Summer 2026 - make an appointment with Eric to discuss connecting to Institutions of Higher Learning near you.

Fall 2026 - Cohort #3 will begin.  

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: 

• 6 Interactive Zoom Gatherings on the following Thursday Evenings:
  • (9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3 from 7:30-9 pm ET / 6:30-8 pm CT ). 
    
• These gatherings will include:
  • Best Practices for engaging students on campus and welcoming them into the life of the church.
  • Training & Resources focused on embodied, contextual approaches to hospitality, evangelism, and discipleship. 
  • Practical Steps for building trusting relationships with all IHL Stakeholders (students, faculty, staff, & alumni).
  • Breakout Rooms for sharing, processing, & celebrating what we are learning along the way. 
• Between Gatherings:
  • You will be given tools and tasks to accomplish together with your team & report back to the cohort. 
  • Access to our Cohort Substack to access resources, ask questions, and share ministry experiences.
  • 4 Monthly Coaching Sessions with Province V's Campus Ministry Developer (can be utilized in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027).

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?
Please email Province V's Campus Ministry Developer, Eric Richey at [email protected] 

Want to Register?
Fill out this form.

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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 CCO Campus Ministry. Since 2021, the primary focus of his work with the CCO has involved training, coaching, and encouraging congregations as they sought to lovingly welcome and disciple college students in their unique ministry contexts. Eric lives with his wife, Alicia, and their 6 children, in a racially, socioeconomically, and ideologically diverse urban neighborhood in Cincinnati, OH. In recent years, they have been blessed to find a spiritual home in the Episcopal Church and they actively participate in the life of the community at Church of the Advent.

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