Thanks! March 9, 2010

We want to thank all our SUMM speakers, presenters, and collaborators. Your participation in the SUMM has been greatly appreciated. Your contribution will continue to be valued. Because of your connection with this small learning community, we have all broadened our circles of friendships and networks of ministries.

Thanks to YWAM Madison friends Warren & Gayle, Manuel, Beth Ann, James & Kelly, James & Linnea, Greg, Nicole, Brooke, Missy, and more…

Thanks to Joe Steinke and the 24/7 Training Community at the Madison Boiler Room.

Thanks to Jacque Girard and her house church community. Thanks also to Lake City Church, the students at Abundant Life Christian Fellowship, pastor Greg Pechacek and the Men’s Breakfast.

Thanks David Blackwell, Wendy Andrews, Ryan & Allison Riggs, Dave & Peggy Konkol, and many more at the Kansas City Boiler Room friends!

Thanks to David Hamilton, Jeremy Story, Raul Garcia, Trent Shepperd, Vern Visick, Ned Hale, Bob Frykenburg, Aldrin Bogi, Bill & Susan Burtness and Remi, Ed Sinke, Matthew Reames, Kim Sungwon, Ed Brown, Erik Fish, Todd Ahrend, Dave Gagnon, Elaine, Kent Truel, Tom Bloomer, Steve Springer and the Mountain Movers prayer group, John Hwang, Jangbin Hong, Larry Ballard, Shane Holden, Jaeson Ma, Todd Johnson, Dwight Clough, Keith Gilmore, Michael & Pamela Berkowitz, Scott Roe, Daniel, Lynn Hart, Deonn McDowell, and Joshua Imhoff.

Thanks especially to the SMC staff presenters, Dustin Barrington-for coaching through projects, and Sam Dharam-for teaching leadership principles through out the 12 weeks.

God bless you!

Joining the SUMM-thing Conversation! December 1, 2009

The School of University Ministries & Mission (SUMM) in Madison, WI began Jan. 4, 2010. We’re calling this our SUMM-thing blog. We’re also doing a SUMM-thing podcast, a weekly 15 minute recap discussion. Each of the students of this small learning community in this core training program for Youth With A Mission’s Campus Ministries International are charged to respond to a weekly question by midnight on Sunday. Then each participant is to respond to two other posts by Wednesday midnight. Each post should be at least 200 and no more than 300 words. Even if you are not a registered participant of this SUMM, you are welcome to visit and comment too.

Here’s what Tom Bloomer, the University of the Nations Provost says about the SUMM:

“The School of University Ministries & Mission is one of the most exciting initiatives to come up in the UofN in recent years.  My conversion was a fruit of campus ministry, and I am firmly convinced that YWAM needs to have people communicating the Good News on every campus in the world.  And the SUMM is one of the best ways to equip the new wave of workers for this strategic mission field.”