Journeying with college students as they follow Christ.
OUR MISSION
The Mission of UKirk is to connect and empower those who lead, support, and advocate for collegiate and higher education ministries. Specifically, the vision is to:
Encourage and enable relationships between PCUSA and Cumberland Presbyterian campus, congregational, and chaplain ministries.
Promote the sharing of resources, models, and best practices.
Coordinate and facilitate events for collegiality and continuing education.
Advocate and interpret the mission of collegiate and higher education ministry to the church, encouraging prayer, participation and support.
Connect with other PCUSA or church-related ministries.
UKIRK DAILY
UKirk Daily is an app that offers two Biblical passages and a prayer. It was created to encourage collegiate students and young adults to develop a regular practice of connecting with God through listening (reading) and speaking (prayer). In both it’s design and interface, it really couldn’t be more simple.
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Advent starts tomorrow! ✨ Don't forget, you can read our devotional online at ukirkadvent.org, and if you subscribe you'll even get each new post delivered right to your inbox. (If you prefer reading on paper, a PDF download of the whole season is still available too.) We hope you enjoy these thoughtfully created reflections by UKirk students and adult leaders. They run all the way through the Christmas season to Epiphany on January 6!
Go to our website to read our latest blog and learn how you can share your thoughts and ideas with UKirk National! Link in the bio.
Interested in daily reflections for the seasons of Advent and Christmas? How about Advent candle lighting liturgies and discussion questions for four Sundays and Christmas? ✨ Both are available now at the link in our bio! Thanks to the @officeofchristianformation for partnering with us again on this project.
UKirk Advent this year will feature our biggest number of contributors yet! We're also excited to announce that, in addition to the daily devotional that you know and (hopefully 😅) love, Words for Waiting 2021 will also include a companion guide for the four Sundays of Advent and Christmas. Building off of the reflections included in the daily devotional, this new companion guide will feature candle lighting liturgies inspired by this year's "Are We There Yet?" theme, discussion questions, and some extra Scripture context. PDFs of the daily devotional will be available for download by November 8, and daily blog posts kick off November 28!
Register TODAY for a Fall Cohort! Cohort topics include Parenthood & Ministry, Exploring Your Presbyterian Vocation (for Chaplains), and Effective Communications - from Social Media to Social Ministry. Registration ends OCTOBER 12! For more information or to register, go to the link in our bio.
Want to be part of this year’s Advent devotional? Learn more at the link in our bio and fill out the interest form by Monday, September 20!
School might’ve already started for many of our network ministries, but it’s never too late to make new friends! If you know a college student you’d like to get connected to UKirk but you aren’t sure where to start, click “Refer a Student” in our bio. (And feel free to use or adapt these images for your own online spaces!)
It's that time of year again -- while local UKirk communities are starting the new school year, we're thinking ahead to Advent. And we need your help to make it happen! Learn more about this year's devotional and fill out the contributor interest form at the link in our bio.
Want to stay in the loop with upcoming UKirk National programs and resources, hear from our Executive Director, and learn about other opportunities that might benefit campus ministers and their students? Subscribe to Network News, our email newsletter that goes out about every other month. Read the latest issue and sign up for the next one at the links in our bio.
ALL Campus Ministers and Chaplains are invited to our annual Commissioning Worship Service on Wednesday, August 4th, at 3:00 pm EASTERN (2:00 Central, 1:00 Mountain, Noon Pacific). This will be a brief service that we hope will remind you that God is providing for you – AND working through YOU – in the midst of this beautiful, often complex, ministry of working with college students. For more info check out link in bio.
Today our Leadership Lab series continues with a look at preparing our ministries for the fall. Join us on zoom @2:30PM Eastern. Link in bio.
Today our Leadership Lab series shifts gears and help us think about and prepare for ministry this Fall. Join us on [email protected]:30 Eastern. Link in the bio!
Today is the last day to register for our first Sabbath in a Box retreat! Check your email or our profile for the registration link.
Thanks to our partners in the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s @officeofchristianformation, one of these packets should have recently landed at every @pcusa presbytery’s HQ! There’s some general Christian Formation info, a few UKirk goodies, and a list of ways you can connect to a UKirk-network ministry near you. PLUS there’s a card telling you about our just-released worship resources for College and Young Adult Sunday! Whether or not you celebrate following the @pcusa calendar on August 8, this resource includes liturgy, hymn suggestions, and sermon starters for an entire worship service centered around 1 Kings 19:4-8. Written by Jasmine K. Evans, MDiv of @faithpointfellowship and Rev. L British Hyrams of @pcmnccu! The downloadable PDF is available at ukirk.org.
Happening in just a couple hours (and every Tuesday through July)! Find out how to join at the link in our bio.
Join with other UKirk leaders around the country in our first ever Sabbath retreat, Thursday, June 24, 2021. For $25, you will receive a retreat guide, materials, and special supplies that will help you experience sabbath rest and reflection at home, in your office, or at a place of your choice. Scholarships are available.
The deadline to sign up is Friday, June 18, 2021, so your materials can get to you in time for the retreat. To sign up click link in bio.