Archives for 2024

The ELT is cancelling the April All Hands meeting. They have reviewed possible items for the agenda and concluded that there are not enough pressing items, so they are giving the time back to the community.

In this devotion, Neal Halvorson-Taylor ’89 M.Div., considers the physicality of the resurrection and how we live into that physicality in our faith journey. Read today’s God Pause.

In this devotion, Neal Halvorson-Taylor ’89 M.Div., notes that being made in God’s image is not just about how we look. Read today’s God Pause.

Join us for a special edition of Lunch Church this Thursday, April 11 at 11:00 a.m. Central. This week’s lunch church focus is gratitude. Lunch will be from Nelson Cheese and Deli. We’ve invited our Society of Stewards donors to join us for lunch church to share in the community practice of gathering and praising God over a meal on campus and to hear firsthand how their gifts have made a direct impact on students and graduates. Jenna Olson Popp ‘23 M.Div., Janet Karvonen-Montgomery ‘14 M.Div., and Alan Montgomery will be speaking on gratitude and the Graduate Preaching Fellowship. If you’re unable to join us in person, you can participate via Zoom (link in email).

In this devotion, Neal Halvorson-Taylor ’89 M.Div., reminds us that, whatever we encounter that may distress us, we are assured that God accompanies us. Read today’s God Pause.

Join us Tuesday, April 9 at 3:30 p.m. for this hybrid event. We welcome you to OCC 10 for an in-person screening and discussion. You can also watch the film on your own and then join us on Zoom (link in email) for the discussion. “Middle Sexes”” is a documentary film combining life stories and scientific research to educate about the complexity of sex and gender identity that go beyond binary concepts. Despite some progress in the US, LGBTQIA+ education is still lacking and is an even bigger issue in other parts of the world. Come together to learn, share, and grow with this important topic.