As Interim Houston Lutheran Campus Pastor, I helped to lead a vigil at the chapel on the University of Houston following the Orlando shooting. -Pastor Janelle Hooper

Campus ministry sits in that liminal space between youth and adulthood. But faith must grow. And the transitions from the simple faith of childhood, to the questing faith of adolescence, to the complex, nuanced faith of adulthood are challenging.

Campus ministry is about showing up, being present, and walking alongside the diverse student, staff, and faculty on campus, while demonstrating love for neighbor