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December 3, 2018 by Jane Gerdsen
Young Adult Gathering 2018: Come Again with Joy
“Those who go out weeping…will come again with joy” – Psalm 126:7 Join us for our annual young adult gathering — a space for reconnecting with God, friends, and your own story. On the journey of life, we experience moments of disorientation and reorientation, moments of doubt and confusion and moments of faith and vision. […]Archives
December 8, 2017 by Jane Gerdsen
Young Adult Gathering 2017: Kindle a Hope
“The movement of the Spirit of God in the hearts of men and women often calls them to act against the spirit of their times or causes them to anticipate a spirit which is yet in the making. In a moment of dedication they are given wisdom and courage to dare a deed that challenges […]Archives
September 14, 2016 by Praxis
Finding Balance: A Campus Ministry Retreat
How do you find balance in your life between the demands of school, home, work, friends and family? The Campus Ministry Collaborative will explore this question during its third annual retreat, to be held on the weekend of October 21-23, 2016 in Columbus. To register, fill out the form below.Archives
June 7, 2016 by Jed Dearing
A Whisper of Something Else
By Anna Berger No one in the world knows you’re here, Atop this ridge with your rose-flushed face and the dirt smudges up and down your faintly aching legs, you are alone. But God is no one because God is the One and the world is God’s and there’s a whisper of something else in […]Archives
March 24, 2016 by Jane Gerdsen
Art of Hosting Training
Conversations matter. Powerful conversations lead to wise action. The Art of Hosting is a 2.5 day experiential learning retreat for leaders, learners, facilitators and anyone in organizations and communities wanting to create more meaningful dialogue and step more fully into participatory leadership, using several methodologies. Join Tom Brackett, Cheri Leonard, Jane Gerdsen and a remarkable […]Archives
March 1, 2016 by Praxis
Sing to the Lord a New Song! A Reflection on the Province V Gathering in Chicago
by Charlie Meszaros Recently, I attended the Prov V Young Adult Retreat in Chicago as both a former and potential future college student, and as a friend of Dr. Bob Padberg and Dr. Ellen O’Shaugnessy. The theme was “Sing to the Lord a New Song”, something that very much interested me, as I am somewhat […]Archives
January 6, 2016 by Praxis
Communities of Discovery
What Improv taught us about the spiritual life while we were at the Young Adult Retreat “Isn’t improv hard?” My wife asked me at breakfast, after I’d been waxing poetic about the 2015 Young Adult retreat, where my friends Barbara Allen and Bill Sabo led us in exploring the spirituality of improvisation. “Not really,” I […]Archives
December 22, 2015 by Praxis
2016 Provincial Gathering in Chicago!
Sing to the Lord a new song! Music has always been integral to the spiritual life, and to worship in particular. In recent years, campus ministries have been at the forefront of experimenting with music, creating music, and leading the church in singing a new song. When Amy McCreath was the chaplain at MIT, she […]Archives
October 29, 2015 by Karl Stevens