A Christmas Letter from Dr. John Stead

There are many things I enjoy about the Christmas season. I love playing festive holiday music on my car radio as I commute to The Master’s University. I always look forward to decorating the house. And I never cease to be amazed when I get to read through the miraculous story of our Savior’s birth with fresh eyes this time of year. 

My wife, Ellen, and I have also made a tradition of attending TMU’s annual Christmas concerts. It sets such a spirited and reverent tone for the season and what it’s all about. And it is such a fitting event for the University, where everything, all year long, is centered on the one who was born in Bethlehem: the Master, Jesus Christ. 

Long before I arrived at what was then Los Angeles Baptist College in the 1970s, this institution had placed its anchor firmly on Christ and His unchanging Word, and the school has refused to move no matter how strong the headwinds of culture have become. Carrying on the legacy of our longtime president and chancellor Dr. John MacArthur, we exist to train men and women to think biblically about all of life and to equip them to live faithful lives for Christ and His kingdom. 

Our president, Dr. Abner Chou, has a saying: Christ in all things. And that really could not be truer here. Christ is Lord over every corner of campus, from the classroom, where our professors help students view their area of study through a biblical lens … to the athletic field, where our teams compete as an act of worship … to the dorms where godly friendships are forged and discipleship takes place. 

The only way this works is if all of us — faculty and staff — are on the same page. They say that some college faculties are united only by a shared parking lot. Not so here. These men and women share deep convictions about the authority, sufficiency, and inerrancy of Scripture. And they love Christ, not as they would like Him to be, but how Scripture tells us that He is. This is true of long-serving professors like Dr. Thomas Halstead and Dr. Will Varner, and of our newer faculty members like Jared Kingsley in Bible and Dr. Marius Bahnean in music. They are united in their love for the Savior — the Savior whom we celebrate all year long, but in a special way at Christmas. 

So on behalf of the faculty and staff of The Master’s University, I want to wish you and your family a marvelous Christmas season and happy New Year.  

Sincerely, 

Dr. John Stead 

Executive Vice President, The Master’s University

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