Campolo Center

"Through the Campolo Center's immersive learning experiences, De'Shon saw faith in action and gained a clearer vision for how God could use his gifts to serve others."

Finding Purpose Through the Campolo Center | Eastern University When De'Shon Cooper arrived at Eastern University as a first-year student, he had a "case of the nervous nellies mixed with anxiousness, sprinkled with curiosity, and a dash of doubt that makes for the perfect freshman," he playfully reminisced.

Thank you, Eastern Impact for this great celebration of the London Calling Experience!

Welcome (back) MASTERS Campolo Fellow, Micah Chapman!

I live in Pitman, NJ, where I will be serving as the youth ministry intern for Pitman United Methodist Church. Currently, I am in the first year of the in-person Master of Divinity Program. At my core, I love networking, connecting, and bridging individuals and groups within the body of Christ to shine the light of Christ with gifts, expected and unexpected, both individually and communally, all in a lifestyle of worship for the glory of the kingdom of God now and in the future. I love playing music very much for fun and for Jesus, as well as leading musical worship by the strength of the Holy Spirit, whether it is piano, guitar, drum set, or singing, but I also enjoy watching or listening to other people use gifts of the arts. In the future, I feel called to vocational ministry as a pastor, chaplain, and/or nonprofit community position where I can keep that core passion by combining my love for multiple types of ministry passions from evangelism, social justice, pastoral care, biblical studies, youth ministry, and worship leadership in one or multiple positions. Welcome (back) Micah!

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Check out this video on Colossians from as we prepare for the Fall Retreat! https://bibleproject.com/videos/colossians/

Check out this great overview of Colossians before the retreat!

Love seeing photos of Tymir and Grace at in the UK! 🇬🇧 Thanks, Seth!!

A powerful weekend illuminating mass incarceration through theater and film.

Join Campolo Fellows for the 3rd of 3 Summer Book Group discussions on Tony's book, Partly Right. Tuesday, August 11, 8-9pm. Email [email protected] for the Zoom link. Questions below:

Introduction: Share a time when you did not agree with someone, but your differences helped you learn something.

Chapter 7: How would you summarize Marx’s hope for the world? How does it seem to align with the values of the Kingdom of God? Why does Tony argue that it is a “twisted Christian heresy?” Let’s talk about these tensions.

Chapter 8: Let’s reflect on this quote from the end of Chapter 8: “To Marx, the only role that Christianity could ever serve was in legitimating the domination of the proletariat by the ruling bourgeoisie, and calming the revolutionary tendencies of the poor by convincing them that they would be rewarded after death if they would just behave themselves.”

Tony provides a different perspective and suggests principles of “a new Christian economic system.” How do you respond to this discourse?

Chapter 9: Tony believes that Marx’s analysis of the evils of our present age (specifically alienation from creation and one another) is one of Marx’s most significant insights to the human condition. Where does Tony agree with his analysis? Where does he differ? How is Jesus central to this reality? What is your perspective on the problem (and hope) of alienation in our culture today?

Chapter 10: Dostoyevsky believed freedom is God’s ultimate gift to humanity, but that freedom also comes with great risk and responsibility. Why is Dostoyevsky an important voice in this conversation? How does he challenge the Church from within the Church?

Conclusion: What was the most significant idea for you in this book (and in the book’s conclusion?)Why? What will you take away from this book and summer conversation?

If you would like to join our 3rd and final Summer Book Group, email [email protected] for the Zoom link.