CHAPEL
JOIN US for CHAPEL WEDNESDAYS AT 10:50AM
Fall 2024 Chapels will take place in the Event Center
Patriot chapels are unique. We begin each session with worship, but this is not church. We fill each session with information, but our goal is not so much education as it is motivation. Many of our students and their families are facing incredible challenges in their lives, and we want to send a strong message about the power of Jesus Christ to invade any environment and to change any circumstance.
Each semester we hear from a number of inspiring speakers. Chapel guests have included a finalist on ABC’s The Voice, the first blind active duty officer in military history, a world famous magician, and an emergency-room doctor who finds time to feed people in Syria.
Our chapel guests all have this in common: they have worked very hard to get where they are, and they have determined to live for Jesus Christ no matter what it takes. For our students, chapel is an incredible opportunity to be motivated, inspired, and changed.
FALL CHAPEL SCHEDULE 2024
Todd Durkin, MA, is an internationally recognized strength and conditioning coach, sought-after keynote motivational speaker, and best-selling author who motivates, educates, and inspires people worldwide. He is the mindset coach and trainer behind some of the world’s best athletes, including NFL MVPs, Super Bowl Champions, Heisman Trophy Winners, Olympic and X-Game Gold Medalists, and many other champion athletes, leaders, and entrepreneurs.
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Anne Beiler grew up surrounded by faith and family. After the loss of their daughter in 1975, she and her husband Jonas, wanted to help others. Anne bought a concession stand in 1988 at a busy farmers’ market in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Their soft pretzels were a hit and Auntie Anne’s® was born. Out of her pain came a purpose to help others. In 2005, Anne sold Auntie Anne’s to speak to audiences on leadership, and purpose.
Trey has a heart for student ministry, and he’s passionate about preaching the gospel and seeing Jesus transform lives. He believes that every conversation and encounter is an opportunity to share Jesus with those who are hurting, lost, and need the gospel.
Lina AbuJamra, founder of Living With Power Ministries, is a pediatric ER doctor, now practicing telemedicine. Her vision is to bring hope to the world by connecting biblical answers to everyday life. Her desire is to ignite passion for Jesus in the hearts of God’s people, and to help them experience the beauty of Jesus’ healing and the power of hope.
Marvin Walker is a husband, father, pastor and chaplain.As the Pastor of Watermark South Dallas, neighboring the Texas State Fair, his desire is to lift up the name of Jesus and watch the Word bring transformation. From athletes to scholars and baby boomers to Generation Alpha, thought-provoking truths have spurred many groups towards goals to accomplish the mission at hand. Marvin is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a master’s degree in Christian leadership.
Davey and his wife, Amanda, moved to Indianapolis in 2012 to plant Resonate Church. They had a dream to start a church that would cause the city to come alive in the power of Jesus. Since high school, Davey has been passionate about seeing people meet Jesus and helping them discover their God-given purpose in life. On July 28th, 2014, they brought Weston James Blackburn into the world. On November 10th, 2015, Davey came home from the gym to find his wife murdered in a home invasion. She was pregnant with their second child. Weston was in his crib, unharmed. Since that day, countless people have come to know Christ through Amanda’s story. 2 years later Davey remarried, and God’s redemption story began to unfold. Davey and his new wife, Kristi, founded Nothing is Wasted Ministries, a non-profit organization that helps people in trauma, tragedy, and major life transition discover God’s purpose out of their pain.
Growing up, Bryce’s passion was in Top Fuel dragracing, traveling the country with his grandfather competing in a race car capable of 300mph in just 4 seconds! Those miles traveled in the rig with his grandfather, Doc Sipple, would prove to be the mentorship that would equip Bryce with the passion and skill sets to fulfill his purpose – to use the platform of motorsports to change people’s lives. Bryce believes that while there are no secret formulas to life, there are gears that we must learn to shift in and out of at the right time. These gears are our foundational beliefs that guide the actions we take towards living the life we’ve always dreamed of.
Daniel is the director of “Fireplace,” a weekly evangelistic community that unites in equipping believers to put Jesus’ love into action every Friday night. These nights consist of corporate worship & practical training in evangelism. Then immediately, we go blitz the streets with the gospel of Jesus Christ. At the core of who we are, we really believe if we steward where we are, will have authority where we go. We feel called to Broadway Nashville every Friday night to be a burning, shining light in the darkness.
Megan is an Emmy®-nominated national TV Host, and 3x best-selling Author of the books “Faith in the Spotlight”, “One More Hug” and “The Magic of a Small Town Christmas”. She is a special correspondent for the nationally syndicated TV show “Inside Edition”. Previously, Megan was a Special Correspondent for CBS Television covering “Thursday Night Football.” She has her own production company that produces various media projects including the holiday travel show she hosts called “Small Town Christmas” on UPtv.
Jeremy Stalnecker seeks to help others answer one of the toughest questions we all face, “How do I move forward when my world is falling apart?” Jeremy is the Co-Founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, dedicated to helping America’s military warriors and their families who are suffering from the unseen wounds of combat such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In Addition to his current role, Jeremy has served as a Marine Corps Infantry Officer, and as Senior Pastor. He is an accomplished author, inspirational speaker and a frequent guest on some of America’s most prominent news networks.
Nate is a Well rounded Warrior who operates as a pro athlete, adventurer, speaker, real estate developer, engineer, actor, leadership coach, and mission worker. His love for people and his faith in Jesus Christ are the reasons why he lives to make a difference in the world through serving in local and international missions. Nate is a 7 season American Ninja Warrior competitor, and a 3 time National Finalist. In 2020, Nate became the Grand Champion of Exatlón USA – world’s toughest reality TV athletic competition, which lasted over 7 months in a remote part of the Dominican Republic. He goes by the motto “No Limits Nate,” because he believes there is no limit to what God can do through a life fully submitted to God!
Grant Todd serves as the high school pastor at Shadow Mountain Community Church. He is passionate about building up disciples through the local church and preaching biblical truth at high schools and universities across the country.
Jason Jimenez is the founder and president of STAND STRONG Ministries, a non-profit organization specializing in equipping churches, Christian leaders, and parents with a biblical worldview. He is a pastor, apologist and is the best-selling author of Challenging Conversations, Abandoned Faith, and The Bible’s Answers to 100 of Life’s Biggest Questions. His newest books are Parenting Gen Z: Guiding Your Child Through a Hostile Culture and Hijacking Jesus: How Progressive Christians Are Remaking Him and Taking Over His Church. Jason travels and speaks in churches and at conferences all over the United States.
RECENT CHAPELS:
Kevin Conover Chapel
On Wednesday, January 18th, Kevin Conover, the head of the Christian High Bible department, spoke at Chapel about how dinosaurs fit in with the timeline of the Earth prescribed by the Bible. Since evolutionists generally believe that dinosaurs evolved 230 million years ago and went extinct 65 million years ago, there may be a problem with dinosaurs existing within a time span that began roughly 6,000 years ago. However, from a Christian perspective since by the sixth day of creation God “made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them” (Exodus 20:11 NKJV), then it must come to reason that dinosaurs existed alongside Adam and Eve as well.
Spiritual Emphasis Week with Algernon Tennyson
This February, Christian High had its first Spiritual Emphasis week since the Covid pandemic. Algernon Tennyson (nicknamed “Big Al”), founder and president of Awaken International Ministries, spoke throughout the week at each chapel. The overarching theme of his chapel messages was taking the next steps in one’s walk with God.
Kyle Mann Chapel
On February 29th 2024, Kyle Mann, editor-in-chief of notable Christian satirical news site: The
Babylon Bee, came to speak to us about how he started working at The Babylon Bee and how
comedy has the power to spread truth.
Veterans Day Chapel 2023
On Wednesday November 1st, Luke LeFevre, CEO of a student and young adult movement called Consecrate, shared with students about following the calling God gives to them.
