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Spiritual Life

The mission of DBU Spiritual Life is to cultivate a community of believers amongst students, faculty, and staff who understand their identity as inheritors of the Kingdom of God, practice the way of life modeled by Jesus, and proclaim the Gospel to all nations. Our aim is to send out Christ-centered servant leaders ready to participate with their Creator as He makes all things new. Our desire is that as students move on from DBU, they are equipped to step into whatever new space is next and reflect the truth, grace, and goodness of Jesus. We accomplish this by:

  1. Creating compelling Christ-centered events, trips, and gatherings;
  2. Using those gatherings to foster community among believers;
  3. Providing resources to those communities to facilitate spiritual growth within the participants.

We believe that as students practice the way of Jesus, the love of Jesus will overflow from them in all that they do to impact a broken and hurting world.

Having a relationship with Jesus plays an important role in college life. If you have any questions about Spiritual Life at DBU, please contact our office at (214) 333-5683 or spirituallife@dbu.edu.

Rachel Rolfe,  Alumna ('23)

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"From living with God-fearing housemates, to hearing the testimonies of weekly chapel speakers, I have always been surrounded by godly influences during my time here. DBU has challenged my faith and matured me in my walk with Christ, and I am forever grateful to see the fruits of that today."
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Chapel

Chapel is the foundation and premier event of the campus Spiritual Life experience. It offers students an opportunity to gather and worship, be encouraged and challenged by teaching, and connect with other on-campus Spiritual Life opportunities. Services are offered every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10 a.m., and attendance is a required aspect of the DBU undergraduate experience and necessary for graduation.

Contact Spiritual Life at (214) 333-5683 or spirituallife@dbu.edu with questions. For more information about Chapel policies, check out the DBU Catalog.

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Baptist Student Ministry

BSM is a community of DBU students who grow together in God’s word, serve together in the name of Jesus, and share the gospel together by the power and the presence of the Holy Spirit. We are grateful for our partnership with local churches as we seek to reach our campus to reach the world with the good news of Jesus that is still the power of God for salvation for all who believe!

To contact the BSM staff team, please email bsm@dbu.edu.

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Men's and Women's Ministry

DBU offers on-campus Men’s and Women’s Ministries for DBU students to participate in. Both ministries exist to help create an intentional Christ-centered community among students. Women’s Ministry is a student-led group for students to be equipped with the Word, trained for evangelism, and grow in relationships with one another. Women's Ministry is centered around teaching the women of DBU how to truly walk with God. Men’s Ministry is a student-led group for students looking to be committed to the pursuit of God and growing in the Gospel, with the goal of becoming Godly men. Both are committed to the outward expression of faith through study, service, and applying the Gospel to everyday life.

Contact spirituallife@dbu.edu or (214) 333-5629 to learn more and get involved.

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Global Missions

Spiritual Life provides multiple options for mission training/equipping and helps connect students to other missionaries or service opportunities. We do this through domestic and international short-term mission trips, and our annual Missions Emphasis Week.

For more information, call (214) 333-5629 or stop by our office located on the 2nd floor of the Sadler Global Missions Center.

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Prayer Ministry

The Orville and Esther Beth Rogers Prayer Ministry was established in 1988 during Dr. Gary Cook's first week as president of the University. It exists to promote prayer for DBU and the DBU family on the campus and around the world.

The Prayer Ministry sends out a daily email to faculty and staff with a prayer list of current needs. Student volunteers in the prayer ministry also come in daily to pray for current prayer requests. Also, prayer needs are distributed to hundreds of off-campus prayer partners as well as retired DBU faculty and staff. Every week, thousands of people are praying for God's work at DBU and in the lives of the extended DBU Family.

The Prayer Ministry provides opportunities to pray together through interactive prayer gatherings. Students are able to earn CLS service hours through serving with the Prayer Ministry.

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Chapel Worship

DBU Chapel Worship is a vibrant community of students that exists to bring glory to God through worship, songwriting, musical training, and developing disciples of Jesus. Members of Chapel Worship come together from various cultural and musical backgrounds to make known the Gospel both on campus and abroad.

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