So it came to pass recently that I became the President of the Board of Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministries at Western Michigan University. Pretty exciting stuff, especially in that I don't entirely know what I've managed to sign myself up for.
Of particular interest is the impending lecture series LECM is sponsoring with the Department of Comparative Religions at Western on Religious Perspectives. This year the series focuses on Islam, and our first speaker from a Sunni perspective will be at Fetzer Center on Friday October 14th at 7pm. See the LECM link above for details. These days it is vitally important for people of faith to learn from one another.This series provides an excellent chance for us to learn about our brothers and sisters of faith as well as to meet people from a variety of backgrounds interested in interfaith efforts.
Also exciting is LECM's Sunday evening worship, featuring music from the Taizé community in France in a contemplative celebration of the Eucharist. Another time I'll tell the story of how centrally formative Taizé has been in my own spiritual life, but for now suffice to say you should check this out. We at LCS will be worshiping in a Taizé style on Wednesday evenings during Advent, and I am very excited for that opportunity as well.
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