JBU Chapel

President Chip Pollard   Dr. Chip Pollard has been the president of JBU since 2004. Before coming to JBU, he taught English at Calvin College and practiced law in Chicago.

Keith Jagger (Daniel 12:1-13)    Dr. Keith Jagger serves as the chaplain at JBU.

Ray Wagoner (Daniel 7:15-28)    Ray Wagoner is Assistant Professor of Counseling in Graduate Counseling at JBU.

James Hawkins  Dr. James Hawkins currently serves as a clinician at a non-profit counseling practice in Northwest Arkansas where he plays a pivotal role in facilitating mental health services and supervising clinical practices. He is the founder of Healing Conversations which is committed to fostering growth and understanding within the community around diversity issues. He is deeply involved in t...

World Awareness Week: Jesse Rudy Jesse Rudy is Founder and CEO of Redeem International. An attorney by training, Jesse spent 12 years with International Justice Mission, leading teams in Sri Lanka, Uganda, and the Philippines, before serving on IJM’s global leadership team in the United States. In February 2020, Jesse launched Redeem to protect the homes and land of the world’s most vulnerable wid...

World Awareness Week: Jesse Rudy Jesse Rudy is Founder and CEO of Redeem International. An attorney by training, Jesse spent 12 years with International Justice Mission, leading teams in Sri Lanka, Uganda, and the Philippines, before serving on IJM’s global leadership team in the United States. In February 2020, Jesse launched Redeem to protect the homes and land of the world’s most vulnerable wid...

Corey Carey (Daniel 7:1-14)    Corey Carey is Dean of Residence Life at JBU.

Robyn Stutts Robyn Stutts has served with Young Life for more than 20 years, helping young people encounter the hope of Jesus. In 2008, she moved to Fayetteville to launch Young Life College at the University of Arkansas, and under her leadership, the ministry expanded to reach students and adolescents across multiple schools and communities in Arkansas. She now serves as Associate Regional Direct...

Meaghan Ellenburg (Daniel 6:16-28)    Meaghan Ellenburg is Instructor of Family and Human Services at JBU.

Keith Jagger (Daniel 6:1-15)    Dr. Keith Jagger serves as the chaplain at JBU.

Rosemary Flaaten (Daniel 5:13-31) Dr. Rosemary Flaaten is Executive Director for the Center for Healthy Relationships at JBU.

Homecoming: Mel Murray , 10 a.m.    Mel Murray graduated as a presidential scholar from John Brown University ('01) with a degree in Intercultural Studies, after which she launched into a career in marketing. Following her passions and calling, Mel and her husband moved their young family of four to Northern India in 2010 and launched multiple ventures, including a vertically integrated ethical fa...

Daniel Bennett (Daniel 5:1-12)    Dr. Daniel Bennett is Professor of Political Science, and Director, Center for Faith and Flourishing, at JBU

Split Service/BPAC: Anne Tohme with Seniors Anne Tohme is Vice President for Student Development at JBU.

Jake Stratman (September 30, 2025) Tech Free chapel

Various Speakers - BPAC (September 25, 2025) Split Service/BPAC: College of Bible, Humanities, and Arts Majors/Minors

⁠ Kim Hadley Split Service/CTH: (Daniel 3:19-30)    Dr. Kim Hadley is Executive Vice President and Associate Professor of Business at JBU

CTH: (Daniel 3:1-18)    Dr. Maxie Burch is Professor of Biblical Studies at JBU.

BPAC: with Juniors    Dr. Keith Jagger serves as the chaplain at JBU.

Juan Carlos Rodriguez Spanish Service    Juan Rodriguez, who is from El Salvador, earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from JBU in 2006, an M.S. in mechanical engineering from University of Tulsa in 2008 and an M.S. in higher education and leadership from JBU in 2016. He worked at JBU for ten years, including as a professor of mechanical engineering, and most recently as Dean of Residence Lif...

Keith Jagger   Dr. Keith Jagger serves as the chaplain at JBU.

Convocation / Roberta Ahmanson Roberta Green Ahmanson is a writer, speaker, and philanthropist who focuses on the confluence of religion, art, and culture. For the past 30 years her work has been influenced by travel across the globe. In 2022 she and her husband Howard led a tour for seven presidents of historic Christian colleges to experience the DNA of the Christian faith through its art and ar...

BPAC: Steve Beers with Sophomores Rev. Dr. Steve Beers has worked in higher education for four decades, most recently serving as Vice President for Student Development for 26 years prior to his retirement from JBU. He has a B.A. in psychology and Bible, an M.S. in counseling, an Ed. D. in education, and plans to earn a D.Min. in the fall of 2025. His publications include various articles and books...

Ryan Butler (Daniel 2:24-49) Dr. Ryan Butler is Director of the Honors Scholars Program and Assistant Professor of History at JBU.

Split Service/CTH: with Returning Students (Daniel 2:1-23)    Dr. Keith Jagger serves as the chaplain at JBU. Keith Jagger