University Ministries
The department exists to help students integrate their faith with the way they learn, live, and serve. University Ministries strives to foster relationships and shared experiences with the hope of transforming students’ lives, so they might commit their lives to making a difference in the world for the glory of God. The staff of University Ministries works with student leaders to create environments and experiences that are conducive to this transformation: personal yet shared, relevant while countercultural, meaningful but challenging. Through communal worship and urban service opportunities, small groups and social justice initiatives, global partnerships and racial reconciliation, University Ministries seeks to live out the Kingdom mission of Jesus: becoming all we were created to be and making a difference in this world. All students in the North Park community are invited to participate in the opportunities provided by University Ministries, regardless of their faith background.
Chapel
Students, faculty, and staff are invited once a week to attend these campus worship services that include music, prayer, and teaching. The campus pastor, members of the community, and speakers from across the country engage our hearts and minds with the truth of scripture and challenge us to live it out in practical ways. A variety of worship styles—from contemporary to classical, African American to Hispanic, liturgical to free—make each service something unique. Chapel takes place every Wednesday morning at 10:30 in Anderson Chapel.
Collegelife
Not just another service, Collegelife is a communal worship experience designed to help all of us learn and live out what it means to follow Jesus. Through the arts, practical teachings, and the opportunity to respond, our desire is to bring a Christian perspective to the real life issues students face today.
Prayer Team
The Prayer Team consists of a group of students dedicated to weekly prayer for this campus. The team sponsors many opportunities during the year for students on campus to pray. As well, students can be prayed for in person by a member of the prayer team after collegelife. Prayer requests can be submitted to prayerrequest@northpark.edu.
Sankofa
Sankofa brings together readings, films, class lectures, and conversations with a pilgrimage to major civil rights sites in the southern part of the U.S. focusing on black/white relations. We explore the biblical, theological, sociological, political, cultural, and psychological dimensions of the struggle for racial justice during the Civil Rights era and its contemporary implications. We also seek to provide experiences that lead to personal transformation on the difficult questions of race and justice. Sankofa can also be taken as a two-credit class (AS-2540) during the spring semester pending successful completion of an application and interview process.
Small Groups
We all need places where we can be ourselves, study God’s word, serve others, and see where God is at work... one of those places is in a small group. You can join a group based on your interests and on what you would like to study. Our goal for these groups is that they become places where students will grow spiritually and be loved just as they are.