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OBU—Oklahoma Baptist University

Grow in Christ. Grow in Community.

At OBU, you will grow through both knowledge and faith to become the person God designed you to be. You’ll experience a vibrant spiritual life on Bison Hill through biblical teaching, discipleship, and authentic community in your everyday rhythms.

Small Groups

Through intentional small groups, students gather regularly for discipleship, accountability and spiritual growth. These environments foster meaningful relationships and provide practical tools for living out faith in everyday life.

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Delight Ministries

Delight Ministries offers women a place to truly belong — a safe and joyful environment to grow in faith and be known as God’s unique creation. It’s a space where friendships deepen, community flourishes, and hearts are encouraged.

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BetterMan

BetterMan is a small group discipleship program designed to equip men to live faithfully as leaders, protectors, servants and followers of Christ. Through biblical instruction, discussion and accountability, men are challenged to take meaningful next steps in their faith journey.

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Practicing the Way

Practicing the Way is a discipleship series that challenges students to grow in Christlikeness by learning how to be with Jesus, become like Him and do as He did. Through spiritual disciplines and weekly community gatherings, students experience transformation in both heart and habit.

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MasterLife

MasterLife is a 12-session discipleship experience focused on your relationship with God, yourself, others and the world. Through personal study and group discussion, students are encouraged to live “all of life, all for Jesus.” MasterLife provides practical tools for following Christ in every area of life surrounded by others who share that same commitment.

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Dorm Bible Studies

Dorm Bible studies create a meaningful community right where you live. These gatherings allow students to process Scripture together, support one another and live out their faith in real time. In residence halls across campus, faith becomes part of everyday conversation and encouragement.

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Meet Current Student Katie Mayes

“As a new freshman, I was so happy to join a discipleship group with other students. It was focused on practicing spiritual disciplines to live more like Jesus. I met weekly and built strong relationships with others. We kept each other accountable in our disciplines through love and encouragement. I learned striving to live more like Jesus is easier in community.”

Strategic Communications ‘29
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Canterbury

Canterbury is a long-standing, student-led worship gathering at OBU that has shaped the hearts of generations on Bison Hill through authentic community and meaningful encounters with God. Held bi-weekly, this sacred time invites students to pause, reflect, and lift their voices in praise within a setting marked by reverence, vulnerability, and mutual prayer.

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) equips and empowers coaches and athletes to grow in their Christian walk through Bible study and fellowship. FCA members seek to integrate faith and sport — representing Christ both on campus and in the community.

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Student Ministry Team

Each year, student leaders serve alongside the Director of Student Ministry to cultivate a Christ-centered culture on campus. Together, they encourage authentic community, deep spiritual growth and a strong sense of belonging and purpose.

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Meet Current Student Judah Motley

“Canterbury is a time to kneel before God and be completely vulnerable and open. It is a time of honest, full worship and prayer, and a time to bring your struggles to the surface; to present them before God and to be supported by the community.”

Global Marketplace Engagement Major ’29

Student Life Events

Events

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Chapel Experience

Gather for peer-led worship and biblical teaching every Wednesday. Grow in faith, find your calling, and join a unified, Christ-centered community.

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Campus Life

Life at OBU is vibrant and welcoming, where faith and learning meet. Get involved, lead, and belong through student organizations, chapel, and campus events.

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