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2023 Missions Conference: Land of the Living

Attendees raise their hands as Met By Love worship leads the crowd in praise.
The 93rd annual Missions Conference commences.

The 93rd Missions Conference launched on Wednesday, with lines for the gym stretching back to the bell tower. As the main session filled up, students were directed to overflow locations: Sutherland Auditorium, Mayers Auditorium, Calvary Chapel and Lansing Recital Hall. DAY ONE, SESSION ONE Missions...

SGA Rundown: Connecting with SMU

SGA Rundown: Connecting with SMU
Senators will be initiating collaborative efforts with SMU in the future.
Jayne Bickford, Staff Writer October 8, 2020

The Student Government Association connected Thursday afternoon via Zoom to discuss a new proposal, hear updates from the Student Missionary Union, and learn more about Biola’s global student population.  A NEW PROPOSAL SGA heard from their president, Keren Godwin, about an upcoming proposal involving...

Missions Conference announces 2019 theme

Missions Conference announces 2019 theme
Students are called to be ‘ambassadors’ for Christ in this year’s conference.
Amanda Frese, Managing Editor February 13, 2019

In this year’s annual Missions Conference, Biola will be equipping students in their role as representatives for Christ through the theme “Ambassador: Citizen of the Kingdom,” the Student Missionary Union announced on Monday. The theme uses the analogy of an ambassador to communicate the importance...

Growth requires boldness

Kelly Carlson
Kelsey Carlson has learned trust by stepping out of her comfortability both in Poland and the U.S.
Jessica Goddard, Features Editor March 28, 2018

Sophomore public relations major Kelsey Carlson remembers the first time she translated for her camp in Poland. She kept thinking of all the people who would better qualify for this position of leadership. In her insecurity, she learned to trust in God, and saw the growth in her relationship with him....

“Mother Teresa of Cairo” receives award at Missions Conference

President Barry Corey praying with "Mama Maggie" Groban.
Students learn about God’s power of the darkness in Egypt and around the world.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2018

As “Mama Maggie” Groban delivered her acceptance speech for the 2018 Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage Award, a sound broke through the still air of Chase Gymnasium—a baby’s cry. Gobran, often called the “Mother Teresa of Cairo” for her work with the orphans and impoverished families...

Great Commission on mission—students anticipate Missions Conference 2018

Kings Kaleidoscope performing in Brea during their Live Loved Tour on Sept. 17, 2016.
As Missions Conference approaches, students eagerly await the knowledge and experiences they will gain.
Jessica Goddard and Caitlin Blackmon March 6, 2018

For 89 years, this year boasting the theme Luminous, Biola has encouraged the global spread of the Bible and the gospel through the Missions Conference held by the Student Missionary Union. With the elaborate size of the conference and the well established student missions team, students look forward...

The Church’s exclusion of the Great Commission

The Church’s exclusion of the Great Commission
Today’s culture of missions encourages only the “called.”
Ronald Rodriguez, Writer April 14, 2015
Today’s culture of missions encourages only the “called.”