How do you help students grow not only spiritually but also in their knowledge of themselves, others, and the world around them? How do you guide them as they discern the gifts God has given them and figure out how they are called to use them both in college and after in the church and the world? How do you invite students into the joy, complexity, and depth of the Bible and our theological tradition? What experiences, conversations, and leadership opportunities does your campus ministry provide that will not only benefit them while in college, but also help launch them into the next phase of life beyond college with the tools they need to live purposefully and authentically?
The UKirk Launch Series, funded by a grant from The Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) and written by UKirk Network Ministers, includes information and inspiration from 9 programs that you can take, use or adapt for your own context. They include outlines and materials for one-time programs, year-long experiences, retreats and immersion experiences, and highlight the many ways you can support your students spiritual formation and vocational discernment.
Click on the links below for a pdf copy you can look at to learn more!
Peer Ministry Cohort by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman, Ekklesia at Missouri State University
Student Leadership Team by Rev. Paul Burgess, Presbyterian Campus Ministry (PCM) at UNC Chapel Hill
Ego Story/Soul Story Reflection by Ginger Morgan, Pres House at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Values Exercise by Carol Essen, United Campus Ministry at the University of Arkansas
School of Immersion by Rev. Stephen Cheyney, Niner United at UNC Charlotte
Pilgrimage by Rev. Stephen Cheyney, Niner United at UNC Charlotte
Senior Vocational Small Group by Rev. Paul Burgess, PCM at UNC Chapel Hill
Vocational Retreat by Rev. Will Norman, The Table at the University of Georgia
Training for Student Preachers by Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams, Pres House at the University of Wisconsin-Madison