I am proud of the work of the Campus Christian Center on so many levels. But, among the best things we do is the Student Chaplain Program. These dedicated students work all over campus providing spiritual programs, pastoral care, peer counseling, interfaith education and conversation. They plan and participate in weekly chapel services and contribute to College ceremonies. Often the services they provide are in the background as they quietly attend to student needs and build bridges for students to access the professional assistance they may need to succeed in college. The work they, and their supervisors, do may go unnoticed so I want to take this opportunity to tell a story about this pretty amazing program. As I began to do research for this blog, I found that the conception of this program goes much farther back than I knew. So, let’s start at the very beginning…
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