MC’s fall 2026 Chapel lineup helps students ‘reorient their hearts and minds toward Christ’

Matt Papa, center, singer, songwriter, worship leader and author, and members of Worship Collective, MC’s Christian performance ensemble, lead a Chapel service in song on April 22 in Swor Auditorium in Nelson Hall.

Mississippi Christian University’s fall 2026 Chapel speaker schedule features local church pastors, notable seminary leaders, church planters and authors to help students integrate their faith with academic life.

"Chapel offers an opportunity to be refreshed in the middle of the week as our campus comes together for worship and the teaching of God’s Word,” said Benjamin Goff, MC instructor of Christian studies and assistant director of the Institute for Christian Leadership. “It provides a central gathering point for campus community and fellowship, uniting us around the Gospel and reorienting our hearts and minds toward Christ.”

He said chapel speakers challenge students to think deeply about what it means to follow Christ and to live out their faith.

“In this way, Chapel supports MC’s commitment to academic excellence and commitment to the cause of Christ by helping students consider how their faith shapes the way they think, learn, work and serve,” he said.

Chapel takes place at 11 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays in Swor Auditorium in Nelson Hall. MC students must successfully complete four semesters of Chapel during their studies. All students enrolled in Chapel must attend 10 Chapel experiences to meet attendance requirements and receive credit by attending large-group Chapel services and/or Chapel+ opportunities.

Trey Johnson, a junior from Madison, said Chapel at MC has been a tremendous blessing to him.

“It continually reminds me that I am completely dependent on the hope found in Christ,” Johnston said. “This truth has been a much-needed encouragement, as even in the middle of the most demanding weeks, Chapel gives me a chance to refocus my mind on Christ and leave feeling encouraged.”

MC’s student worship group, Worship Collective, also plays an important role in the Chapel experience, leading the assembly in songs that set the tone for the day’s lesson from Scripture.

MC’s fall 2026 slate of Chapel speakers includes:

Aug. 27: Dr. Josh Braddy, lead pastor, Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison;

Sept. 3: Jason Cook, senior pastor, Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia, who spoke at Super Summer this year;

Sept. 10: Collin Hansen, vice president and editor-in-chief of the Gospel Coalition, host of the Gospelbound podcast, author of the “Unseen Things” newsletter and book contributor;

Sept. 17: Dr. Adam Groza, president of Gateway Seminary;

Sept. 24: Dr. Stephen Buys, lead pastor, Orchard Church in Waynesville, North Carolina, and a church planter;

Oct. 1: Dr. Steve McKinion, an MC grad and director of PhD and ThM Studies and John Leadley Dagg Chair of Systematic Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary;

Oct. 8: Dean Inserra, founding and lead pastor, City Church in Tallahassee, Florida and author of several books, including “The Unsaved Christian;”

Oct. 15: Taylor and Katie Summers of Zoe Ministries in Africa;

Oct. 22: Dr. Jamie Dew, president, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary;

Nov. 5: Dr. Robert Smith Jr., Distinguished Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama, and a legendary preaching professor celebrated for his “Doctrine That Dances” preaching philosophy;

Nov. 12: Clint Pressley, lead pastor, Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, who recently concluded a two-year term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention; and

Nov. 19: Scott Lucky, senior pastor, Parkway Baptist Church in Clinton.