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March 24, 2016 by Jane Gerdsen
Praxis Leaders Gathering + Campus Ministers Gathering
Join us April 9th from 1-4 pm for an afternoon of conversation, reflection, and planning for the future. This is a gathering of our creative partners – so we look forward to deeper conversation and sharing about your communities, experiments, and insights as we deepen our own understanding of Praxis Communities. We will be meeting […]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
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
Considering the Lilies
Students from the Edge House were singing as we hiked into Conkle’s Hollow. Sandstone cliffs rose up on either side, striated by the lapping waves of an ocean that disappeared millennia ago. Thin trees clung to them, and when the wind blew yellow leaves shook loose and scattered like the rain that was occasionally falling. […]Archives
September 15, 2015 by Karl Stevens
Prayer for Graduate Students and Post Docs
by Jared Talbot Dear Lord, please be with the graduate students and postdocs who are coming to campus this year; those sojourning on and those who are wrapping up. As they discover their passions in research and thought, help them to find balance and not be consumed by the work. Help them to sense the zest […]Archives
June 26, 2015 by Karl Stevens
A Reflection on the Ministerium of Ideas First Year
What do our faith communities need to learn about in order to better serve the world around us? Twenty-four clergy and lay leaders gathered in April of 2014 to answer this question and form a new group in Columbus that we dubbed “The Ministerium of Ideas.” It’s the outgrowth of a community that had met […]Archives
August 2, 2014 by Aaron Klinefelter
Brad Modlin and the Camino de Santiago
Way back in December Aaron, Andrea, and Karl sat down with Brad Modlin to hear stories of his experience on the Camino de Santiago. It was magical and now you get to hear it too! Brad is a PhD candidate in creative writing/poetry at Ohio University and lives in Athens, Ohio where he’s involved with […]Archives
June 19, 2014 by Karl Stevens
Who is the “typical college student?”
This article from Vox shows how antiquated some of our ideas about college are. You can read the whole article here. The movies and the media portray the typical college student as a fresh-faced high-school graduate, living on campus, going to college full-time. They probably ran an admissions gauntlet to get there. They might be […]Archives
January 30, 2014 by Praxis