A College Chaplain's Perspective on the College Conference @ Montreat

The leaves are changing and the nights are getting longer. This will be Wooster's fourth year attending the Collegiate conference and our group came back to campus asking about the theme and when registration is due! How exciting to be a part of this growing community and important conference experience with generations of College students.

This year I love the theme, "God without Borders" as I prepare to teach my class on Interfaith Dialogue it is exciting to know that we will be starting 2010 by hearing from Eboo Patel the founder of the Interfaith Youth Core. Our world needs more people of faith who are committed to their own faith and strong enough in it to learn about others and respect what we can learn from each other. I will hold off on my new year's resolutions until AFTER the conference where I know the preaching and the keynotes will be amazing and inspiring.

In addition I always want to know what I will come away with in terms of things I can apply right away. The workshops should be great places to fill in the practical - gather resources, network with other students, chaplains, campus ministers, and other great folks, and simply refill my/our well for the coming semester. Choosing which of the great workshops to attend will be the hardest part!

See you there!
Linda

Rev. Linda Morgan-Clement, DMin.
Chaplain and Director of Interfaith Campus Ministry, The College of Wooster