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Meeting Needs of ELCA Congregations

Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Identify the differing needs of ELCA congregations in metro, rural, and out-of-state areas and create a mutually beneficial partnership between the College and the greater church community by having the Office of Church Relations developing appropriate strategies to match resources of Gustavus with congregational needs. This recommendation was placed […]

Servant Leadership

Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Weave the philosophy and practice of servant leadership into the ethos of Gustavus so that it becomes the regional center for servant leadership among colleges and universities. Additional explanation: This builds upon the College’s history of developing church leaders and a broader practice of developing servant leaders. A planning […]

Church Leadership Program

Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Create a Church Leadership Program planning team (which could include alumni and local congregations), to be charged with developing a strategic plan by spring 2011 for developing church leaders by offering on-going opportunities for exploring church vocations, exposing students to a variety of careers and leadership opportunities in the […]

International Lutheran Exchange Program

Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Create an international exchange program for students and faculty with Lutheran missions, congregations, and schools in other countries. Additional explanation: This program could be specifically targeted toward those countries where the Lutheran Church is experiencing rapid growth. This program would be considered successful when Gustavus faculty and students are […]

Faith Dimensions Website

Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Enhance the current Church Relations/Chaplains’ Office websites to create more robust opportunities to engage with the faith dimensions on campus. Additional explanation: As the efforts to build a world-class website for the College unfold, incorporate a means to enhance relationships and communication between regional, national, and international Lutheran congregations. […]

Baseline Knowledge of Christian Faith

Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Establish a task force by spring of 2012 to identify ways Gustavus can best address the observed pattern of a diminishing baseline of knowledge at the academic level by incoming students, so as to nurture in students a mature understanding of the Christian faith. Additional explanation: The task force […]

Interreligious Conversations and Experiences

Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Establish an atmosphere that engages students and faculty in interreligious conversations and experiences. This recommendation was placed in the Spiritual Growth and Development Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Establish an atmosphere that engages students and faculty in interreligious conversations and experiences. This recommendation was placed is Tier […]

National Campus Religious Organizations

Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Charge the Chaplains’ Office and Dean of Students/Student Activities to explore the processes for permitting and providing funding for Christian student organizations and interreligious student groups. This recommendation was placed in the Spiritual Growth and Development Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Charge the Chaplains’ Office and Dean […]

Training on College’s Lutheran Heritage

Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Provide orientation and training to empower all faculty, staff, and students to publicly articulate a common understanding of the College’s Lutheran heritage tradition and create a campus-wide culture that lives out this understanding of being rooted and inclusive. Additional explanation: The suggested timeline for this recommendation is immediately upon […]

Retreat Center and Guest House Accessibility

Recommendation from the Faith Task Force: Remodel the Gustavus Association of Congregations Retreat Center and Guest House to be disability-accessible so as to be accommodating to all retreat participants. This recommendation was complete in the summer of 2009 before the Board of Trustees met.