In a Student Life Newsletter in early January, it was announced that Mike Ahn would be the new dean of Spiritual Development beginning Jan.8. This role involves overseeing chapel programs, worship teams, pastoral care and more.  AHN'S JOURNEY Ahn has been a part of Biola’s community for a significant...

Chase Gymnasium was quiet as roughly 100 students arrived to participate in Stand Up For Your Community on the night of Jan 25. Residential advisors and directors stood at the door as they scanned students into the event. Stand Up For Your Community was targeted towards first-year and new transfer students. “We...

In partnership with Career Development, Spiritual Development started Calling Cohorts, a new program that will lead students to understand their calling and how they can honor God through their career. The groups will meet six times throughout the 2022-23 school year and met for the first time this week.  Calling...

The world shut down for months. Every person felt the physical repercussions of COVID-19. Driving on the I-5 after packing dorm rooms in March 2020, it seemed that suitcases and packing boxes also shielded the rearview windows of adjacent cars, driving home indefinitely.  Isolation came with its...

In March of last year, students, faculty and staff had to readjust to a new way of living outside of campus. Clubs like The Dwelling had to overcome distance in order to provide a safe space for students. The distance, however, poses a unique challenge for students who identify with the LGBTQ community—feeling...

On March 3, the United States Senate received the Equality Act, a bill that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. The act seeks to expand upon the...

When Biola first announced its transition to a fully online format, many departments had to be innovative with their approach on how to serve students. Following the Biola Counseling Center's footsteps, Pastoral Care already had their online booking system in place, making the transition process a lot...

With Biola going online, our community experience of spiritual formation has drastically changed. We are no longer on campus for chapel in Sutherland Hall or Chase Gymnasium, and our professors and mentors are no longer a five minute walk away. Rather, we are at home, where a surrounding Christian...

With the shift to remote learning as of March 12, the university has moved all on-campus services online. This includes the Biola Counseling Center and Pastoral Care, both of which have begun serving students over the phone and through video conferencing.  “Our website provides links to online...

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 3, 2019). Hannah Harkness fell in love with Biola as a sophomore in high school. Now a senior English major, she says she felt like God was leading her to come here. After the first day of orientation, she called her mom: “Mom, I can’t stay here,...

For students in a social-media driven world, Spiritual Development is proposing a different way to connect: With. The single word is the theme for chapels in the new school year, which speakers will use to highlight the importance of relationships. MEANING AND ORIGIN Assistant dean of chapels and worship...

College proves difficult for many students—spiritual life included. At a time when many things feel uncertain and confusing, Biola’s Spiritual Development program encourages students to bring their worries and needs to God. SPIRITUAL JOURNEY Life happens, and oftentimes students find themselves...