Information About Past Conferences

2011 No longer Jew or Greek: Creating Multicultural Communities Faith  on campus

Westminster House

University of  California, Berkeley

June 22-25, 2011

  • June 22-25, 2011
  • Westminster House, UC Berkeley
  • Featuring Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, Professor of Practical Theology and Religious Education        Claremont School of Theology

 

2010 Finding Holy Ground: Converging Streams of Righteousness and Justice

Not your Momma’s Mission Trip!

Exploring models of justice, hearing from organizations working on specific justice issues, and gaining understanding on policy development, this year’s conference offers perspectives on how to get your ministry involved in social justice concerns.

Highlights included:

  • A day out in DC exploring justice models and an opportunity to engage in a specific justice issue
  • 4 separate workshop sessions with 4 workshops per session (Topics include Technology Usage, Fundraising, Board Development, Lamenting and the Psalms, Call and Vocational work with college students, Young Adult formation, Veteran’s Issues, Coffeehouse and Third Place Ministry, Immersions in Israel & Palestine, and more)
  • Opportunities to dialogue on the future of campus ministry and where we go from here
  • A resource display with your comments and recommendations for books and resources for your campus ministry.

2009 God Shows No Partiality – Faith in a Global Perspective

In Cleveland, OH this gathering explored inter-faith relationships on campus.  Steven Prothero offered a keynote calling attention to the reality of religious illiteracy among students and adults alike while David Odell-Scott offered a scholarly examination of biblical passages that appear to argue for Christian exclusivity.

The Blues and Rhythm of Campus Ministry

2008 Convergence: Bridging Ministry

This conference, shortened due to an international gathering that year, focused on nuts and bolts skills, offering three tracks for learning: Campus Ministry 101 for newbies, Campus Ministry 202 for those who’ve been at this awhile, and Congregationally-based campus ministry. Jan Rivero offered keynotes about ministry as hospitality to all three groups.

Convergence: Bridging Ministry

The Blues and Rhythm of Campus Ministry

In Music City USA, this conference explored the blues as a metaphor for the personal challenges of ministry.  Beyond the many fabulous musicians who performed and spoke about music in a spiritual context, Jean Twenge, author of Generation Me, offered a unique presentation about the generational characteristics of Millenials, while James Lawson spoke of his experience integrating the diners of Nashville as a Vanderbilt Divinity student.

Soul Matters (2006 Conference) 2006 Soul Matters: Campus Ministry at the Crossroads

This conference invited attendees to engage in new and creative avenues of worship planning.  Marcia McFee offered stimulating, multi-sensory worship experiences as well as concrete methods of expanding the worship planning circle.  This conference also offered a pre-session Campus Ministry 101 course for anyone entering the field with less than 3 years experience.

2005 Campus Ministry and All that Jazz

Ministry of any sort is an art form, campus ministry no less.  By visiting the many religious venues in the city in which art plays a prominent role, this gathering encouraged participants to incorporate the arts into their work with students.  Keynoter Doug Adams, now deceased, offered many ways in which popular media mimic biblical tales while James Forbes demonstrated the art of the homily at a Riverside Church “Space for Grace” service.

2004  July 1-7– Global Chaplains in Brisbane, Australia

June 27-July 2, 2003  San Antonio, TX (St. Mary’s University)

June 28-July 2, 2002  Chicago, IL (Radisson Hotel (this was with ECMT)

July 7-11, 2001  Hampton, VA (Hampton University)

June 22-28, 2000  Vancouver, BC, Canada (University of BC)   Global

June 26-30, 1999  Estes Park, CO

June 28-July 2, 1998  New Haven, CT (Yale U)

June 26-30, 1997  San Francisco, CA (U. of San. Francisco)

June 22-28, 1996  Durham, ENGLAND (Collingwood College)  Global

July 20-24, 1995  Tulsa, OK (University of Tulsa)

August 5-9, 1994  E. Lansing, MI (Michigan State)

July 9-13, 1993  Washington, D.C. (Howard U.)

  1992    REGIONAL CONFERENCES

1.) June 25-28  TX El Paso (UT El Paso)
2.) June 25-28  Minneapolis (U of Minnesota)
3.) June 29-31  Fayetteville, AR (Mt. Sequoyah Conference
Center)
4.) July 24-27   Fairbanks, AK (University of Alaska)

  June 28-July 1, 1991  New Orleans, LA (Dilliard U.)

 July 31- August 5, 1987 Philadelphia, PA (Univ. of PA)

 1990    Cambridge, MA (Episcopal Divinity School)

1989    Berea, OH (Baldwin-Wallace College)

1988    San Diego (UC San Diego)

August 3-7, 1986  Durham, NC (Duke U.)

  June 23-27, 1985  Portland, OR (Lewis & Clark College)

  July 16-18, 1984  Ft. Worth, TX (TX Christian U.)

August 8-12, 1983  San Antonio (Mex-Amer Cultural Center)

 June 28-July 2, 1982  Washington, DC (Georgetown U)

August 18-22, 1981  Berkeley, CA (UC Berkeley)

 

October 27-28, 1964  St. Louis, MO

June 23-26, 1965  E. Lansing (Michigan State)

June 23-25, 1966  Athens, GA (U. of Georgia)

June 19-23, 1967  E. Lansing (Michigan State)

1968    ——–

1969    Chicago, IL

1970    Chicago, IL

1971    Chicago, IL

1972    Chicago, IL

1973    Chicago, IL,  Rougemont, NC….

August 5-9, 1973  Denver, CO (CO Women’s College)

1974    VARIOUS REGIONAL CONFERENCES

August 10-13, 1975  Boulder, CO (U. Of Colorado)

1976    VARIOUS REGIONAL CONFERENCES

August 2-6, 1977  Berea, KY (Berea College)

1978    VARIOUS REGIONAL CONFERENCES

August 6-9, 1979  St. Paul, MN (Macalester College)

June 23-26, 1980  Denver, CO (CO Women’s College)

1980    ———–