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United Campus Ministry papers, 1970-1972

1971-10-01 'A Special Ministry For The Campus' Page 41

by A. Myrvin Delapp 

[photo]
Campus pastors must be theologically alert. Here Rafael Sanchez (left), works through a point with James Cone, noted proponent of black theology, during a summer seminar.

spread throughout the life of the University; consequently, there is greater opportunity to affect its governance. One campus ministry committee has started that “ministry to students today is a greater than any time in our history, largely because of the elimination of duplication and the maximizing of specialization” through an ecumenical team ministry.
   The UMHE team ministry at the University of Kansas is one of six hundred ministries serving thousands of students and faculty in private and state universities and colleges in fifty states. There are approximately nine hundred full-time clergy and lay persons related to UMHE who are employed by judicatories for ministry in higher education.
   The number of professionals, however, represents only a small portion of the persons who are part of the nationwide network of UHME. Housewives, businessmen, faculty, students, administrators, pastors, and others serve voluntarily on UMHE governing boards and committees wherever ministries in higher education are established. They share in the ministry by providing counsel and guidance for employed personnel, interpretation and accountability to church constituencies, policy and strategy development, evaluation of ministries, and financial support.
   The specific skills and interests of the laity often are utilized to extend and to enrich the ministry of employed staff. A psychology professor, for example, worked with a campus minister to mobilize the resources of sensitive graduate students in psychology to provide midnight-to-six A.M. crisis counseling for students suffering from loneliness and depression. 
   The decisions about the use of these knowledge are being shaped in great measure by the life and work of universities and colleges thought the world. United Ministries in Higher Education is an expression of the church’s concern for the students, faculty, administrators, and others who are engaged in that enterprise. 
It is equally an expressed concern about the effect of their work on the way man organizes his society in the future. The churches’ ministrie in higher education are a visible presence of the gospel of God’s love for the whole man and his community. 

IN HIGHER EDUCATION
264 National Presbyterian College Scholars are now studying in 27 church-related colleges.
231 children of full-time trained religious leaders employed by a church or a judicatory of the denomination are being aided with Educational Assistance Program grants.
141 young people of limited opportunities are receiving Student Opportunity Scholarships, without which most of them would not be in college.
120 candidates for the ministry, or other church occupations, will be receiving United Presbyterian Study Grants during the present academic year.
235 candidates and United Presbyterian ministries in continuing education will be borrowing from the Student Loan Fund of the Board of Christian Education. 
1,025 students will be aided through the above programs and several smaller ones, all administered by the Office of Educational Loans and Scholarships of the Board of Christian Education, with aid averaging $800.00 for each student.
46 colleges are related to the Unites Presbyterian Church through the Board of Christian Education.
IN NATIONAL MISSIONS-RELATED SCHOOLS
8 elementary and high schools
6 colleges
1 junior college
4,599 total enrollment 

SIGNS OF HOPE

OCTOBER 1, 1971        41

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by A. Myrvin Delapp [photo] Campus pastors must be theologically alert. Here Rafael Sanchez (left), works through a point with James Cone, noted proponent of black theology, during a summer seminar. spread throughout the life of the University; consequently, there is greater opportunity to affect its governance. One campus ministry committee has started that “ministry to students today is a greater than any time in our history, largely because of the elimination of duplication and the maximizing of specialization” through an ecumenical team ministry. The UMHE team ministry at the University of Kansas is one of six hundred ministries serving thousands of students and faculty in private and state universities and colleges in fifty states. There are approximately nine hundred full-time clergy and lay persons related to UMHE who are employed by judicatories for ministry in higher education. The number of professionals, however, represents only a small portion of the persons who are part of the nationwide network of UHME. Housewives, businessmen, faculty, students, administrators, pastors, and others serve voluntarily on UMHE governing boards and committees wherever ministries in higher education are established. They share in the ministry by providing counsel and guidance for employed personnel, interpretation and accountability to church constituencies, policy and strategy development, evaluation of ministries, and financial support. The specific skills and interests of the laity often are utilized to extend and to enrich the ministry of employed staff. A psychology professor, for example, worked with a campus minister to mobilize the resources of sensitive graduate students in psychology to provide midnight-to-six A.M. crisis counseling for students suffering from loneliness and depression. The decisions about the use of these knowledge are being shaped in great measure by the life and work of universities and colleges thought the world. United Ministries in Higher Education is an expression of the church’s concern for the students, faculty, administrators, and others who are engaged in that enterprise. It is equally an expressed concern about the effect of their work on the way man organizes his society in the future. The churches’ ministrie in higher education are a visible presence of the gospel of God’s love for the whole man and his community. IN HIGHER EDUCATION 264 National Presbyterian College Scholars are now studying in 27 church-related colleges. 231 children of full-time trained religious leaders employed by a church or a judicatory of the denomination are being aided with Educational Assistance Program grants. 141 young people of limited opportunities are receiving Student Opportunity Scholarships, without which most of them would not be in college. 120 candidates for the ministry, or other church occupations, will be receiving United Presbyterian Study Grants during the present academic year. 235 candidates and United Presbyterian ministries in continuing education will be borrowing from the Student Loan Fund of the Board of Christian Education. 1,025 students will be aided through the above programs and several smaller ones, all administered by the Office of Educational Loans and Scholarships of the Board of Christian Education, with aid averaging $800.00 for each student. 46 colleges are related to the Unites Presbyterian Church through the Board of Christian Education. IN NATIONAL MISSIONS-RELATED SCHOOLS 8 elementary and high schools 6 colleges 1 junior college 4,599 total enrollment SIGNS OF HOPE OCTOBER 1, 1971 41