UNW Chapel

Anna Rask Emison is an Assistant Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Northwestern, where she has been teaching Old and New Testament studies since 2017. 

Passionate about biblical studies and theological education, Professor Emison is dedicated to equipping students with a deeper understanding of Scripture and its relevance for faith and life. She shares her story with the UNW community today!  

Galatians 4 is a powerful chapter.  Pastor Chris encourages UNW with 1. Slavery is behind us, 2. the law is off of us, 3. the spirit is in us, and 4. our inheritance is before us!  

Aaron Pompilio has a story to share about a God that pursued him even though the challenges presented to him in early life.  Enjoy this story and let it encourage you!  

Pastor Ross Tenneson is the lead pastor at All People's Church and also a 2011 UNW Grad.  Ross continues leading us through the book of Galatians.  

Pastor Chris continues walking through Galatians reminding us to read the Bible as a window into Christ...not simply a mirror to reflect on ourselves.

Dr. Sawyer is a beloved, long-time professor and conductor of UNW Choirs.  His decades-long impact on this campus is a testament to God's humor, creativity, and giftedness that he's imparted on Dr. Sawyer.  This is a good listen!  

Pastor Chris kicks off semester 2 in Galatians 3:5-9.  To summarize, "God is not calling us from our badness to our goodness...He is calling us to His Purpose."  

Jon Taylor is the Campus Pastor at Eagle Brook Church in Minneapolis and has a passion for following Jesus and telling stories.  By digging into two questions, "Who am I" and "What am I worth?", Jon encourages us to lean on Jesus as we look for our dignity in the world and purpose in our work.    

Pastor John Sommerville serves as the Chief Financial Officer at UNW.  While serving as a pastor at City Church in Minneapolis, John wrote a series of Christmas stories and shares one of his favorites with our student body today.  Pour some hot chocolate, make a fire, and enjoy John's story.  

Pastor Chris defines the gospel as Galatians 2:16:  "Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ."  And that is great news!  Justification, being the pone time event in which God equips us with Christ's perfect righteousness.