In a recent chapel Moody’s president, Dr. Paul Nyquist, unveiled his vision for our beloved institution’s future. His message, originally presented live to the Chicago campus early last month (found here), was one of continuing to hold firm to Moody’s roots of spreading biblical truth while seeking to do so in ways that utilize the technological advancements of a modern world. Put precisely, Dr. Nyquist shared the vision as follows:
Across the globe, cultures and generations, Moody will equip people with the truth of God’s Word, using new technology, in an agile and innovative community.
This, taken at face value, is a noble pursuit that has the full support of this particular student. The manner by which Dr. Nyquist aims to go about doing this, however, seems contradictory to the goal itself. How so? As expressed in the president’s message to the student body, Moody plans to move forward in following this new direction by expanding both its radio and publishing branches. In fact, Dr. Nyquist revealed plans for the construction of a new $20 million facility to house both the radio and publishing departments. These are said new technologies that Moody plans to utilize “in an agile and innovative community”. Perhaps radio was considered new to D.L. Moody himself, or publishing to Luther, but these mediums are far from new to the world in which we preside today. Continue reading
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