’s heart,” says Jackson Lashier, associate professor of religion at Southwestern College. “He is very knowledgeable about early Methodism. His lecture will focus on discipleship in the 21st century but will draw historical examples from patterns of discipleship among the early Methodists. It will be an engaging lecture from which anyone interested in Christian practices of discipleship will greatly benefit.”

Thompson is one of the leading scholars of Methodist history and Wesleyan Theology in the country. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Hendrix College, a master of divinity degree from Vanderbilt University, and a doctorate of theology from Duke University. He has published widely on the subject, notably “The Means of Grace: Traditioned Practice in Today's World” (Seedbed, 2015). He was the professor of church history and Wesleyan studies at Memphis Theological Seminary for four years before becoming the senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Springdale. 

The Parkhurst Lecture is one of three annual endowed lectures hosted by the philosophy and religion department of the social sciences division at Southwestern College. This lecture focuses on Biblical studies. 

For more information contact Lashier at (620) 229-6066.

Hosted by Meg Calvin and Miranda Priddy, the podcast launched on Sept. 8, and has released a pilot and five full episodes.  The hosts plan to release a total of 20 episodes for the first season, with one new episode every other week.        

“Podcasts are becoming more mainstream and easy to access,” says Priddy. “‘The Listening Chair’ is the Institute’s way of moving forward with technology for the church at large, but keeping the longstanding practice of testimony.”

The podcast is one of a number of programs and initiatives from the Institute for Discipleship that aim to help young people hear God’s voice and become stronger disciples. 

“As the Institute builds more programs for Gen Z and Millennials, it became necessary to start gathering stories of dream jobs and divine nudges to help young people navigate leaps of faith despite discouraging voices and unclear next steps,” says Calvin. “There’s something healing and encouraging about stories. They tell you that other people have had the same struggles you’re experiencing and have come through them.” 

While the podcast is intended to help young people choose career paths, Calvin and Priddy recommend it to anyone who doubts their next career steps or wants to match a career to passions and interests.

“If you think you chose the wrong career, are sick of people telling you that there is no money in the line of work you’re dreaming of, or that the job you want does not exist, come on over and get cozy for a listen,” says Priddy. “Chances are, listening to our guests’ stories will help you write your own.”

“The Listening Chair” is available for download at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Podbean. Those interested can also listen at www.institutefordiscipleship.org/listeningchair or connect via @thelisteningchair on Facebook and Instagram or @megandmiranda on Twitter.  

The Institute for Discipleship was founded by the authors of the Disciple Bible study series and provides Christian resources and education. It is based at Southwestern College, a United Methodist college in Winfield. 

According to Wendy Mohler-Seib, director of faith formation for youth and young adults for the Institute for Discipleship, last year 36 Summit disciples attended, and this year the goal is 60. Disciples will be given the chance to consider their post-high school plans as Peter Cammarano guides them through the Birkman Assessment. This assessment helps young people consider the best career field for their interests, passions, strengths, and environmental preferences.

“Our goal is to give young disciples a deeper understanding of their faith and the challenges that our communities and neighbors face, and exposure to quality theological education so they can respond to God in a thoughtful way that promotes love, grace, kindness, and mercy in the world around them,” said Mohler-Seib. “We believe that every person is uniquely gifted to bring goodness to those around them.”

Special guest lecturers and preachers include Cammarano, Andrew Singh, Scott Kisker, Stephen Rankin, Julie Lashier, Jackson Lashier, Anne Gatobu, Lucas McConnell, and several Southwestern College alumni who will return as covenant pastors to assist 10 Southwestern College students (Summit Guides) who will lead small groups each day.

To be accepted into the Summit Youth Academy, potential Summit disciples need to apply at www.summityouthacademy.com. Acceptance also requires a nomination from a church leader.  This can be a pastor, youth pastor, or lay person.  Summit disciples who are currently juniors in high school are invited to re-apply to attend.

The cost to attend the Summit Youth Academy is $200 from the participant and $200 from the nominating churches. The Great Plains Annual Conference also provides 50 $100 scholarships for first-year Summit disciples.

Sponsors for the academy include: Winfield Circles, SoCe Life Wichita, Coaching for Grace, Camp Horizon, and The Great Plains Annual Conference.

The title of his lecture is “Mountains Swimming Home: Why Alaskan Salmon and Guatemalan Vines Matter In Kansas.”

O’Hara teaches a variety of courses, including ancient philosophy, American philosophy, environmental ethics, Asian philosophy, and philosophy of religion. He regularly teaches a course on classics in Greece, and a course on tropical rainforest and reef ecology in Belize and Guatemala. 

His most recent book is “Downstream," which is about brook trout and the ecology of the Appalachians. He is also the author of “Narnia and the Fields of Arbol: The Environmental Vision of C. S. Lewis” and “From Homer to Harry Potter: A Handbook on Myth and Fantasy." Currently, he is preparing an edited volume of the religious writings of the American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce. 

O'Hara has earned degrees from Middlebury College, and St John's College, and was awarded master's and doctoral degrees by Pennsylvania State University.

The Beck lectureship, funded by Paul V. Beck to explore topics relating to science and religion, is an annual event on campus and brings in theologians, scientists, and philosophers from across the nation.  

For more information about the Beck Lecture, call (620) 229-6059.

All proceeds will directly benefit the ecumenical group of students going on a May 2017 mission trip to Portland, Ore., with the Discipleship program. Sixteen people will serve at Kaleo Missions – an urban Christian mission organization dedicated to building relationships with the poor. Oregon has the highest percentage of homeless per capita of any state in the United States, and many of these homeless are youth. 

“Come celebrate the Christmas season by touring Winfield Churches in their seasonal splendor, and learn how different Christian traditions celebrate the coming of Christ,” says Molly Just, director of Discipleship Southwestern.  “From a stained glass window tour, to a Chrismon ornament lesson, to learning about the history of some of our Winfield churches – the tour is for all ages.” 

“The Winfield Ministerial Alliance is excited to partner with Southwestern Discipleship for the Christmas church tour,” says Lora Andrews of the Winfield Ministerial Alliance.  “It is a gift to be able to share our sacred spaces and support these students’ mission opportunity.”

Just says that this idea came from Southwestern College students. 

“The idea for a Christmas church tour was birthed by our own students and staff here at Southwestern as a way to raise funds for our annual mission trip,” Just says.  “We wanted to do something that would connect the community, our churches, and our college – three components of Winfield that are so meaningful to us. What better way to experience the Christmas season than by learning how local churches in the community celebrate the coming of Jesus? When we brought the idea before the Ministerial Alliance, they immediately jumped on board, offering creative ideas to make this a sacred experience.”

For more information, contact Just at (620) 229-6362.

The title of his lecture is “Beyond Pain: Controlling Suffering in Laboratory Animals.”

Rollin serves as the University Distinguished Professor, professor of philosophy, professor of animal sciences, professor of biomedical sciences, and the university bioethicist at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo.

He is the author of “Animal Rights and Human Morality” (Prometheus Books, 1981, 1993 & 2006), “The Unheeded Cry: Animal Consciousness, Animal Pain and Scientific Change” (Oxford University Press, 1988 &1998), “Farm Animal Welfare” (Wiley-Blackwell Publishers, 1995), “The Frankenstein Syndrome” (Cambridge University Press, 1995), “Science and Ethics” (Cambridge University Press, 2006), and “Putting the Horse Before Descartes” (Temple University Press, 2011).  He is one of the leading scholars in animal ethics, animal psychology, and animal rights.

“We are very fortunate to host Professor Bernard Rollin, and the Beck Lecture will also be the keynote address for the conference on Animal Suffering (organized by Professor Alice Bendinelli),” says Jacob Goodson, assistant professor of philosophy at Southwestern College.  “Dr. Rollin has written several books on animal rights and the problem of animal suffering, and he has also written on the relation between ethics and the philosophy of science.  He is one of the leading scholars in animal rights and animal consciousness and has lectured over 1,500 times all over the world.”

The Beck lectureship, funded by Paul V. Beck to explore topics relating to science and religion, is an annual event on campus and brings in theologians, scientists, and philosophers from across the nation. 

For more information about the Beck Lecture, call (620) 229-6059.

Southwestern College is a private institution granting undergraduate and graduate degrees and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.  About 1,700 students attend classes at the main Winfield campus, at six professional studies sites in Kansas and Oklahoma, or online around the world.

Thweatt-Bates holds a Ph.D. in theology and science from Princeton Theological Seminary. She currently teaches at the College of New Jersey.

Chapel is held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Messenger Recital Hall in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center.  Southwestern College Chapel service seeks to invite individuals to come together in a community of faith and to equip one another with skills to share the Gospel as disciples, by providing an open, Christ-centered, participatory worship experience.

“Connecting in with the campus theme of hope this year, we’ve chosen to have ‘Living Hope’ be our theme for Chapel,” Alley says.  “We are focusing on ways that Jesus Christ brings us new life through three different series.  The first is called, ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ and will focus on ways that we live the message of Jesus.  The second is called, ‘Who am I?’ and will help us explore who God has made us to be and how we can individually make a contribution in the world.  The third series is one that is called ‘Faith at Work.’  In it, we will hear how several different people see their faith through their work.” 

The featured speaker schedule is as follows:

• Aug. 21— Rev. Ashlee Alley, Southwestern College campus minister
• Aug. 28— Tim Garrett, Frontier Mission Group
• Sept. 4— Rev. Rodney Worsham, First Assembly of God, Medicine Lodge
• Sept. 11—Rev. Tod Anthony, Lakin United Methodist Church
• Sept. 18— Worship Outreach Team Chapel Service
• Sept. 25— Dawn Pleas-Bailey, Southwestern College vice president for student life
• Oct. 2—Rev. Ashlee Alley
• Oct. 9—Rev. Kyle Woodrow, Pastor in South Africa
• Oct. 16—Student Chapel
• Oct. 23—Susan and Kevin Fry, directors of Eden Children’s Village, Doma, Zimbabwe
• Oct. 30— Cheryl Rude, director for Leadership Southwestern
• Nov. 6—Daniel Miller, physician in Winfield
• Nov. 13—Pastor Terrell Davis, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Wichita
• Nov. 20—Rev. Ashlee Alley
• Nov. 27—No Chapel, Thanksgiving Break
• Dec. 4—“Eagerheart”

Chapel is streamed online each week and can be seen and heard at www.moundbuilder.com.  Chapel services are also archived at http://ChapelAtSC.blogspot.com. 

Southwestern College students attending were Caleb Chua, Jessica Schaal, Molly Komlofske, Heida Raisa, Rachel Wong, Lucas McConnell, and Isaac Chua. 

“Exploration 2011 is an opportunity to set time aside to listen to the call to ministry,” Alley says.  “There are seminary representatives and students and lots of other people to help in the exploration process.  For two of our students it was an opportunity to confirm the call to ministry (Komlofske and McConnell).  Our other students are in the question phase so they were able to explore their options.”

Komlofske, a senior from Holcomb, said that the speakers (Rev. Adam Hamilton, Bishop Robert Hayes, and Rev. Shalom Agatarap) gave great inspiration.

“I left Exploration enjoying the fact that I got to hear so many wonderful speakers who encouraged me and had great hearts for the United Methodist church,” Komlofske says.  “However, I also left with a thankful heart that I have been able to study and spend my college years at Southwestern. We are mentored here by our professors, ministers, and other faculty and staff. Southwestern College makes you consider your calling from the time you set foot on this campus. I was thankful for that. I feel like some students at other schools can get lost in the institution and they have to pick majors and move on because that is what the other 15,000 students have to do, too. It’s good to be a part of a community that realizes that each student’s calling is a part of and as important as their academic and collegiate journey.”

The Board of Ordained Ministry arranged for and provided funds for transportation students from the Kansas West Conference to attend Exploration 2011. Rev. Amy Lippoldt, pastor at Woodland United Methodist Church, represented the Board of Ordained Ministry and traveled with the students.
 

The criteria for this award are outstanding leadership in supporting, strengthening, and promoting the United Methodist Church’s ministry in higher education through its church colleges.
The congregation was nominated by the Southwestern College church relations committee for the following:

• AUMC consistently sends finals care packages to students who are at Southwestern and other colleges.

• AUMC hosted a team from Southwestern College who had a chapel service on an afternoon at their church and donated almost $1,500 to the chapel ministry at Southwestern.

• AUMC has a history of supporting students who come to Southwestern with scholarships that the college matches.

• A number of individuals within the church refer youth to our two conference colleges, Kansas Wesleyan University and Southwestern College as a potential college option.

           
Scott Jones, resident bishop of the Kansas Area of the United Methodist Church, will preach on Isaiah 6: 1-8 with the title “Where Are You Going?”  Chapel begins at 11 a.m. in Messenger Recital Hall in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center.  
           
“We are so happy to have Bishop Jones preach in chapel this year,” says Southwestern College campus minister Ashlee Alley.  “He was last here to preach before the current students were here and several requested that he come and preach while they were students.  Bishop Jones is a great encourager of young people, and especially those with a call to ministry, so it will be great to have him on campus.”  
           
Jones is on the Southwestern College Board of Trustees.  He is also the chairperson of the World Wide Nature of the Church Study Committee and the Taskforce for Theological Education. He serves as a member of the South Central Jurisdiction Mission Council Executive Committee. In 1996, 2000, and 2004 he was a delegate to the General and Jurisdictional Conferences of the United Methodist Church.
           
Bishop Jones received degrees from the University of Kansas (B.A. in Philosophy), Perkins School of Theology of Southern Methodist University (master of theology) and Southern Methodist University (Ph.D. in religious studies). His dissertation research was focused on Wesley Studies and the History of Biblical Interpretation.
           
Chapel can be heard online at www.sckans.edu/chapel.   For more information about this or any of the weekly Chapel services at Southwestern, call Alley at (620) 229-6362.