Campus Ministry

Campus Ministry seeks to provide a spiritual formation environment ministering to our community through programs and initiatives inspired by the priorities Jesus Christ revealed in the Upper Room discourse found in John 13-17. These priorities encourage a rhythm that develops and affirms our journey inward, outward and together. These priorities can be described in the cadence of Restore, Love, Serve.

Spiritual development emphasizes a foundation of an ongoing relationship with God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). This foundation not only fosters a powerfully authentic community at NCU but also equips our students to become whole leaders (body, mind and spirit) for their generation and our world.

To facilitate these priorities, Campus Ministries offers:

• Weekly chapels that aspire to provide space to connect with God, build community, enable worship, educate vocationally and foster spiritual transformation.

• Life groups are student or faculty/staff led and meet weekly to encourage spiritual growth in the context of authentic community. Our goal is to help each other walk as Jesus walked, to learn together, and to provide a safe, nurturing place to face our struggles in becoming more like Jesus.

• Cross Cultural and overseas missions experience to expand our vision to see what God is doing around the world. These opportunities strengthen our faith, challenge our comfort, expose us to injustice and poverty, train us for global leadership and inspire us to participate in His plans.

• Opportunities to serve in the name of Jesus, alongside local ministries and not-for-profits in the surrounding local communities of Eugene and Springfield. Signature Annual Events include Embrace The Community Day and The Touch Project.

• Signature programs, developed with student leaders, including each semester's Night of Prayer, Spiritual Formation Week, and more.

• Pastoral care when students sense a need for a safe place for prayer, guidance, support, encouragement, direction, affirmation, mentoring, and nurturing in the Christian faith.

• Help to students to connect with a local church during their years here. Though campus ministry provides pastoral care, NCU is not a church. Students are encouraged to become active not only in our weekly chapel but also in a local church. Our Annual Church Fair is designed to empower students with the resources to choose a church away from home.