​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.

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Have questions? Email Province V’s Campus Ministry Developer, Eric Richey, at provincevcmd@gmail.com.

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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.