People who love UKIRK Nashville

Over the past few days, I've spent a good amount of time with people who love UKIRK Nashville.  On Saturday, our non-profit board members gathered to explore how they can better equip our ministry through fundraising and friendraising.  We were all encouraged to come up with a 30 second "elevator speech" about how great UKIRK is that we can share with anybody and everybody.  I'm still tweaking mine, but here's a first crack:

UKIRK Nashville is a safe space for students to explore their faith and discern how to incorporate faith into their daily lives. As a ministry, we invite students into a lifelong journey of following Jesus Christ.  Through worship, Bible study, fellowship and service, we encourage students to live according to the values of the kingdom of God as we see it lived out and proclaimed by God incarnate in Jesus Christ.  I’m convinced that UKIRK Nashville makes a deep and lasting impact on the faith journeys of students.

I'm looking forward to sharing these at our next board meeting.

Then, on Monday, our student council met at my house to dream big about the coming year at Vanderbilt and Belmont.  It really is amazing to watch students get excited about this ministry.  The energy that filled the room as we talked about worship, Bible study, service, fellowship, and hospitality was exhilarating.  These students are energized to ENGAGE (our theme for the year) their faith with body, mind, soul, and strength. 

As the year kicks into gear, we ask for your prayers and your ongoing presence with us a ministry.  Come join us for worship on a Tuesday at 6:00 pm at St. A's on the Vanderbilt campus or on a Wednesday at 6:30 pm at University Ministries on the Belmont campus.