PROVINCE V OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Campus Ministry Developer
Upcoming Events
Prov V Campus Minister Retreat - 2026
Tuesday, Oct 13 - Thurs, Oct. 15, 2026
Holy Wisdom Monastery, Middleton (Madison), WI
This event is for professional campus and young adult ministers.
Registration - please register by September 20
Young Adult Ministry: Seeking Resonance Over Relevance
Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8, 2026 - St. Paul's, Flint
A partnership of SSJE and Province V
SSJE & Province V ⇒ Young Adult Ministry: Seeking Resonance over Relevance
Come experience a sense of rootedness and begin exploring how to cultivate rhythms to facilitate resonant encounters across the generations. This experience will offer you resources and ideas to implement in your particular context while also connecting you with others engaged in similar ministries.
Who: This is a retreat for all young adults, those already ministering with young adults, and those hoping to lead ministries with young adults in the future.
What: We will join together with the brothers of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist to pray, learn, and reflect on the practice of intercession and how it might move us toward radical hospitality, empathy, and solidarity as we come alongside college students and young adults in the practice of ministry.
Where: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Flint, MI)
When: Friday November 6th (6pm Start) - Sunday November 8th (1:30pm End)
Cost: $50 Registration Fee. Food & Lodging generously covered by SSJE's Abiding Hope Grant.
Registration Link: Province V 2026 Young Adult Ministry Retreat
Young Adult Ministry: Seeking Resonance Over Relevance
Friday, Feb 5 - Sunday, Feb 7, 2027 - Waycross, Diocese of Indianapolis
Young Adult Ministry: Seeking Resonance Over Relevance
Friday, April 9 - Sunday, April 11, 2027 - DeKoven, Racine, Wisconsin
Prov V Student / YA Retreat - 2027
Friday, February 12 - Sunday, February 14, 2027
Chicago, IL
YACM Leader Event - 2027
SAVE THE DATE
June 21-24, 2027
Ann Arbor, Michigan
An interdenominational gathering of leaders who minister with young adults and campuses.
Fall 2026 Campus Ministry Cohort:
From Chasing Relevance to Encountering Resonance
Purpose—to equip and prepare worshiping communities to engage Institutions of Higher Learning in their local ministry context. IHLs include community colleges, trade schools, professional schools, colleges and universities.
Vision—What would it look like for TEC worshiping communities to embody a way of keeping evangelism and discipleship, outreach and spiritual formation deeply intertwined as we live out our corporate life together in the world? How might our understanding of ministry alongside emerging generations be transformed when we learn to repent of seeing college students and young adults as resources that can make the church youthful and relevant again, and instead, receiving them as fellow children of God that we encounter and learn from in resonant relationship through Jesus Christ?
Who—congregational leaders, lay and clergy, interested in sharing in Christ’s ministry on campus.
What’s included
- Six interactive Zoom gatherings on Thursday evenings—9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19 and 12/3, 7:30–9 pm ET / 6:30–8 pm CT
- Best practices for engaging students on campus
- Training and resources on hospitality, evangelism and discipleship
- Practical steps for building relationships with IHL stakeholders
- Breakout rooms for sharing and processing what we’re learning
- Tools and tasks to work through with your team between gatherings
- Access to the Cohort Substack
- Four monthly coaching sessions with Province V’s Campus Ministry Developer
Cost—free to worshiping communities inside Province V. Congregations from outside the province can join for a fee.
Registration deadline—you can wait until the last minute, September 23, but it would be helpful to reach out to Eric if you are considering participating.
Have questions? Email Province V’s Campus Ministry Developer, Eric Richey, at provincevcmd@gmail.com.
Eric Richey, Campus Ministry Developer
Eric Richey began work as Province V’s Campus Ministry Developer in January 2025. He has spent nearly two decades sharing in Christ’s ministry alongside high school and college students, most recently serving for over 9 years with Coalition for Christian Outreach Campus Ministry. Since 2021, the primary focus of his work has involved training, coaching, and encouraging congregations as they seek to lovingly welcome and disciple college students in their unique ministry contexts. Eric lives with his wife, Alicia, and their 6 children, in Cincinnati, OH. They actively participate in the life of the community at Ascension & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.