Across the globe

We will create partnerships to expand the impact of Moody's ministries around the world.

• Equip students for global effectiveness
• Establish global partnerships that assist national believers in their ministry and enable Moody to strategically shape its ministries
• Establish self-sustaining publishing teams on every continent by 2020

Across cultures

We will develop initiatives designed to penetrate a multi-cultural, urban society.

• Establish a student urban residential cohort program
• Reach new urban audiences with our radio ministry
• Extend the reach of Moody Publishers to audiences of various ethnicities

Across generations

We will deliver biblical content in a way that is generationally relevant.

• Model educationally and technologically relevant methods in our classrooms
• Deliver quality, relevant content in the way radio listeners prefer it
• Develop a publishing team to focus on Millennial readers

Using new technology

We will leverage emerging technology to accelerate the spread of God's Word.

• Offer Moody education and radio resources across mobile and web platforms
• Connect Moody resources to users through social media
• Train teams and nationals in new publishing technology

In an agile community

We will develop greater organizational agility so we can respond well to new opportunities.

• Create an environment for increased collaboration in publishing and radio through the use of a Global Media Center
• Develop new processes to encourage and manage continual change throughout Moody
• Exercise skillful management of strategic resources

In an innovative community

We will cultivate a culture of innovation to discover new ways to accomplish our mission.

• Cultivate a culture of innovation throughout Moody by practicing continuous strategic thinking
• Allocate resources to implement quality innovative ideas

D.L. Moody's Story

Evangelist, teacher, urban ministry leader

D.L. Moody arrived in Chicago in 1856 with dreams of making a fortune in the shoe business. Deeply burdened by the city's poor, uneducated children, Moody's mission quickly shifted to teaching them the Bible. These initial Sunday school meetings in a converted saloon birthed Moody Bible Institute and the ministries that followed.

D.L. Moody's passion for honoring God's call on his life and his heart for serving others is the foundation for each of Moody's ministries. From its beginnings and through today, Moody Bible Institute has followed the example of its founder to be a practical, compassionate pioneer in training a multicultural, multi-generational worldwide network of influencers to impact the world for Christ.

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Steeped in History

There have been many key moments in the history of Moody Bible Institute, like the founding of the Moody Evangelical Society (the pre-curson to Moody Bible Institute) and Moody Aviation.

Many influential people have been behind Moody's far-reaching ministry, like Emma Dryer, the teacher who inspired D.L. Moody to begin his training school, and George Beverly Shea, the award-winning soloist on the Billy Graham Crusades.

Moody has also had many groundbreaking milestones in Christian media, like the launch of WMBI, the oldest non-commercial Christian radio station in the U.S., and the Moody Institute of Science, whose films taught a generation about God's creation.

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Moody Bible Institute

Moody Bible Institute has been preparing students for ministry since 1886, with a combination of biblical knowledge and practical training. With an undergraduate biblical studies campus in Chicago and an undergraduate aviation campus in Spokane, Washington; seminary campuses in Chicago and Plymouth, Michigan; and Distance Learning options, Moody Bible Institute has long been considered the gold standard of Bible-based education. Visit moody.edu >

Moody Radio

Moody Radio broadcasts biblically uplifting programming from stations throughout the country-including WMBI in Chicago, the oldest non-commercial Christian radio station in the U.S. These same programs, podcasts and Internet stations can be heard streaming on computers and mobile devices all across the globe, reaching multi-cultural and multi-generational audiences every day. Visit moodyradio.org >

Moody Publishers

In 1894, D.L. Moody founded what became Moody Publishers from concern over a lack of affordable, applicable Christian books. Today, this publishing house prints 60 new titles each year—in more than 70 languages—from renowned authors like Dr. Gary Chapman, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Tony Evans,  Erwin Lutzer, J. Oswald Sanders and A.W. Tozer.
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Conferences

Moody Conferences hosts events across the country to equip and build up pastors, men, marriages and ministry. Each February, Founder's Week is held on Moody's Chicago campus—and broadcast across the globe over radio and streaming video—with respected Bible teachers and worship leaders proclaiming the truth of God's Word and its practical, daily application to our lives. Visit moodyconferences.com >

Today in the Word

The Today in the Word daily devotional includes reflections on Scripture, profound monthly articles and sections answering reader questions. Available in print, online and via e-mail, Today in the Word encourages understanding of God's Word and regular reflection on the Scriptures. Visit todayintheword.com >

Gregory R. Thornton, Interim President

Greg Thornton is interim president of Moody Bible Institute, a higher education and media ministry founded by evangelist D. L. Moody in 1886. 

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Trustees and Officers

Our leadership team, including our president and officers, give oversight to the organization. Our Board of Trustees controls and manages Moody's property, funds and business affairs and establishes policy and direction of Moody's ministries. 

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