Announcements

Auditing Courses. Provided satisfactory arrangements regarding work schedule are made with your supervisor, all employees not currently registered in a degree program may—with permission of the academic dean and course professor—audit courses at no cost. This privilege is also available to spouses of staff members.
Faith+Lead Courses. Employees are eligible to attend Faith+Lead courses and workshops at a 50% charge. You must register with Faith+Lead prior to attending any courses.

In this devotion, Kjersten Karlsgodt Darling ’25 Ph.D. says that the kingdom of God always stretches beyond the moment. Read today’s God Pause.

Here’s the schedule of RFS activities for today and tomorrow. For complete details, see the Spring 2026 RFS schedule. Also note: campus security | campus pastor availability | weather-related announcements | Spring 2026 Moodle site

Friday, March 6
8:00–10:50 a.m. —RFS 2 Classes
11:00–11:40 a.m. —Chapel – Sending Service
11:40 a.m.–12:30 p.m. —Lunch
12:30–4:20 p.m. —RFS 2 Classes

Join us in the OCC chapel at 11 a.m. CT for a simple sending service of song and prayer to close out RFS 2. Share your prayer requests.

Dozens of new titles have just been added for your Spring reading. Books and e-books on social justice and politics, biblical studies, theology, church history, spiritual formation, sex and gender issues, ministry and leadership—check out our newest titles. You’ll also appreciate our latest theologian bibliographies, including a new listing of resources in philosophy of religion.

Do you like art? Books? Then you’re going to love the wide selection of art books available to the community during Spring RFS. Many beautiful art-related books are available in the library’s periodical and reading rooms during regular library hours, with special extended hours Monday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to noon. Drop by and consider giving some art books a new forever home!