Religious Life & Campus Ministry
The Religious Life and Campus Ministry programs at Waldorf College are designed to walk with students, faculty, and staff on the spiritual journey - providing opportunities to both grow in faith and actively wrestle with the deep questions of faith and life.
The Core Values of Waldorf Campus Ministry are:
- Mission and Friendship - We believe that every person has a God-given purpose in and through this life. Through friendship, we seek to help one another discover that mission and purpose.
- Community and Hospitality - We believe that God has designed humanity to live in relationship with one another. Through the welcome of Jesus Christ, we seek to build caring, trusting relationships with one another.
- Service and Mercy - We believe that our human identity and purpose is realized in and through a commitment to spend ourselves in service to the whole creation. To grow in what this means, we are committed to a growth in living lives of mercy.
- Tradition and Innovation - "The wisdom of past ages with out a vision of the future is irrelevant, but a vision of the future ignorant of the lessons of the past is irresponsible." The practices of those who have come before us in the faith are deep roots that support us as we grow together towards God's future. We value the traditions handed on to us that are of the gospel. We hold them as treasure entrusted to us for future generations. We will use them creatively to illumine the path we are walking and towards the reign of God.
- Beauty and Wisdom - Rooted in a Lutheran understanding of faith and life, campus ministry encourages a dialogue of faith and reason, and supports ecumenical and interfaith activities, conversations and projects. We believe that we are called to a rigorous pursuit of truth and wisdom, through intentionally utilizing the gifts of God.
- Truth and Becoming - Because God's truth became flesh in Jesus, we seek to be an authentic community in the presence of truth. We do not possess truth, nor do we seek to correct the truths of others; rather, we seek to live faithfully in light of the truth of God in Christ Jesus. We also seek to be attentive to the emergence of God's reign in our world and in our personal and communal becoming.
"this life is therefore,
not righteousness,
but growth in righteousness,
not health, but healing,
not being, but becoming,
not rest, but exercise.
we are not yet what we shall be,
but we are growing toward it,
the process is not yet finished
but it is going on,
this is not the end,
but it is the road.
all does not yet gleam in glory,
but all is being purified."
(Martin Luther, defense of all the articles 1521)
The office of the Campus Pastor is located in the Campus Center.
Charlene Cox
Campus Pastor
coxc@waldorf.edu
641-585-8166
