Young Adult and Campus Ministries
Building Your Résumé
College is fantastic, right? Well, maybe not for all. I suppose it can be a bad experience. But for most of the students I encounter it is a period of fun mixed with intense study and intentional exploration. For six years I’ve watched a culture of young adults gather in a community focused on academics. […]
Anglican Women's Empowerment seeks young adult board members
Anglican Women’s Empowerment, AWE, is calling for 2 or 3 young adults to serve 1 year terms on our Board. We are a growing non-profit organization working for the empowerment of women throughout the church and the world. Acting as the bridge between the church and the global women’s movement, we serve grassroots women through […]
Chaplains Conference 2012
Campus Ministers from across the Episcopal Church gathered June 24-25 at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale for their annual conference hosted by the Office for Young Adult and Campus Ministries. This year’s event preceded the Global Chaplains Conference held at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut June 25-29. The annual Episcopal chaplain’s conference takes place each […]
Apply to be on a CCAB!
The Episcopal Church needs YOUR voice! Nominate yourself or someone else to serve on a churchwide committee, commission agency or board this triennium. Applications are open to lay and clergy members of the Episcopal Church. Committees cover a variety of topics including women’s rights, social justice, liturgy and music, communications, health, world mission and many […]
The Winds of Change
This year’s Episcopal Chaplains’ Gathering took place June 24th -25th at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and was energized by the changes in the Episcopal Church, campus ministry and the world and therefore was most appropriately themed “The Winds of Change.” Campus Chaplains representing all eight domestic Provinces met in New Haven, Connecticut to ask […]
EcoJustice Immersion Experience 2012
by Daniel Mitchell, Diocese of Ohio The EcoJustice Immersion Experience I attended at the end of August was a retreat in Seattle, where around 20 Episcopalian young adults met with different organizations and speakers from the area. It was a glimpse into a global balancing act between meeting the world’s needs and redefining not only […]
World Student Christian Federation EcoJustice Symposium
Check out this ecumenical event hosted by the World Student Christian Federation’s North American Chapter, a body of students from across the globe united in Christian solidarity. Read more: WSCF EcoJustice Symposium 2012 flyer WSCF EcoJustice Symposium 2012 Concept Paper The SCM-USA/WSCF-NA Northeast Regional Symposium on the theme of eco-justice local activism will be held […]
Reading the Budget
The 2013-2015 budget passed by General Convention this summer contains some major shifts in funding for Young Adult and Campus Ministries. (We invite you to follow along with that budget on page 15 of this document) First of all, the funding for both young adult and campus ministries (previously two distinct budget headings) have been […]
5 Trends You Should Know About To Be A Better Chaplain
As the new school year has begun and the academic church year is on its way I thought it would be a great time to catch you up on a few trends sweeping the undergraduate community. You might think these trends are irrelevant and meaningless to doing ministry on campus, but as you might know, […]
Fully Participating in General Convention
I had heard that General Convention was difficult – if not impossible – to describe to someone who had not attended. I never realized how true that was until I attended a General Convention for myself. Being at General Convention 2012 with the Young Adult Festival was one of the most memorable experiences. It was […]
