Over time, “CIRCUIT” at Methodist University has become less of a single moment on the weekly calendar and more a heartbeat running throughout campus life. Originally centered around the designated Chapel/CIRCUIT hour at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, CIRCUIT is expanding beyond Wednesday morning, creating opportunities throughout the week for students to explore vocation, service, faith, leadership and community.
Over time, “CIRCUIT” at Methodist University has become less of a single moment on the weekly calendar and more a heartbeat running throughout campus life.
Originally centered around the designated Chapel/CIRCUIT hour at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, CIRCUIT is expanding beyond Wednesday morning, creating opportunities throughout the week for students to explore vocation, service, faith, leadership and community.
Chapel
At the heart of CIRCUIT remains Chapel at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, providing a consistent place to gather, reflect and worship. Around that anchor, students will find vocation and leadership opportunities on select Mondays and Tuesdays, and opportunities to serve on select Fridays.
This fall’s Chapel theme is “Who Is My Neighbor?” Inspired by the biblical question and, more recently, Lady Gaga’s cover of the “Mister Rogers” classic “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”, the series will explore what it means to see and respond to the people around us as neighbors. The “Who Is My Neighbor?” Chapel series begins September 2.
Throughout the semester, faculty, staff, and students will offer messages drawn from biblical stories, helping them to consider more deeply who their neighbors are, how they see them, and what it means to live together in community.
Additional CIRCUIT Programs
This semester, CIRCUIT will revolve around three simple invitations: See good. Do good. Love God.
See Good = Throughout the year, CIRCUIT will welcome guests to campus and hear from members of our own community as we explore the sometimes surprising and curious routes people take in discovering their vocation. Some sessions will happen over lunch, others over dinner, as students hear stories about calling, work, purpose, and the unexpected turns that shape a life.
Together, these experiences invite the campus community to consider what it means to help one another ask not only, “What do I want to do?” but also, “Who am I becoming, and where might my gifts be needed?”
Do Good = Methodist University has a long history of service to the community, and CIRCUIT continues that tradition by creating opportunities for students to respond to real needs and discover what it means to be a neighbor.
The first campus service project of the semester brings back a favorite: stuffing bears for Phillip’s Love Bears, giving students an opportunity to gather in community while creating something that will bring comfort to others. Additional service opportunities throughout the semester will continue connecting students with needs both on campus and beyond it.
Love God = Love God invites students to tend to the spiritual dimension of life, and on an interfaith campus, there are many ways to enter that space. From Bible studies and student-led worship to Unpacking Religion programs, students can find opportunities to practice their own faith, learn about the faith of their neighbors, ask questions, and explore meaning and purpose.
On September 22, Unpacking Religion begins its semester with “Unlikely Connections: How Muslims and Latter-Day Saints are Working for Peace,” an example of the kinds of opportunities CIRCUIT provides for learning across religious and cultural differences.
For more information about CIRCUIT, contact Rev. Dr. Kelli Taylor, University Chaplain and Dean of Religious & Spiritual Life by email at [email protected] or by phone at 910.630.7515; or follow Religious & Spiritual Life on social media:
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