Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter September 9, 2024
Campus Ministries welcomed over 60 churches and ministries to Commons Lawn on Wednesday, Sept. 6 for its annual church and ministry fair. This event set a record for churches attending the fair, thanks...
A group of Calvin students attended Urbana, a prominent Christian, student-focused missions conference in Indianapolis, IN, thanks to financial support from Campus Ministries. From Dec. 28 to the start...
Ethan Stafford, Campus & Community Editor October 4, 2019
Porn was the subject of Fight the New Drug’s presentation Tuesday, October 1. Fight the New Drug is a non-profit organization that aims to educate the public on the danger and harm pornography poses...
Campus Ministries created a new role focused on connecting students with local ministry leaders.
With Pastor Joella Ranaivoson’s position vacant, Campus Ministries began considering “creative ways...
Since its beginning five years ago, mystery and misunderstanding have shrouded Calvin’s prayer tent on Commons Lawn, with students wondering what’s inside those foreboding flaps each year during finals...
One of several ministry opportunities available to Calvin students each year is the Jubilee Fellows program. Each fall, twelve juniors of a wide variety of majors are accepted into the program, which is...
According to Cindy Kok, Broene Counseling Center director, 20 percent of the student body comes to Broene, with an average of 4.6 visits each. The intensity of mental illness cases has also gone up.
“If...
It’s not a stretch to say that nearly every student on Calvin’s campus knows at least one person who has served as a Barnabas.
Though a main role of the Barnabi is to encourage other students to...
While both campus ministries and the religion department center around the teaching of God’s word, the two largely differ in their aim and mission.
“I'd say they both have very different and necessary...
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Every year, the Calvin dorms seem to add a new leadership position. At this rate, some fear that students not in leadership will soon become the minority in the dorms. So what’s with all the...
Sharon Bytwerk will be stepping down from her position as Calvin College’s spiritual director after serving for seven years. Her husband, Randall Bytwerk, communications professor and co-chair, will...
I often tell people that I’ve learned just as much at Calvin outside the classroom as inside.
And while that might seem like a subtle dig at academics here (it’s not), I mean it as a tribute to the...
