Campus Pastors Gathering

Well, I have finally achieved yet another milestone in faith: my very first trip to Minnesota! While I had been planning to wait until the 10th anniversary of my ordination to make the pilgrimmage to the Lutheran Holy Land of the Upper Midwest, duty called and I went to Minneapolis for the Episcopal - Lutheran Campus Pastors' National Gathering.

The event was held at Augsburg College, which is a lovely little campus. The dorms were comfortable and the weather was quite pleasant for late June.

As is typical of these events, the most enriching aspect of the gathering was the opportunity to interact with colleagues from around the country. Events like this remind me what a blessing it is to have had an ecumenical theological education, as the ability to "speak Episcopal" and to know people from divinity school makes it a rich time.

I did glean some good ideas - particularly regarding the use of Facebook to promote campus ministry. We'll see how they go forward from here!

Planning for the fall is underway even as we continue to work on administrative matters like insurance, constitutions, etc.

Sue