Maundy Thursday and Beauty

                Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Chapel’s core values. Though I try to resist the urge to reduce ministry to management-speak, it can sometimes be helpful to borrow ideas and terminology from that world. Things like mission, vision, and core values can be helpful, provided they are means to discern the Holy… Continue reading Maundy Thursday and Beauty

The Perks of Laboring Together

                Sometimes campus ministers get asked what we do during the summer, which is a fair question. Certainly, things change around campus and town when 25,000 of our closest friends leave for the summer (that’s my estimate). But the reality is the University of Michigan is a year-round institution. Many undergrads leave for the summer,… Continue reading The Perks of Laboring Together