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Chi Rho Lectures

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Christ Centered Faith Renewal

The Chi Rho Lecture Series is an ecumenical annual academic lecture series hosted by Central Lutheran Church with participation and support from Bushnell University and many community donors and churches.  Each year a well-known scholar of Christianity is brought to Eugene to lead a weekend of study, dialogue, and theological reflection.

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2025 Chi Rho Program

Dr. A.J. Swoboda

November 21-22, 2025

Please join us!

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Dr. A. J. Swoboda (Ph.D., Birmingham) is the associate professor of Bible and Theology at Bushnell University. He served as a college pastor on the University of Oregon campus for nearly ten years. For another decade, he planted and pastored an urban church in Portland, Oregon, called Theophilus, which continues to worship today. He leads a Doctor of Ministry program around Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at Friends University. He has taught at the London School of Theology, LIFE Pacific, Southeastern University, and Multnomah University. He is the author of over ten books, including Redeeming How We Talk (Moody), After Doubt (Brazos), and the award-winning Subversive Sabbath (Brazos). He hosts the “Slow Theology” podcast (w/ Dr. Nijay Gupta) and writes the widely read “Low-Level Theologian” Substack. A.J. lives and works on an urban farm with his wife and son in Eugene, Oregon. 

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