As the new academic year begins, we lift up in prayer Rev. Michael Girlinghouse and The Episcopal and Lutheran Young Adult and Campus Ministries in Flagstaff. This inclusive ministry serves Northern Arizona University and the broader Flagstaff community, offering a welcoming space for all. Services resume on August 25th. Learn more at www.lcmcanterbury.org.
Read MoreWe celebrate the remarkable achievements of Pastor Rebecca Boardman and Pastor Mike Girlinghouse of the Grand Canyon Synod, recipients of the James R. Carr Distinguished Service Award and the Sue E. Rothmeyer Advocacy for Campus Ministry Award, respectively. Their outstanding service and leadership in campus ministry have not only enriched our community but also set a high standard for dedication and excellence within the ELCA. Join us in honoring their contributions and learn more about their impactful work in our latest blog post.
Read MoreJoin Rev. Mike Girlinghouse as he shares his exploration journey in Flagstaff and at the Northern Arizona University campus in this blog post. Emphasizing the power of 'exploring' over 'being lost', he recalls how Paul embraced new communities in the Bible. Drawing inspiration, he encourages communities to view their surroundings with fresh eyes. Dive into his experiences and don’t miss the insightful resource by Pastor Liz Bell on building a community-centered church.
Read MoreWe're excited to announce an important development in our ministry in northern Arizona. Reverend Michael Girlinghouse, the former Bishop of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the ELCA, will be serving as the Interim Campus Chaplain at LCM|Canterbury at NAU, effective from August 1, 2023.
Read MoreAs LCM|Canterbury, the Lutheran and Episcopal Campus Ministry at NAU, enters into an interim time this school year, we share an update from their board.
Read MoreGrand Canyon Synod campus ministry leaders were in retreat in Federal Way, WA June 26-29, with their colleagues from the West to share ideas, look forward to the future, and offer support to one another.
In attendance were Campus Minister Brad Eubanks, NAU, Campus Pastor Gary McCluskey, ASU, Campus Pastor Rebecca Boardman, U of A.
Read MoreIn this post, we share a letter from our Lutheran Campus Ministries, requesting that you to send the names and contact information of all students from your congregation who are attending their respective universities.
Arizona State University, Pastor Gary McCluskey, asulcm@gmail.com
University of Arizona, Pastor Rebecca Boardman, pastor.lcmuofa@gmail.com
Northern Arizona University, Chaplain Brad Eubanks, info@lcmcanterbury.org
ASU Polytechnic East Campus, Pastor Charles Newman, cvnewman@asu.edu
The Arizona State University Lutheran Campus Ministry shares their 2022 assembly report in this video.
Read MoreThe Northern Arizona University Lutheran Campus Ministry | Canterbury shares their 2022 assembly report in this video.
Read MoreLent is a practice of pouring myself out. An act of emptying out all I have collected in my heart.
Well, at least this is what I am praying for: that I might pour myself out before God and the World, and then be filled up through the promise of Easter.
Read MoreWhen I first saw this image I felt a wave of release of personal judgement and connection to these two women, a wave full of humanness and grace.
It felt like the meeting of the selves, for me, almost in the way Martin Luther speaks about each person being concurrently Sinner and Saint.
Read MoreAs part of our Growing Generosity Appeal, we present this video on growing future ministries on campus in the Grand Canyon Synod: $50,000 for University of Arizona Campus ministry to sustain the Lutheran presence on the campus in collaboration with Presbyterian, Methodist, and Episcopal partners, and $50,000 will be allocated to explore and potentially launch a Lutheran Campus Ministry program in the Las Vegas area.
Learn more at gcsynod.org/generosity/future-ministries.
Read MoreGrand Canyon Synod is blessed by and supports many campus ministries: Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona, and ASU Agape, which serves ASU Poly, Chandler-Gilbert and Central Arizona Community Colleges.
Please contact these groups about any students you may know who will be attending these respective universities.
Read MoreThis year has been bittersweet as a youth director at Shepherd of the Hills in Flagstaff. As a youth director just starting out in my call in the last few years, in March of 2020 I felt as if I was just getting some traction under my feet when, like for all of us, it was yanked away.
Read MoreI am ready for a new season, one to comfort and cool our nation’s hot wounds. A season for allowing the swelling to go down long enough for us to feel something besides the pain and see something besides the red blisters.
I am praying for a season change that will be long enough for us to put a balm on our wounds. I am longing for a cold, quiet winter.
Read MoreI have started to notice a sense of distance between myself and others. My heart sometimes feels like rubber, and human interaction, virtual or otherwise, bounces away, without a sense of connection.
It’s easy for me to go through my days trying to camouflage my way through any interaction. I move quickly, avoiding potentially hazardous strangers, anxious about six feet of distance, camouflaged behind a mask and caution.
Read MorePastor Gary McCluskey provides us an update on a season of Lutheran Campus Ministry unlike any other.
Read MoreWhen I was 10 years old, I was in a community theater’s production of the musical Peter Pan. I was apart of the chorus, a lost boy who would run around the stage with twigs in my hair, a wooden sword in my hand, singing about flying to Neverland. This play gave me a taste for fantasy.
The author of A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle talks of fantasy being a guide to truth. She said; “Fantasy goes beyond easy possibilities to the possibilities that are much harder which open us and push us.”
Read MoreIt has been a while since I wrote about in-person gathering for worship. I was waiting for certainty before I grabbed my pen. I was waiting for clarity from the federal government and the CDC, from health scientists, and from our state health departments and governors. I waited for a common-sense consensus amongst the citizens of our nation. I turned to the books of wisdom in the Old Testament, hoping for a revelation.
I am still waiting.
Read MoreWith the college year kicking off, now’s the time to refer students from your congregation to campus pastors. Use the student referral tool from ELCA Lutheran Campus Ministry to make sure these students receive a welcome from campus pastors and some help adjusting to their new campus life.
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