What has been on your to-do list this week? Lead bible study? Create worship liturgy? Meet with student leaders? What about: Buy balloons? Take students to Coffee? Make a meal? Fundraise? Do a well check on a student? Counsel someone struggling with their faith? Pray?...

There are still a few weeks to register for the 2024 UKirk National Gathering at Ferncliff in Little Rock, Arkansas, June 11-14th! Here are 6 reasons to join your colleagues (and our keynote speaker Bruce Reyes-Chow) this year: You get to gather with peers that...

Friends, I'm not sure how many of us got to experience the solar eclipse this week, but even amidst cloud cover it was an awe-inspiring experience to behold. On a presbytery call last night, the moderator shared that a total solar eclipse offers us a lot of metaphors...

All UKirk Network campus ministers and chaplains are invited to our virtual monthly gathering on Thursday, March 7th, 2024, from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern (1:00 pm Central/Noon Mountain/11:00 am Pacific). A zoom link will be sent out via email. Rev. Maggie Alsup (Lyon...

Have you heard that ’Bruce Reyes-Chow’s new book ”“Everything Good About God is True: Choosing Faith” is being released March 4th, AND everyone who attends the 2024 UKirk National Gathering June 11-14 in Little Rock, Arkansas, will receive a FREE copy? Not only will...

There is still time to register for our S.T.U.F.F. Spring Cohort that starts Wednesday, February 28th! New to campus ministry, at a new ministry site, or just wanting to learn from and with colleagues, old and new? Join us for STUFF (Stuff That Ukirk Finds Formative),...

UKirk is excited that we are being invited more often to share the impact your ministries are having at colleges and universities across the country! What this has made us realize, though, is that it would be helpful to have some basic data to help us articulate the...

This week we are celebrating the amazing accomplishments and leadership of UKirk Network ministers and chaplains. If there is anything your ministry would like to share, please email Gini so she can share with the UKirk community.  And don't forget our Virtual...

When was the last time you received - I mean really received - a blessing? This was a question posed by Mark Yaconelli at the APCE (Association of Partners in Christian Education) Annual Event being held in St. Louis, MO, this week. I'm not able to attend this year in...

Our next UKirk Monthly Gathering will be on February 8th@2 pm Eastern and will feature Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman of Ekklesia leading a conversation on creating space for neurodiverse students in our ministries. If you have any questions you want to make sure she...

It was amazing to see so many UKirk leaders and students at the UKirk reception Montreat College Conference in January! Not only am I grateful to connect or re-connect with y'all in person, I'm also excited to share all of the opportunities UKirk has coming up for...

The 2024 UKirk National Gathering, “Good God, Y’all!”, will be June 11-14, 2024 at Ferncliff Camp & Conference Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. You can click here to register. Rev. Bruce Reyes Chow will be our keynote speaker for the“Good God, Y’all!” June 11-14,...

New to campus ministry, at a new ministry site, or just wanting to learn from and with colleagues, old and new? Join us for STUFF (Stuff That Ukirk Finds Formative), a 6 session, biweekly, zoom gathering of campus ministry practitioners learning from one another about...

UKirk National is embarking on a project to share the amazing stories of how God is working on YOUR campus and across the network. To help us do that, we want to gather as many pictures (and stories) of your ministry's programs, retreats, worship services, service...

Starting next Thursday, January 11th, UKirk campus ministers and chaplains are invited to our monthly UKirk Gathering at 2 pm Eastern (1 Central, Noon Mountain, 11 am Pacific) every 2nd Thursday of the month to share ideas and resources on a various topics and get...

We give thanks to God for the gift YOU are to the world, your families and friends, your UKirk communities, and the larger church. May you experience the good news of great joy that Christ's birth brings, and may peace find its way into our world and into your life,...

Ukirk alumni and all young adults are invited to Montreat's Manna young adult retreat, Jan 26-28, 2024.  The Manna Retreat is for alumni and young adults (22-32'ish), NOT for current college students (that's College Conference and we hope to see you there in a few...

Registration is now open for the 2024 UKirk National Gathering, "Good God, Y'all!", June 11-14, 2024 at Ferncliff Camp & Conference Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Rev. Bruce Reyes Chow will be our keynote speaker for the“Good God, Y’all!” June 11-14, 2024, at...

UKirk is thrilled to announce the news that because of the incredible generosity of a donor and the additional financial pledges of the UKirk board, we are able to match all donations given by December 31st dollar for dollar up to $12,500! The money we raise will go...

Have you signed your group up for the 2024 College Conference, January 2-5, 2024, in Montreat, North Carolina? Rates & Registration The theme this year is Necessary Risks. Life is not linear or some game of dominoes. It’s full – in all the ways! Risks are at every...

I'm excited to announce the winners of our gift card giveaway! Rev. Becca Seely from LaMP in NYC was chosen out of the 35 who logged on and updated their ministry information. In addition to serving as LaMP's co-pastor, Becca serves as pastor of PRiSM Student Ministry...

Friends, Have you ever been to Stony Point Conference Center in Stony Point, NY? I've been here this week working with UKirk board members, leaders, and our Presbyterian Mission Agency Christian Formation Collective partners across the PC(USA). Among the five...

Friends, Do you know we have an online resource community where you can share ideas and info with other network ministers when you use your username and login? Using the same username and login information you received from UKirk ([email protected]) that allows you to...

These Fall cohorts have been developed in partnership with organizations that are part of the Christian Formation Collective (APCE, PYWA, UKirk and POAMN) as well as other ministry areas within the Presbyterian Mission Agency. There are a variety of cohort options for...

Friends, My son, who is a college sophomore, has been an orientation leader this summer at his small, liberal arts university. Entering students were required to stay overnight on campus on campus this year for summer orientation, and I have loved hearing stories...

Friends, I'm on study leave this week, working on my final D.Min. project proposal that was inspired in part by Rev. Will Norman (PSCUGA) and his sermon series on evangelism that he mentions in the lesson he wrote for our new 4-lesson study,"Promise and Possibility:...