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To advance the growth and effectiveness of Christian Study Centers at colleges and universities around the world.  

In pursuit of this mission, CCSC has the following goals:

1. To promote collaboration among study centers2. To provide mutual stimulation and resources to existing study

centers3. To encourage and support the development of new study centers4. To raise awareness of the study center movement

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Alcuin Study Center

Daniel Daughertywww.alcuinstudycenter.org3110 W. Riverside Avenue Muncie, IN 47304Ball State University

Alcuin Study Center exists to help students cultivate the fully human life.

ASC offers the space and resources for students from any background to discover and explore the ligaments that hold every aspect of life together—faith & reason, body & mind, science & poetry, work & play, laughter & sorrow, church & the academy, God & man, Christ & culture—in hopes of awakening the imagination to what T. S. Eliot called The Permanent Things—Truth, Beauty, and Goodness—thereby cultivating the flourishing of every human being, each one of which bears the image of God.

The types of programs we offer include seminars, short classes, book discussions, panel discussions, and culture-making workshops. We hope to offer semester-length courses in coming years. The content of these courses includes Christian worldview, Biblical exegesis, cultural analysis, philosophy, theology, history/Church history, the arts, film, politics-really all of life-as seen through the lens of Christianity as reality, not simple religion. Hans Rookmaker’s famous saying is a throughline for ASC: “Jesus didn’t come to make us Christian. He came to make us fully human.”

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Anselm House

Bryan Bademan www.anselmhouse.orgPO Box 141007 Minneapolis, MN 55414University of Minnesota

Anselm House is a community of students, scholars, and thinkers working together to explore and understand the implications of the Christian faith (the gospel) for every field of study and every aspect of life. Formerly known as MacLaurinCSF (founded 1982) and Christian Student Fellowship (founded 1974), Anselm House is building on the important legacies of both historic University of Minnesota campus ministries to bridge church and university in the Twin Cities. Our mission is to strengthen Christian thinking at the University

Staff 3Students in Ministry 100Faculty in Ministry 50

Students 21,998

Faculty & Staff

1291

Total 23,289

of Minnesota, in the Twin Cities, and beyond.

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The University of Minnesota is dedicated to the advancement of learning

and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and of the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world.

Arizona Center for Christian Studies

Ben Sanders & Bill Gentruphttp://azccs.net 1034 South Mill Ave. Tempe, AZ 85281

Students

52,557

Faculty & Staff

14,063

Total 64,620

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Faculty in

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Arizona State University

Formed out of a long- standing collective ministry center, known as the Campus Christian Center, or C3, and relating to issues of justice, care for the poor, etc. at Arizona State, this center is largely for the purpose of studying issues of science and religion through co- sponsored events and working groups at Arizona State University. The Center’s board is planning to broaden its focus to include programs in all disciplines of the University.

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The mission of ASU is to establish the school as the model for a New American University, measured not by who they exclude, but rather by who they include; pursuing research and discovery that benefits the public good; assuming major responsibility for the economic, social, and cultural vitality and health and well-being of the community. In following its vision, ASU strives to demonstrate American leadership in academic excellence and accessibility; establish national standing in academic quality and impact in colleges and school in every field; establish ASU at a global center for interdisciplinary research, discovery and development by 2020; enhance its local impact and social embeddedness.

Students 73,378Faculty 2,862Total 76,240

The Augustine Center

Jim HaganHagan.jim@gmail.com2725 39th ST. NW #310, Washington, DC 20007Georgetown University

The Augustine Center exists to help the community at Georgetown University develop an integrated imagination for every aspect of human life and inquiry by drawing on the intellectual riches of the historic Christian faith.

Georgetown University

Students 4,523Faculty 1,670Total 6,193

The Biblical Studies Center

Bill Pubols www.boisebsc.org

1025 Belmont St., Boise, ID 83706 Boise State University

With the informal slogan "Discipleship in Partnership," the Biblical Studies Center is seeking the most effective, complementary relationship possible with other campus ministries. Accordingly, they are uniquely positioned to contribute in specific ways as an academic presence. They are focused on reaching and serving students at Boise State University with a building that is one block from the stadium. The Biblical Studies Center offers accredited Bible classes (through a partnership with Oklahoma Christian University), which are aligned with the Boise State University semester schedule. They host student lunches, and special lectures. They also offer a Christian Leadership class.

Boise State University Figures

Boise State University is a public university in Boise, Idaho that was founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church. For years the university has undergone a vast expansion plan. The staff and faculty at BSU work to develop future leaders who are able to have unique cultural experiences. BSU, Idaho’s largest university, offers a variety of colleges as well as academic and athletic programs.

Students 22,259Academic Staff

650

Total 22,909

Theological Horizons @ The Bonhoeffer House

Karen W. Marshwww.theologicalhorizons.org1841 University Circle, Charlottesville, VA 22University of Virginia

Theological Horizons was established as a not-for-profit ministry in 1990. Karen and Charles Marsh, with their combined ten years of graduate study at Harvard and the University of Virginia, became convinced that both vibrant theological scholarship and authentic Christian community were needed inside the university. In 2000, Theological Horizons established its center at the Bonhoeffer House in Charlottesville, Virginia. Named for German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Bonhoeffer House is an old, inviting house in the University of Virginia neighborhood where students, professors, neighbors and visitors gather for conversation, Bible studies, faith and life forums, meals and study. Their mission to support Christians in academia moves from lecture halls and into a living room. Here you will find rich conversations about integrating the practices of theology into everyday life.

University of Virginia Figures

The central purpose of the University of Virginia is to enrich the mind by stimulating and sustaining a spirit of free inquiry directed to understanding the nature of the universe and the role of mankind in it. Activities designed to quicken, discipline, and enlarge the intellectual and creative capacities, as well as the aesthetic and ethical awareness, of

Students 21,106

Faculty

2,125

Staff 5,854

Total 29,085

the members of the University and to record, preserve, and disseminate the results of intellectual discovery and creative endeavor serve this purpose. In fulfilling it, the University places the highest priority on achieving eminence as a center of higher learning.

Bradley Study Center

Michael Weaver, Board Chair www.bradleystudycenter.org 3369 Deer Run Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060 Virginia Tech

The Bradley Study Center is an independent association committed to integrating Christian faith and practice into the academic endeavors and social concerns of a university community. The founders of the Bradley Study Center are a group of Christian faculty that met regularly on the Virginia Tech campus for prayer and encouragement for fifteen years.  Incorporated in May 2011, the Bradley Study Center exists to provide faculty, staff, and advanced students theological support and mutual encouragement in the pursuit of scholarship relevant to their chosen fields of study.

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Christians are called to more than ministry in local churches and campus fellowships.  God has placed the Bradley Study Center in a unique position to support Christian scholarship, mentor the next generation of Christian faculty and business leaders, promote academic discourse that is open to faith-based inquiry, and nurture the culture of the Virginia Tech campus community to make it more healthy and vibrant for all.

Students 31,087

Faculty 1,371

Total 32,458

Center for Christian Study

Bill Wilder http://studycenter.net 128 Chancellor Ave., Charlottesville, VA 22903University of Virginia

In the mid-1970s a group of new believers with intellectual fervor for the study of Christianity rented a house just beyond Grounds at the University of Virginia to host lectures, fellowship meetings, and other events. As fellowships grew in size and number, the Center for Christian Study grew as well. Year long programs were developed for educating laypeople to think theologically. The Center is now a host to seminary classes, fellowships, a library, and even housing for students in the Elzinga Residential Scholars Program. As the staff and Board look toward the future they remain focused upon the essentials that brought about the Center's founding: historic, biblical Christianity; a concern for understanding the juncture of culture and faith; and the desire to spread the gospel through "wise discussion of the Truth."

University of Virginia Figures Center for Christian Study Figures

The central purpose of the University of Virginia is to enrich the mind by stimulating and sustaining a spirit of free inquiry directed to understanding the nature of the universe and the role of

Staff 7 (full) 3 (part)

Students in Ministry

2000

Faculty in Ministry

20

Students 21,106Faculty 2,125Staff 5,854Total 29,085

mankind in it. Activities designed to quicken, discipline, and enlarge the intellectual and creative capacities, as well as the aesthetic and ethical awareness, of the members of the University and to record, preserve, and disseminate the results of intellectual discovery and creative endeavor serve this purpose. In fulfilling it, the University places the highest priority on achieving eminence as a center of higher learning.

Center for Christianity and Scholarship

Edward Dixonhttp://christianityandscholarship.orgP.O. Box 90974, Durham, NC 27708Duke University

Established as a non-profit corporation in August 2012, the Center for Christianity and Scholarship is an independent education organization interacting particularly with faculty and students at Duke University, with plans to include other universities and colleges in North Carolina’s Research Triangle. The Center explores intersections of Christian thought with the scholarly and academic life of the university.  Drawing upon multiple Christian traditions, its seeks to create and sustain a community of scholars and students interested and engaged in discovering what it means to think as Christians about the workings of the physical world, social structures, history, art, philosophy, and other fields of study.  The Center intends thereby to encourage the intellectual discipleship of Christians, both in the university and in the broader community; to engage in respectful dialogue with those who hold other worldviews and belief systems; to participate in the university’s search for knowledge and understanding; and to contribute to the general welfare of society.

Duke University Figures

The mission of Duke University is to provide a superior liberal education to undergraduate students, attending not only to their intellectual growth but also to their development as adults committed to high ethical standards and full participation as leaders in their communities; to prepare future members of the learned professions for lives of skilled and ethical service by providing excellent graduate and professional education; to advance the frontiers of knowledge and contribute boldly to the international community of scholarship; to promote an intellectual environment built on a commitment to free and open inquiry; to help those who suffer, cure disease, and promote health, through sophisticated

Students 14,500Academic

Staff1,800

Total 16,300

medical research and thoughtful patient care; to provide wide ranging educational opportunities, on and beyond our campuses, for traditional students, active professionals and life-long learners using the power of information technologies; and to promote a deep appreciation for the range of human difference and potential, a sense of the obligations and rewards of citizenship, and a commitment to learning, freedom and truth.

Chesterton House

Vivek Mathew http://www.chestertonhouse.org 118 Anabel Taylor Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 Cornell University

Founded in 2000, Chesterton House is a collaborative effort among many members of the Cornell and Ithaca communities--including students, pastors, professors, and campus ministry workers. Its mission is to facilitate discovery of the intellectual riches of the historic Christian faith, thereby empowering more faithful Christian living. Chesterton House does this by providing residential facilities for young men and women, sponsoring large public lectures by leading Christian scholars, hosting small group discussions on wide-ranging topics, maintaining a resource room of the best Christian scholarship, and providing speakers for fellowship meetings and retreats.

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Cornell aspires to be the exemplary comprehensive research university for the 21st century on the basis of our distinctive status as a private university with a formal public mission. Faculty, staff, and students will thrive at Cornell because of its unparalleled combination of quality and breadth; its high standards; its open, collaborative, and innovative culture; the opportunities provided by beautiful, vibrant rural and urban campuses; and programs that extend throughout the state of New York and across the globe.

Students 22,400Faculty 1,564Staff 8,081Total 32,065

Staff 4Numbers ministered to

3000

The Christian Study Center of Champaign-Urbana

Melody Green314 E Daniel StreetChampaign, IL 61820University of Illinois

The Christian Study Center of Champaign-Urbana is a mission of Urbana Theological Seminary, started in order to reach out to the campus community. The Center seeks to speak specifically to the needs of people of faith within the realm of the campus of the University of Illinois--students, faculty, staff, administration. This ministry will speak the truth of Christ in an academic environment so as to ground the faith of those who believe, offer a safe environment for the pursuit of truth for questioners, and ensure that the Christian worldview is well-represented in the discussions of the academy.

University of Illinois Figures

Students 33,467

Faculty 2,738

Total 36,205

Christian Study Center of Chattanooga

Rev. David Beckmanwww.chattanoogastudycenter.orgThe Newman Center514 Palmetto Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

A place where the love of learning flourishes in Christian hearts

The Christian Study Center of Chattanooga is an independent educational institution which seeks to engage in a shared exploration of knowledge and understanding with our local university for the common good of our community. We believe that the Christian faith, with its Judaic and Classical roots, contributes a vibrant and beneficial perspective to every field of study, as it has proven so to do in the past.

Our ideals are based upon those of C. S. Lewis and his fellow "Inklings":

The role of the imagination in the Christian faith, An evangelical approach to the Holy Scriptures, informed by

both Classical Philosophy and classic Christian Orthodoxy, i.e., "mere Christianity," such as is represented in the Nicene Creed,

An intelligent and intelligible Christian faith, which maintains rigorous scholarship along with compassion for others,

Appreciation for the contribution that robust and friendly discussion with associates can have for the improvement of our vocations and labours,

Dedication to the study of the Arts and Sciences and their applicability to our culture today, with appreciation and

respect for the best of the Western Tradition, out of which they have grown, and

A hunger for the Reality of the presence of God in our lives.

Christian Study Center of Gainesville Richard Hornerwww.christianstudycenter.org 112 NW 16th St., Gainesville, FL 32603University of Florida

Representing a spectrum of denominational backgrounds, a group of Christian academics at the University of Florida desired to see a center introduced to the university community, which would cultivate an on-going conversation about how the Christian tradition might contribute to cultural and human questions that arise within the academic disciplines. The Center was launched in 2000 and was under the leadership of Director Richard Horner a year later. The Study Center seeks to explore the intersection of Christian thought and academic discourse.

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Students 49,589Academic Staff

5,081

Total 54,670

Staff 2 (full) 8 (part)

Numbers Ministered to

1,700(~600 unique)

The University of Florida is a public, land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant research university, one of the most comprehensive in the United States, encompassing virtually all academic and professional disciplines. It is the mission of the University of Florida to offer broad-based, exclusive public education, leading-edge research and service to the citizens of Florida, the nation and the world. The fusion of these three endeavors stimulates a remarkable intellectual vitality and generates a synthesis that promises to be the university's greatest strength.

Cogito

Missy DeRegibus www.cogito-hsc.org/indexold.html709 High St., Farmville, VA 23901Hampden-Sydney College

Missy DeRegibus, a former InterVarsity Grad Staff member, combines forums and seminars involving speakers of note with ongoing discipleship around reading and discussion groups with undergraduates. The events are often co-sponsored with various fellowships and departments at Hampden-Sydney.

Hampden-Sydney Figures Cogito Figures

The mission of Hampden-Sydney College is to instill in its students a commitment to sound scholarship through studies in the natural sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences; to cultivate qualities of character and moral

Staff 1Students in Ministry

38

discernment rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition; to develop clear thinking and expression; to promote an understanding of the world and our place in it; to impart a comprehension of social institutions as a basis for intelligent citizenship and responsible leadership in a democracy; to prepare those with special interests and capacities for graduate and professional study; and to equip graduates for a rewarding and productive life.

Comenius Institute

Mark Eckelwww.comeniusinstitute.businesscatalyst.com 11150 Plum Hollow Circle, Fishers, IN 46037Butler University & IUIPI

The Comenius Institute’s vision is to enrich theological and educational thinking. The mission of Comenius is to provide an atmosphere of study, presentation, and dialogue for the academic community.

Comenius Institute is a Christian educational institute that will engage in the teaching-learning craft. In doing so, the organization will encourage study, discussion, research, and collaboration of students and scholars in the pursuit of theological truth with academic excellence. The Institute presents relevant materials for discussion through lecturers, guest speakers, authors, resident scholars, and students. It facilitates the learning process through small group dynamics, mentoring relationships, and open forum discussion. It is the hope of Comenius to provide a place for learners to engage in spiritual-intellectual growth in an environment that encourages study, reflection, curiosity, discourse, and collaboration through the in-depth pursuit of wisdom.

Indiana University –

Butler University Figures Purdue University Indianapolis Figures

Students 30,461Faculty &

Staff3,079

Total 33,540

Students 4,667Faculty & Staff

328

Total 4,995

C.S. Lewis Study CenterMary Pomroy Keywww.cslewisstudycenter.orgP.O. Box 12, Northfield, MA 01360University of Iowa

Pursuing Truth in the Company of Friends

Mission: The C.S. Lewis Study Center in Northfield, MA, is dedicated to restoring a vital Christian presence throughout higher education, the arts, and the culture at large.Purpose:  The C.S. Lewis Study Center serves as a focal point of Christian hospitality, study, reflection, and learned conversation in New England, welcoming all in the pursuit of Goodness, Truth, and Beauty. We educate, encourage and equip those who desire to thoughtfully and winsomely address issues of faith and culture within their sphere of influence, whether in an educational institution, a place of ministry, a professional setting or the local community.

Objectives:  The C.S. Lewis Study Center will accomplish its purpose by focusing its key activities on the following strategic concerns:

Serving and providing resources to the whole Christian community in the region Fostering dialogue between Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant followers of Christ Encouraging connections between Christian faculty and graduate students in the “Five-College”

region and throughout New England Equipping educators at the independent day and boarding schools in New England

Eleazar Wheelock Society

Charles H. Clark, Vwww.eleazarwheelock.org

4 West Wheelock Street, Hanover, N.H. 03755

Dartmouth College

In 2006, a group of Dartmouth underclassmen founded the Dartmouth Apologia journal to articulate thoughtful Christian perspectives in the academic context and promote respectful dialogue on life's big questions. Mentored from the beginning by faculty of faith, the group became a college-sponsored organization, grew ecumenically, and multiple times has been voted Dartmouth's Best Publication. In 2009, students, faculty and alumni founded the Eleazar Wheelock Society to expand the conversation taking place in Apologia's pages and further the ways the Christian community could serve the College. To gather a larger community of supporters, EWS hosted its first Wheelock Conference in 2010. In the nine years since, the pilot project has flourished into an organization that is supporting the lives of students and cultivating rich conversation and mentorship around integrating faith, reason, vocation and service.

Geneva Campus Ministry

Tom Wolthuiswww.geneva-ui.org320 E. College Street, Iowa City, IA 52240University of Iowa

One of Jesus’s earliest friends and followers, John, wrote that “grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17).  Since 1971, Geneva Campus Ministry (GCM) has sought to share that grace (love, kindness) and truth with students, faculty, and staff at the University of Iowa.  As part of our commitment to serving Jesus, we warmly welcome not only believers, but also skeptics, doubters, seekers, the curious, and those of other faiths, to join our informal community of friends.

GCM is a ministry of both the Christian Reformed and Reformed Church in America denominations, which belong to the “Reformed” (Presbyterian) branch of Protestant Christianity.  Geneva is also an officially approved student organization.  In partnership with other Christian groups on campus, we seek to represent Jesus Christ at the University of Iowa through: warm hospitality, biblical teaching, intellectual engagement, and practical service.

Hill House Greg Grooms www.hillhouseaustin.org 2104 Nueces St., Austin, TX 78705University of Texas

Hill House (formerly the ProbeCenter) is a Christian study center serving students and faculty at the University of Texas and churches in the Austin area. Since its founding in 1989, the Center’s purpose has been to equip Christians to defend and apply their faith, and to proclaim the gospel on campus and in our culture. Hill House has sought to recover a tradition of Christian living and scholarship that takes both the Bible and contemporary culture seriously. By teaching, providing resources, and offering counseling, Hill House serves the University of Texas, and the surrounding community of Austin.

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The mission of The University of Texas at Austin is to achieve excellence in the interrelated areas of undergraduate education, graduate education, research and public service. The university provides superior and comprehensive educational opportunities at the baccalaureate through doctoral and special professional educational levels. The university contributes to the advancement of society through research, creative activity, scholarly inquiry, the development of new knowledge as well as preserves and promotes the arts,

Staff 2Students in Ministry

250

Numbers Ministered to

2600

benefits the state’s economy, serves the citizens through public programs and provides other public service.

The Humanitas Forum on Christianity & Culture

Michael Poorewww.humanitas.org955 Fox Ridge Road, Cookeville, TN 38501Tennessee Technological University

What does it mean to follow Jesus in contemporary post-Christian culture? The Humanitas Forum on Christianity and Culture responds to this inquiry by providing resources that aid in accurately understanding contemporary culture and by providing a venue for sorting out how best to engage this culture on the basis of historic Christian convictions. A broad range of topics is addressed-the media, education, popular culture, technology, calling, the arts, and bioethics. These topics and others are explored through a lecture series, a blog, speaking engagements, reading/discussion groups, classes in a home school co-op, small groups, and one-on-one discipleship sessions. Additionally, Michael Poore, executive director of The Humanitas Forum, serves as chapter director for Ratio Christi, an apologetics ministry at Tennessee Technological University.

Tennessee Tech FiguresStudents

10,140

Faculty 550

Total = 10,690

The Joseph & Alice McKeen Study Center

Rob & Sim Gregorywww.mckeenchristianstudycenter.org65 Harpswell Street, Brunswick, ME 04543Bowdoin College

The Joseph & Alice McKeen Study Center exists to advance the witness of the Kingdom of God in College Campus Ministry in Maine, and to collaboration among similar Study Centers existing on other colleges and universities nationwide. The Study Center will provide a residential study opportunity for students, faculty and community members to grow in their understanding of the biblical claims of the Christian Gospel.

It is the mission of the College to engage students of uncommon promise in an intense full-time education of their minds, exploration of their creative faculties and development of their social and leadership abilities, in a four-year course of study that concludes with a baccalaureate degree in the liberal arts. Students undertake this journey with faculty members who are scholars and artists of distinction who actively shape their fields. Faculty and students work together in small classes, labs, performance halls, and the field where students are active participants in performing real-world research. [From the Bowdoin College website.]

Mere Christianity Forum

Rimes McElveenwww.faithreasontomfoolery.orgP.O. Box 98, Travelers Rest, SC 29690Furman College

In 2001 Mere Christianity Forum began when a small group of students at Furman University (Greenville, SC) met together simply to discuss C.S. Lewis’ famous work Mere Christianity. The thoughtful discussions of theology, philosophy and culture that emerged attracted a diverse group of participants from different backgrounds including Protestants, Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, agnostics, and even a few students from other faith traditions. In 2003 MCF opened up Vista House to host events and lectures, house students, and even provide delectable delights from their organic garden. In 2009 MCF started the Servant Scholars program, an internship that allows students to serve the poverty-focused non-profits of Greenville in the summer. During the academic year MCF offers weekly theological forums on a wide range of topics led by faculty and leaders both inside and outside the Furman community.

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Furman University's Mission and Purpose, in summary, is to provide a distinctive undergraduate education encompassing humanities, fine arts, social sciences, mathematics and the natural sciences, and selected professional disciplines.  Furman nurtures a commitment to independent thought and lifelong learning.  By providing students with a broad exposure to the liberal arts, it seeks to produce graduates grounded in the traditional sources of knowledge yet capable of

Staff 2Students in Ministry

125

Faculty in Ministry

40

Students 2,880Faculty 240Total 3,120

devising new solutions to problems in their chosen fields.

New College Berkeley

Susan S. Phillipswww.newcollegeberkeley.org2029 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704University of California, Berkeley

From their website: "New College Berkeley was founded in 1977 by a group of Bay Area lay Christians, pastors, and scholars committed to providing high-calibre interdisciplinary studies for the laity. The organization is led by an executive team, a Board of Trustees and an Advisory Board. The Executive Director is Susan S. Phillips, PhD, and the Associate Director is Sharon Gallagher, M.T.S. Many Christians want to develop a stronger relationship between Sunday morning worship and their Monday morning responsibilities. Most of us spend many years and many dollars becoming ‘expert’ in one secular field or another. Yet few of us have developed the same degree of discipline focused on our faith and its relevance and significance for our age and our vocations. It is the purpose of New College Berkeley to recover an understanding of ministry as bringing God's presence into the public world of work, politics, civic life, the academic disciplines, and commerce, as well as into the private spaces of personal discipleship, family and friendship.”

UC Berkeley Figures

UC Berkeley is a public research university in California that was founded in 1868. For undergraduate education, UC Berkeley is the highest ranked university in the country. For the UC system, Berkeley is the oldest institution. Their motto is, “Let there be light.”

Students 36,204Faculty 2,082Total 38,286

North Carolina Study Center

Madison Perry www.ncstudycenter.org 206 W. Cameron Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

The North Carolina Study Center’s mission “is to welcome the University Community into Christian formation and the pursuit of truth for the common good. Translation: We are a hospitality center dedicated to Christian education and community building.” Taking inspiration from Romans 15:7—“Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God”—the center is committed to offering space for visitors, such as a place to study, hosting classes and speakers, assisting students understand the Christian identity, and coordinating events.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Figures

Chapel Hill is the quintessential university town: small, easily navigable, and filled with unique, local restaurants. Founded in 1789, UNC-Chapel Hill is the oldest public university in the United States. Its relatively small 729-acre campus has two quads, a planetarium, many athletic fields and libraries, a bell tower, and two dining halls. Carolina is a liberal arts school that has over 70 different courses of study. According to UNC’s website, their mission is “to serve as a center for research, scholarship, and creativity and to teach a diverse community of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to become the next generation of leaders.”

Students 29,135Faculty 3,696Staff 8,287Total 41,118

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Octet Collaborative

Nathan Barziwww.octetcollaborative.org106 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA 02139Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of Octet Collaborative is to equip faculty and administrators at MIT to promote human flourishing. We seek to integrate their work as scholars with their lives as human beings by drawing on the resources of the Christian tradition for holistice formation.

Our vision is for a community of scholars at MIT equipped to address the deeply human aspects integral to their sophisticated and technical work. The center promotes whole-life formation for faculty and administrators at MIT, because excellent and ethical scholarship depends not only on what is being studied but on how faculty and staff live out their vocation. Our goal is to serve scholars by bringing the resources of the Christian tradition directly into their work: pursuing patterns of community, education and mentorship, and fostering open and cross-disciplinary dialogue and scholarship in service to the challenges of the modern world. The role of the center is to facilitate the integration of the work and lives of MIT scholars, who will themselves play the central role in our mission.

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Students 11,520Academic Staff

1067

Total 12,587

Oread Center – Faith, Calling and Culture

Chad Donohoewww.oreadcenter.com 912 Illinois St., Lawrence, KS 66044University of Kansas

The Oread Center is a Christian resource center at the University of Kansas. Its focus is on the major questions and their personal, academic and moral implications in the lives of the University family. While Oread is deeply rooted in the historic Christian faith, it is pleased to share this pursuit with those who respect the Christian perspective. The desire of the center is to cultivate a central and visible place in the heart of Lawrence, Kansas to be a voice and presence for Christ.

University of Kansas Figures Oread Center Figures

The University of Kansas is a major comprehensive research and teaching university that serves as a center for learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor. The University of Kansas is the only Kansas Regents university to hold membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), a select group of 61 public and private research universities that represents

Staff 4Students in Ministry 1600 (not

unique)Faculty in Ministry 10

Students 29,462Faculty 2,529Total = 31,991

excellence in graduate and professional education and the highest achievements in research internationally.

Richmond Center for Christian StudyChris Danielwww.richmondstudycenter.org 5808 Grove Ave., Richmond, VA 23226University of Richmond

Since about 2005 individuals and churches cooperated to bring various well-known speakers to the Richmond area or to promote such events.  This effort was eventually put on hold, as those involved were working on a merely volunteer basis.  But now, with a renewed vision and full-time staff in place, those working toward this end are able to continue these efforts and expand them into a more fully developed Christian Study Center for the greater Richmond community.

University of Richmond Figures Study Center Figures

The mission of the University of Richmond is to sustain a collaborative learning and research community that supports the personal development of its members and the creation of new knowledge. A Richmond education prepares students to live lives of purpose, thoughtful inquiry, and responsible leadership in a global and pluralistic society.

Staff 1Numbers Ministered to

500

Rivendell Institute

David Mahanwww.rivendellinstitute.org 291 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06511Yale University

The mission of the Fellows and staff of the Rivendell Institute to change the modern university and contemporary culture by holding forth a Christian view of life at Yale focuses on three initiatives: Research, Spiritual Formation, and Public Witness. Our Research Fellows pursue the integration of Christian faith and scholarship, including work we do and work we promote. Our Spiritual Formation Fellows challenge students to inhabit their disciplines with the mind and mission of Christ. Our public witness involves efforts to engage students and faculty with a thoughtful, compelling demonstration of the significance of Christ to the issues and ideas of the age. Our efforts cultivate a faithful, strategic presence at Yale and seek to raise up a new generation of Christian leaders who will influence the campus and the world beyond Yale.

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Fellows/Staff 12Numbers Served (2013) 60

0Students/Faculty involved 75

Students 11,848Faculty 3,953

Staff 9,183Total 24,994

Saint Thomas Mission

Paul Robinsonwww.sojournchurch.ca5375 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1K3University of British Columbia

Saint Thomas Mission is a community and study centre at the University of British Columbia. We meet for dinner, discussion, and prayer every Wednesday at 6:00pm at the Saint Thomas Mission House (1650 Western Parkway). We regularly host social events, from games nights to dinner parties, as well as book clubs, study groups and evenings dedicated to thoughtful engagement with the arts and the academy.

A partnership between Sojourn Church and University Chapel, we are committed wholeheartedly to the flourishing of the university and its students, and the Church and her members. We view the proper pursuits of the university and its students as complimentary to the Christian life, and seek to model that integrity.

We are also committed to be a community of radical hospitality, drawing near to Christ as we draw near to one another. 

Finally, we talk about ‘The Four Loves’ of Saint Thomas Mission: 

Loving God  Loving our university  Loving each other   Loving the Church

Scholé House

Donald Smith www.scholehouse.org 819 S. Cathedral Place, BCM House Richmond, VA 23235Virginia Commonwealth University

Scholé: An Ancient Greek word meaning leisure---but not in the sense of relaxation. To be at leisure (to have scholé) is to be free from the anxieties of this world in order to be free to search for that which is true, good, and beautiful.

Scholé House serves Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). It is committed to exploring how historic Christian faith can enrich and be enriched by careful reflection upon and thoughtful discussion about goodness, truth, and beauty. Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Our vision is for Scholé House to embody this verse, to be a place where busy lives can be graciously interrupted with opportunities to explore a Christian vision of human flourishing for the sake of knowing and being known by the One who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

VCU Figures

Students | 31,242

Faculty | 2,264

Total | 33,506

VCU is a premier urban, public research university focused on academic success. They take pride in their nationally ranked academic programs and academic medical center, research and scholarly productivity, and engagement with the communities we serve and change.

Trinity Fellowship

Robert E. Whitaker www.tfiu.org 503 S. High Street, Bloomington, IN 4740Indiana University

Trinity Fellowship is a cross-ministry resource for the Indiana University community, bridging multiple Christian traditions. They seek to bring together faith and learning with honest inquiry, intellectual resources, and charitable dialogue. Seeking to avoid activities that would divide them from the very campus culture they seek to serve, Trinity Fellowship desires to create an environment that affirms Christian truth claims and is generous to those who differ from them.

Indiana University

Upper|House

John Terrillhttp://www.upperhouse.org365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison, WI 53715University of Wisconsin

From their website: “The Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation serves both the University of Wisconsin and Madison communities through thoughtful Christian programming, conversation, and engagement. Based in University Square in the heart of campus, the Foundation provides multi-experiential space and programming expertise, whereby people, faith, values, ideas, and the arts come together in one dynamic setting for vocational, intellectual, and cultural impact. In carrying out its mission, the Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation partners with community leaders, nonprofit organizations, campus-based ministries, and churches.”

University of Wisconsin–Madison Figures

The University of Wisconsin System holds to what is known as the Wisconsin Idea, the notion that the university should improve the lives of individuals beyond just the university. This means that research and ideas are regularly applied to issues outside the classroom. UW-Madison is the oldest and largest public university in the state.

Via Christian Study Center

Director: Mark Shawwww.viastudycenter.com4209 Big Bethel Road, Yorktown, VA 23693Christopher Newport University

Via Christian Study Center is a ministry of Peninsula Community Chapel in Yorktown, Virginia. Their goal is to serve the campuses of Christopher Newport University and Thomas Nelson Community College by offering educational resources to support existing campus ministries as they proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and its implications for all of life.

Faith. Life. Learning. Those words don't always go together for students who are followers of Jesus. Faith may look like a weeknight Bible study or a Sunday morning sermon. Life happens on the weekends. Learning is the heart of the college experience but sometimes challenges faith. For many students, living in these three silos can be frustrating.

VIA Christian Study Center exists to add a new word: integration. It happens when faith, life and learning overlap and find their common center in a biblical view of life and the world.

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Acton Institute

Dan Churchwellwww.acton.org 98 E Fulton, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

The mission of the Acton Institute is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles. The Acton Institute seeks to articulate a vision of society that is both free and virtuous, the end of which is human flourishing. To clarify this relationship, the Institute holds seminars and publishes various books, monographs, periodicals, and articles. The Acton Institute organizes seminars aimed at educating religious leaders of all denominations, business executives, entrepreneurs, university professors, and academic researchers in economics principles, and in the connection that can exist between virtue and economic thinking.

AEI’s Initiative on Faith & Public LifeTyler Castle www.valuesandcapitalism.com1789 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036

The Initiative on Faith & Public Life, formerly known as Values & Capitalism, is a project of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), one of the world’s leading policy think tanks, based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to provide Christian college students with formational educational and professional opportunities that propel them to lives of faith and leadership in the public square. We achieve this mission by partnering with a community of students, faculty, scholars, and professionals across the country and by sponsoring conferences, on-campus events, and other

intensive programming. We also produce a variety of educational resources, including books, essays, videos, and documentaries.

Arts & Entertainment MinistriesJoel Pelsuewww.a-e-m.org2361 Glendon Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90064

Arts & Entertainment Ministries is an organization “dedicated to providing top quality biblical education to artists, creative professionals, clergy, and academics in the areas of art, faith, media, and culture.” To that end AEM provides lectures, presentations, mentoring, podcasts, articles, and an annual artist showcase. They also hold a monthly Artist Forum that includes a dinner, lecture, and salon discussion with a local artist. AEM hopes to provide guidance on achieving a balance between two unhealthy tendencies: retreating into isolated Christian subculture or integrating so much into the mainstream than there is no Christian distinctiveness.

Brazos FellowsPaul Gutacker

www.brazosfellows.com210 Dallas Street, Waco, TX 76704

Brazos Fellows is a residential fellowship in Waco, TX for college graduates who desire to be formed through theological training, spiritual disciplines, vocational discernment, and life together. Sponsored by Christ Church Waco, and in partnership with approximately twenty Baylor University faculty and graduate students, Brazos Fellows seeks to root serious academic inquiry in the life and mission of the local church. Over the course of nine months, fellows study theology, take on disciplines of prayer, spiritual direction, and service, and explore their vocation, all under the guidance of a team of tutors, instructors, spiritual directors, and life coaches. Brazos Fellows aspires to be a community of practice that not only helps graduates discern their next step, but also helps them develop habits they will take with them for life.

Cambridge Roundtable on Science, Art & ReligionDave Thomwww.cambridgeroundtable.org

3 Mt. Lebanon Street, Pepperell, MA 01463

Begun in Amherst, MA at the University of Massachusetts in the 1990’s, The Cambridge Roundtable works with faculty at universities and colleges to facilitate discussion of larger questions of purpose, meaning and significance among both Christian and non-Christian participants. This is achieved primarily through invitation-only roundtable dinners with a speaker and lengthy discussion among professors representing a wide variety of disciplines.

Center for Integrity in BusinessKristine Robertsonwww.cib.spu.edu3307 3rd Ave West, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98119-1997

The Center for Integrity in Business is located within Seattle Pacific University’s academically and theologically rigorous environment. The Center seeks to serve, inspire, and equip business leaders for positive impact, by being an accelerator of business and faith integration. The Center envisions a world where business is a creative force for good, an ethical steward and partner, and a life-giving institution building flourishing communities.

Center for Transformational Churches Donald Guthriewww.tiu.edu/center-for-transformational-churches2065 Half Day Road, Village of Bannockburn, Deerfield, IL 60015

The Center for Transformational Churches was established to develop Christian leaders who empower gospel change through whole-life discipleship through a generous grant from the Kern Family Foundation. In a long-running partnership with Kern, Trinity has led initiatives over the years to help pastoral leaders engage their congregations with an integrated understanding of faith, work, and economics. The Center exists to serve as a resource both to church members and church leaders to help pastors and other church leaders better understand the vital connection between faith, work, and economics with their congregations. The Center also serves as the new home of the Oikonomia Network, an evangelical seminary learning community that equips pastors to connect work and the economy to biblical wisdom, sound theology, daily discipleship, and good stewardship.

The Davenant TrustBrad Littlejohnwww.davenantinstitute.org316 S Washington St., Moscow ID 83843-2944

The Davenant Trust was founded in the spring of 2013 with a mission to support the renewal of Christian wisdom for the contemporary church. The Trust seeks to sponsor historical scholarship at the intersection of the church and academy, build networks of friendship and collaboration within the Reformed and evangelical world, and equip the saints with time-tested resources for faithful public witness. The Davenant Trust is named for the irenic English Reformed scholar and Bishop of Salisbury, John Davenant, who exemplified the Golden Age of English ecclesiastical learning and modelled a theology that was forthrightly Reformed in the essentials and encouraged charity, diversity, and vigorous discussion in non-essentials.

Defenders MediaKurt Janoswww.defendersmedia.com228 N. Oakwood Ave., West Chicago, IL 60185

Defenders Media provides media solutions for apologetic ministries. Whether it be graphic design, web design, audio/visual production, social media and internet marketing, etc. they help ministries meet their needs. Additionally, they host worldview formation events mainly in Chicagoland but also in other parts of the country. They handle event promotion, ticket sales, conference program design and printing. They are a one-stop shop for the production of events.

Evangelical Theological SocietyKen Magnusonwww.etsjets.org13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada, CA 90639

Founded in 1949, the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) is a group of scholars, teachers, pastors, students, and others dedicated to the oral exchange and written expression of theological thought and research. The ETS is devoted to the inerrancy and inspiration of the Scriptures and the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Society publishes a quarterly journal, the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS), an academic periodical featuring peer reviewed articles, as well as extended book reviews, in the biblical and

theological disciplines. The ETS also holds national and regional meetings across the United States

Faith & LawLauren Noyeswww.faithandlaw.orgP.O. Box 7585, Arlington, VA 22207

Faith & Law is an indigenous Christian ministry established by and for congressional staff. They seek to examine the vocational implications of a Christian worldview so congressional staff can better understand the significance of their faith in their calling to the public square. Although explicitly and rigorously Christian in its approach, Faith & Law is not an evangelistic ministry. Rather, it seeks to help Christians working on Capitol Hill to bring “every thought captive to Christ” and to equip the Christian faithful—Catholics, Orthodox, and Evangelicals and all Christians who share an orthodox Christian faith—with a broad, theologically informed context for understanding the times in which we live.

The Fellows InitiativeJohn Kylewww.thefellowsinitiative.org/P.O. Box 7631, Arlington, VA 22207

The Fellows Initiative (TFI) started in 2006 as an outgrowth of the original Fellows program that was created and developed by The Falls Church Anglican, located just outside Washington DC. TFI was founded to train, encourage, and support churches that are interested in applying the Fellows program model to their local context. Today, the Fellows Initiative is a network of more than 20 church-based Fellows programs aimed to equip the rising generation of Christian leaders with a holistic understanding of faith that transforms culture. TFI works specifically to cultivate existing Fellows Programs, to catalyze new Fellows Programs, and to connect Fellows Programs and TFI Alumni.

First Liberty InstituteChristine Norwoodwww.FirstLiberty.org

2001 W. Plano Pkwy, Suite 1600 Plano, TX 75075

First Liberty Institute is solely dedicated to defending religious freedom for all Americans in the workplace, in the schools, in the military and in the public square. In addition to being a law firm, their think tank is working to be the go-to education resource for all matters regarding religious freedom. Their battles in the courtroom are vital, but in order to change policy and the law to be more respectful of religious freedom, they believe they must first change the culture and better educate their citizens.

The FOCUS GroupBrad Laylandwww.tfgrp.net521 A1A Beach Blvd., St. Augustine, FL 32080

The mission of The FOCUS Group is to build the Kingdom of God through helping ministries and non-profits cultivate major gifts. The FOCUS Group provides a wide range of training options for organizations of all sizes and budgets. From their trademark Taking Donors Seriously interactive online course, to staff and volunteer coaching and individual executive counsel, The FOCUS Group will help clients reach their fundraising goals with trusted, tested, effective strategies.

Global ScholarsLiam Atchisonwww.global-scholars.org10100 W 87th Street Suite 303, Overland Park, KS 66212

The vision of Global Scholars is that some day every university student in the world will have at least one professor who can articulate and demonstrate the love and Lordship of Jesus Christ. To meet their vision Global Scholars aims to provide secular universities outside North America with Christian faculty who teach and live in such a way as to draw others to faith and transformation in Christ. Exploratory efforts began in 1986, and by 1991 there were Global Scholars professors teaching in Russia, Ukraine, and Romania. Now Global Scholars has 43 professors teaching and is restructuring to place 100 professors around the world.

Gordon CollegeSandra Doneski, EVPAAwww.gordon.edu255 Grapevine Road, Wenham, MA 01984

Gordon College is located just north of Boston and is one of the nation’s premier Christian colleges. They offer students extraordinary access to leading-edge opportunities for intellectual, professional, and leadership development to address the increasingly complex challenges of a global society. Their primary responsibility is to prepare students for the long haul, to make them spiritually, intellectually, relationally and professionally ready for a lifetime of growth—from the first job out of college and beyond, into fields not yet existing. Their mission is the foundation of all they do as they inspire the next generation toward faithful leadership for the common good.

The Hendricks CenterDarrell Bock, Executive Directorwww.dts.edu/hendrickscenter/3909 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204

The Hendricks Center facilitates programs and conferences tied to Christian Leadership and Cultural Engagement, including a weekly podcast called The Table (www.dts.edu/thetable) on topics relating to God and Culture. From their website: “The Hendricks Center pursues the study, practice, and development of effective Christian leadership in order to build leaders of integrity and impact. We endeavor to become a premier resource center for Christian leadership development. The Hendricks Center also produces resources and conferences that touch on the connection between God and culture, treating issues of public square discussion about Jesus, the Bible, theology, early Christianity, and everyday life.”

InterVarsity Graduate & Faculty MinistriesBobby Grosswww.intervarsity.org/gfm6400 Schroeder Road, PO Box 7895, Madison, WI 53707

Graduate & Faculty Ministries (GFM) is InterVarsity's network of fellowships and ministry among graduate and professional-school students and university and college faculty all around the United States. The heart of their ministry is in their campus fellowships — witnessing communities of students and faculty who make Christ known within the academic and professional

worlds. Campus fellowships provide opportunities for students and faculty to gather in large and small groups for Bible study, prayer, discussion, and learning. Individual spiritual formation occurs as members share ideas, nurture their passions, and submit their thoughts and lives to God's Word. Experienced InterVarsity staff connect the local ministry to national resources and offer pastoral care and spiritual direction amidst the rigors of academic and professional development.

Ithaka Fellowship, Inc.Duane Ottowww.ithakafellowship.org5821 E. 1000 North Road, Gridley, IL 61744

Ithaka Fellowship is a non-profit study center whose activities are centered around a farm in rural Illinois. “Through various teaching forums (lectures and seminars), life on life discipleship (counseling and retreats), and a biblical understanding of God in creation, culture, and conscience (articles, podcasts, newsletters), we seek to inform, educate, and help adults and children alike experience the redemptive interrelationship that exists between Christ, man, and his created world.”

Passages Israel, Inc.Elise Koltermanwww.passagesisrael.org218 S. Main Street, Naperville, IL 60540

Passages Israel seeks to recruit top Christian college students with leadership potential for culturally immersive educational tours of Israel with the purpose of connecting them with their biblical roots and the Israeli people. These opportunities provide students with a better understanding of the modern day culture so that when they return to the United States, they can have a positive impact on their individual communities.

Regent CollegeJeffrey Greenmanwww.regent-college.edu 5800 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC V6T 2E4

Regent College is an international graduate school of Christian studies located at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Regent offers a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Divinity, and Master of Theology programs. Its programs are built upon the foundation of excellent evangelical scholarship in the fields of biblical studies, theology, and church history. It is known for creativity and leadership in the area of integrative, interdisciplinary Christian thinking.

Scala FoundationMargarita Mooneywww.scalafoundation.orgPO Box 296 Princeton, NJ 08542

Scala aims to strengthen classical liberal arts education and promote authentic human wellbeing by modeling how a challenging learning environment can take place in an atmosphere of hospitality and friendship, exploring the philosophical assumptions behind visions of learning, and promoting virtues such as thoroughness, intellectual courage, and creative thinking. Practically, we do this by hosting dinner seminars, intellectual retreats, and conferences that exemplify Scala’s vision of education and formation.

Theological Education Initiative (TEI)Rod Casey

www.teimissouri.org2201 W. Nifong Blvd. Columbus, MO 65203

TEI is committed to providing theological resources to the campus and church leaders of Central Missouri. TEI provides a theological library, workshops, conferences, accredited and uncredited theological education through a partnership with A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary.

Trinity Education

Amanda Forbes

www.trinityeducationglobal.orgHenderson, NV

Trinity Education’s mission is to provide opportunities for online learning, face-to-face mentoring, and hands-on-community service – even in the most destitute parts of the world. They help students fulfill their God-given potential through a discipleship-driven higher education, ensuring that young people around the globe have access to quality education opportunities. Trinity Education fulfills its mission by working with local partners-churches, schools, and nonprofits-to help them start their own higher education program. Trinity supports these partners by identifying, curating, and developing high quality online curriculum, as well as training facilitators to lead local Trinity programs.

Trinity ForumCherie Harderwww.ttf.org2011 Pennsylvania Ave, Ste. 250, Washington D.C. 20006

Since its founding in 1991, Trinity Forum has facilitated seminars, discussions, retreats, and lectures for thousands of leaders in North America, Europe, and Asia. These events feature opportunities for participation in profound reflection and candid conversation about life’s most important issues. The Trinity Forum works to cultivate networks of leaders whose integrity and vision will renew culture and promote human freedom and flourishing. We provide access to a broad but focused body of classic and thoughtful writings designed to facilitate conversation and reflection around some of society’s most intriguing questions and themes.

Veritas ForumAndrew Schuman

www.veritas.orgOne Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141

The first Veritas Forum was planned by students, faculty, and chaplains at Harvard University in 1992. Since then over 200 universities in North

America and Europe have hosted over 2000 Forums. Veritas Forum is committed to courageous conversations. They place the historic Christian faith in dialogue with other beliefs and invite participants from all backgrounds to pursue Truth together. They help students and faculty ask life’s hardest questions. Many of the world’s leading universities were founded to answer the big “why” questions. Veritas’s mission is to help them confront these questions anew

Wilberforce AcademyBob Osburnwww.wilberforceacademy.orgP.O. Box 130551, St. Paul, MN 55113

The Wilberforce Academy was officially founded in February 2009 and launched in April 2009 by Dr. Robert Osburn. The Academy attempts to answer the question: “How can the best and brightest amongst us, especially those from foreign countries who study in North America, be empowered to bring the redemptive, healing influence of the gospel of Jesus Christ to bear on the deepest problems facing their home societies?” The mission of the Wilberforce Academy is to train college-age students to be redemptive change agents in their home societies. As these students graciously bring the truth of a Christian worldview to bear on the deepest needs of their societies, they will foster human flourishing in their societies as well as serve God as He builds His kingdom in their midst.