Moody Summit Will Equip Christians to Oppose Antisemitism Biblically

Moody Bible Institute will host The Moody Summit: Opposing the New Christian Antisemitism on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at its Chicago campus, 820 North LaSalle Boulevard. Moody Radio’s Open Line announced the date in its July 11 program, and the official conference page describes the gathering as a Scripture-centered response to antisemitism appearing even among professing Christians. The day is designed for pastors, ministry students, Bible teachers, church leaders and lay believers who want to understand the subject through biblical study rather than slogans or partisan reflexes. Doors and breakfast are scheduled for 8:00 a.m., followed by a morning session at 9:00 in Torrey-Gray Auditorium. The published schedule names Dr. Everett Piper and Dr. Mark Yarbrough among the morning speakers, with lunch at 11:30 a.m., focused workshops beginning at 1:00 p.m. and an afternoon session at 2:10 p.m. The later program lists Dr. Don Sweeting, Bible scholar and Open Line host Dr. Michael Rydelnik, and Dr. William Washington, with the summit ending at 5:00 p.m. The event page says participants will explore God’s covenant love for the Jewish people, the truth of Scripture and ways to answer hostility prayerfully, courageously and compassionately. Workshops are intended to take attendees deeper into specific questions, while the plenary sessions connect theology with the church’s public witness. The purpose is not to erase difficult debates about modern Israel, politics or biblical interpretation. It is to establish that contempt for Jewish people, ethnic conspiracy theories and theological excuses for hatred are incompatible with Christian discipleship and demand careful correction from Scripture.

The summit is timely because churches often encounter antisemitic claims through social media before pastors or teachers have prepared a thoughtful response. Moody’s own announcement addressed a discredited theory used to deny the Jewish identity of contemporary Jewish people and connected that argument to the need for the November gathering. A conference cannot resolve every historical, political and theological dispute in a single day, but it can give leaders a vocabulary for distinguishing legitimate policy criticism from hostility toward a people, recognizing inherited stereotypes and teaching the Jewish context of the Bible and of Jesus. Attendees should come ready to listen carefully, take notes and test every claim against Scripture and sound historical evidence. Pastors may find the program especially useful for preparing sermons, classes or discussion guides that reject collective blame and guard congregations from online misinformation. Ministry students and Bible teachers can use the workshop setting to ask how covenant theology, the church’s mission and Christian hope shape relationships with Jewish neighbors. The event also offers a chance to build connections with others committed to truthful, compassionate witness. A practical follow-through plan will matter as much as the conference itself: participants can brief their leadership teams, review teaching materials for careless language, invite qualified Jewish or Christian scholars into future conversations and establish a clear pastoral response when antisemitic speech appears in church spaces. Registration, speaker information, the detailed schedule and accommodations are available through the official Moody Conferences site. For Christians traveling from across the country, the summit offers a concentrated day to replace confusion or silence with biblically grounded conviction and responsible action.