1st worship director at Willow Creek to speak at Judson

Submitted by Judson University

On Monday, Feb. 20, Judson University, 1151 N. State St., in Elgin, welcomes Rory Noland as its speaker for the spring 2012 Worship Arts Lecture Series. Noland will be leading worship in Herrick Chapel at 10 a.m., with a band comprised of student co-leaders from the Judson University chapel ministry teams. In the evening, he will share from his most recent book, “Worship on Earth as it is in Heaven,” in a lecture beginning at 7 p.m. in the Eagle Lounge in Lindner Tower.

Noland is the director of Heart of the Artist Ministries, an organization dedicated to serving artists in the church. A songwriter, speaker, church leader, and consultant, he is also the author of four books, all published by Zondervan. The original worship director at Willow Creek Community Church, Noland currently serves part-time as pastor of worship at Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, and leads worship for the Transforming Center, a ministry that cares for the souls of pastors and leaders. He also writes a monthly column for “Worship Leader Magazine.”

Events for the Worship Arts Lecture Series are free and open to the public. For more information about this semiannual series, contact Judson Professor and Dean of Chapel Warren Anderson at wanderson@judsonu.edu.

Judson University is a Christian liberal arts and sciences university in Elgin. Among more than 60 majors and minors that the university offers, the Worship Arts program features a blend of theory and practice, including more worship-specific classes than found in any other undergraduate curriculum in the country. Rooted in biblical, theological, historical and communications studies, the Worship Arts program trains students in music, media, ministry, theater arts and more. For information on this and other Judson programs, go to JudsonU.edu and sign up for the Preview Overnight on Feb. 19-20 or Preview Day on April 13.