Components of our mission

Together, we view the following as essential components of our mission:

• Worship, reminding us who God is, what God has done for us, who we are as a community, and what we are called to do in the world.
• Discipleship, committing to individual and corporate habits by which students learn about and practice what it means to follow Christ.
• Reconciliation, participating in God’s work of reconciling all things in Christ, whether personal or communal, physical or spiritual, local or global.     

Our departments

Under the direction of Lisa Ishihara, SPU’s campus chaplain, OUM comprises two departments:

The John Perkins Center develops global urban leaders, organizations, and institutions by modeling reconciliation and contributing to community health and wholeness. Students participate through local and international service and learning opportunities, as well as academic engagement.

Campus Ministries staff serve as SPU’s campus pastors, helping students build lasting relationships and discover how their lives fit into God’s plan for the world. Campus Ministries programs focus on gathering in worship and learning a lifestyle of discipleship.

Through the Office of University Ministries, the Perkins Center and Campus Ministries collaborate with curricular and co-curricular departments to encourage growth in all aspects of students’ lives. The OUM also partners with ministries and organizations locally, nationally, and globally so students have additional resources and opportunities.