Moody Founder’s Week 2026 Will Carry Faith From Generation to Generation

Moody Bible Institute’s Founder’s Week returns to Chicago from October 21 through 23, 2026, with the theme “Generation to Generation” drawn from Psalm 78:6. The official Moody Conferences pages describe three days of Bible preaching, worship, workshops, fellowship, and a special celebration marking one hundred years of Moody Radio. Main sessions are scheduled in Torrey-Gray Auditorium at 821 North Wells Street on Moody’s Chicago campus, and a livestream opens the gathering to Christians across the United States who are unable to attend in person. The announced speaker roster includes Priscilla Shirer, Philip Miller, Joe Stowell, Tony Evans, and other trusted Christian voices. Moody presents Founder’s Week as a free Bible conference, continuing a long institutional tradition of gathering believers around Scripture and the proclamation of the gospel. The 2026 theme directs attention toward a responsibility shared by parents, grandparents, pastors, teachers, ministry leaders, and mature believers: telling the coming generation about the works of God. That emphasis gives the conference a wider purpose than personal inspiration. Sessions and workshops are positioned to strengthen people who teach the Bible, lead churches, disciple families, serve in Christian education, and encourage younger believers. The hybrid format also makes nationwide participation realistic for small churches, home groups, alumni, and ministry teams. Attendees should consult the official schedule before travel because individual sessions, workshop locations, and speaker times are organized across the three-day program. The central details are firm: October 21 through 23, Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, and online access through the conference livestream.

Founder’s Week is especially relevant at a moment when many congregations are asking how biblical faith moves from one generation to the next without becoming a slogan or a family assumption. Psalm 78 places the answer in deliberate remembrance and faithful teaching. Adults tell the next generation who God is, what he has done, and why his commands are trustworthy. A conference cannot complete that work for a church or household, but it offers concentrated time to recover the vision and strengthen the people carrying it. Families attending together have an opportunity to discuss sermons while the themes are fresh. Pastors and ministry students gain exposure to different preaching voices and practical workshops. Christian educators and small-group leaders are able to listen for ideas that translate into classrooms, discipleship relationships, and local ministry plans. Online participants should consider watching with others rather than treating the livestream as background content. A church team or home group might select key sessions, prepare a short discussion guide, and identify one action to take after each day. In-person guests should plan for downtown travel, allow time to move between sessions, and confirm current registration and venue information on the official site. The Moody Radio centennial adds another layer to the gathering by recognizing a century of Christian broadcasting while directing attention toward the future of faithful communication. The practical reason to attend is therefore clear. Founder’s Week brings strong Bible teaching, shared worship, and multigenerational purpose into one accessible event. Its value will be measured not only by what participants hear in Chicago or online, but by what they repeat faithfully at home, in the church, and to younger believers who need more than inherited language. They need to see a living confidence in God’s Word and hear a clear account of his works.