Walking the U of Saskatchewan..

Onto the University.  The size and scale of the U of S is impressive.Even though school was essentially out for the summer, and the hallways and cafeterias were bare, there was still a powerful sense of its vibrancy. And the building and renovation is everywhere!  It is a city within a city.  

In a few weeks this will be jammed with students...

 As I mentioned to John, it is almost painful for me to step onto a campus in September. The sheer weight of the challenge and the potential of the opportunity is simply overwhelming. As Drew guided us through its hallways, and we stood on the sixth floor of a building looking over the campus, we were led to pray. The weight of the opportunity was tangible. The sense of God's Spirit brooding over the campus was real.

Praying over the U of S Campus

There is a lot of work to do. At Campus Mission Canada, we approach the campus in a variety of different ways. Chaplaincy? Student Club? Church Ministry?  What approach, or variety of approaches, would be best? Further, we do not want to either run ahead of God nor to lag behind Him. Our natural tendency is to lag well behind, but regardless we want to get it right. The number one priority at present, and in fact the first item of business would be catalyzing prayer for the campus. Not token prayer, but intentional prevailing prayer.

So, we have specific options. What rights and privileges go with Horizon College’s affiliation with the U of S? How do we go about starting a student group? With whom? How do we sort out the necessary procedural stuff within the District? How do we engage people meaningfully in the project so that we are able to leverage the gifts and abilities of those who are being called to help build a enduring campus ministry. It is honestly difficult to overstate the potential in God for what might happen on and through this campus.