3. 30,000 Foot View:
The Rise of the “Nones”
PEW Research Center for
Religion and Public Life 2014
Survey
Research shows a rise in the
number of individuals who list
“none” as their religious
affiliation
Drop in Christian affiliation is
particularly pronounced
among young adults
Mainline Protestants and
Catholics have seen the largest
decline
Survey data compares 2007
and 2014 respondants in
national survey
4. Duke’s Landscape:
Increasingly Diverse
Reporting religious affiliation at
Duke is voluntary, only about 50%
of students choose to report
Statistically, Duke is ~2%
Presbyterian-UCC
Year # of Self-Identifying
Presbyterians in
Incoming Class
2010 38
2011 64
2012 61
2013 62
2014 89
2015 TBD
“The shift in demographics of the student body
mirrors national trends,” said Christy Lohr Sapp,
Associate Dean for Religious Life at Duke Chapel.
“The largest single group is Roman Catholics, with
about 9 percent…followed by 8 percent
‘nones’…several more faiths are less than 2
percent.”
-Vaughan, Dawn Baumgartner. ”Duke undergrads report diverse
faiths,” Herald-Sun. 21 May 2015
5. Duke’s Landscape:
Denominational Realities
Religious Life at Duke: 25 Total Groups
20 Christian groups
4 non-Christian Religious groups
Of the denominational religious life groups:
Co-operative Baptist—ordained part-time
Catholic—2 full-time priests
Episcopalian—non-ordained part-time
Lutheran—not staffed
Methodist—in transition, full-time ordained CM
Presbyterian—full-time ordained CM
7. PCM Overall Participation Stats
2014-2015 By the Numbers
Total engagement: connected
with PCM at least once/semester
63 undergrads
“Active engagement” =
participation at 50% or more
PCM events
42 undergrads
9
11
23
20
6
5
14
16
0
5
10
15
20
25
Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen
Participants by Class
Total Active
8. Who are we reaching at PCM?
Denominational Affiliation of Active PCM Students
2014-2015
9. How are we reaching students?
• 1/3 of students come to PCM because a friend invited them
• Early outreach in the summer and fall by CM and current students is also vital
How did you hear about PCM+?
11. PCM+:
Connect. Reflect. Worship. Serve.
One-on-one mentoring and
discipleship
Campus Minister + PCM Intern key
players
“Lent Buddies” (div-undergrad
prayer partners): 44 participants
Fall Outreach to freshmen
Weekly Sunday Dinner and Contemplative
Worship
Fall Theme: Relationships
Spring Theme: The Lord’s Prayer
Visits to local congregations
PCM student, Maryann Verghese, was
Duke Chapel Student Preacher
Mid-Week B-stud
Expanded in 2014-2015 to East &
West Campuses
Senior Small Group led by Katie
Fall, Winter & Spring Retreats for
deeper exploration
Monthly service in Durham
2 students weekly at Reality
Ministries
Spring Break Mission Trip: Jamaica
(14 students)
CONNECTREFLECT
WORSHIPSERVE
13. Community through Fun and Service
Summary of Special Events
Fellowship
Evening at Cocoa Cinnamon
NC State Fair
Wedding Party
Finals Study Break
Bananagrams Fridays
Chapel Lock-in
Superbowl Party
Beach Retreat
Easter Brunch
Senior Celebration in the
Gardens
Service
Urban Ministries Sandwich
Making
Dinner for Duke Children’s
Hospital
Adopt-a-Family at Christmas
Christmas Cards for Death
Row Inmates
IHN Overnight Hosts
J-ville: Human Trafficking
Mission Trip to Jamaica
14. Student Leadership Team 2014-2015
L-team grew from 6 to 10 students to increase student
leadership opportunities and clarify roles
Moderator: Graeme Peterson
Treasurer: Natalie Knox
Fellowship: Lauren Harper
Service: Maryann Verghese
Retreats: Courtney Trutna
Orientation: Bryce McAteer & Autumn Carter
Interfaith Rep: Katie Becker
Communication: Rebeca Dickerson
Student Pastor/Board Rep: Rachael Clark
15. Students respond:
I like coming to PCM because…
PCM is a place that
encourages me to be myself
and that loves me
unconditionally for it. I will
always appreciate that.
It’s a safe place where I can
also be challenged spiritually.
I find God there…in a school
that makes it so hard to see.
It feels like home and family.
I absolutely love everyone and can't
imagine my life at Duke without it.
A big part that I love is the Sunday
night dinners- I feel like eating
together really brings people
together in a deeper way.
…the food is yummy, the people are
nice, and the sermons really
challenge me to think more about
my faith and about making my faith
a more active part of my life.
COMMUNITY!!!!
EVERYTHING! From Sunday night dinner and worship
to bible stud to the retreats there are so many
different an wondeful things to do with PCM offering
both a spiritual and social place to balance the
craziness of college
It provides
spiritual sustenance
16. “
”SURVEY RESPONSE FROM FRESHMAN STUDENT
PCM+ strives to be a community of Christian hospitality on Duke’s campus. This
response and others like it emphasize the importance of every interaction beginning
with Christian friendship, love, and intention.
What made me feel welcome at PCM? The general openness
of everyone there. Whether it is your first or 20th time coming
everyone is excited to see you [and] engage with you. There
also is a genuine kindness in the community. When people ask
"how are you?" they aren't just trying to make small talk but
they really are interested in how you are doing and want to
talk with you.
17. Why participate in PCM?
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
I have a desire for
Christian community
I was looking for a
Presbyterian-UCC group
I liked the Sunday night
dinner & worship
I was looking for friends
and a place to belong
I wanted a safe place to
explore my faith
%Respondants
2013-2014 2014-2015
18. The Value of Campus Ministry
End of Year Survey Results
On a scale of 5-1 where 5 = strongly agree and 1 = strongly disagree
81
56
63
75
69
75
100
94
13
31
37
13
25
19
6
6
13
6
6
6
6
I FEEL LIKE I LEARNED SOMETHING MEANINGFUL ABOUT MYSELF
I KNOW MORE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN BECAUSE OF
PCM
I AM DEVELOPING SPIRITUAL PRACTICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO MY
OVERALL HEALTH
I WOULD INVITE A FRIEND TO PCM
MY FAITH IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE AT DUKE
WHAT I BELIEVE IS IMPORTANT TO WHAT I WILL DO WHEN I
GRADUATE
I FEEL COMFORTABLE TALKING TO MY CAMPUS MINISTER
PCM IS A PLACE WHERE I CAN BE HONEST ABOUT MYSELF
% OF RESPONDENTS
5 4 3 2
19. Considerations for the Future
How can PCM+ best form students as disciples of Jesus Christ?
In what ways do we want to grow? Larger group? Deeper faith?
In order to grow, what additional resources do we need?
Staffing
Program budget
Space
What particular groups/types of students is PCM+ best able to reach
on Duke’s campus?
How can we best partner with local churches in a way that is
mutually beneficial and life-giving?
21. Reformed House of Studies
SUPPORT FOR PRESBY-REFORMED DIVINITY STUDENTS
22. Support for Reformed Div Students
Increasing
Programmatic Highlights of 2014-2015
Clergy Mentoring Lunch
Theology on Tap continues monthly
Fall Semester: Partnerships with Different Graduate Schools
Spring Semester: Clergy Guest Speakers
Coffee & Conversation with PC(USA) Moderator Heath Rada
Presbyterian History & Polity course offered Spring 2015
Leadership in Divinity Chapel worship once per semester
RHOS Retreat on Spiritual Disciplines
Led by Rev. Katie Crowe, Trinity Avenue Presbyterian
End of Semester Celebration
23. RHOS
Verhey Student
Colloquia
A gift from the RCA Classis of
Holland in honor of Dr. Allen Verhey
made possible an RHOS divinity
student colloquia at Hilton Garden
Inn in Durham
5 Reformed students presented
papers
20 Reformed students submitted
papers
24. RHOS 2014-2015 Leadership
Student Leadership
Chauncey Handy, moderator
Lara Musser Gritter and Nicholas Andersen, co-vice moderators
Barbara Styers, treasurer/secretary
Staff Support
Rev. Dr. Charles Campbell, faculty advisor
Rev. Dr. Matthew Floding, staff advisor
Rev. Katie Owen Aumann, Presbyterian Campus Minister
25. How has support of Presby Div
students changed?
Pre-2011
Limited student leadership
Student organization run via
student government
Almost all Presbyterian field ed
placements self-initiated
Limited staff/faculty support, only
through student solicitation
Funding through student
government (~$700 annually)
2015
Strong and diverse student leadership
Formal House of Studies, approved by
faculty
Increasing # of Presbyterian field ed
placements available
Active staff support (Matt Floding and
Katie Aumann) and faculty advisor
(Chuck Campbell)
Funding through student government,
also allowed to fundraise from outside
sources separately
26. Considerations for the Future
Formal Houses of Study require an endowed, funded faculty position
(~$1.1mil)
Who’s responsible for directing that fundraising is still TBD
What role should PCM have in supporting that fundraising, if any?
Programmatic aspects of House of Studies typically directed by that
faculty position
What role should PCM/campus minister have in supporting
programming in the interim? once that person is in place?
What programmatic aspects of RHOS are unique because of campus
ministry partnership that are worth keeping?
28. Funding Sources
Funding Sources shifting
Presbytery funding declining by
$3000 in 2015
Church funding stable but
advocacy required
Individual fundraising growing
Board recognition of need for
individual fundraising led to new
spring appeal in 2015
Additional funding sources for
future?
Presbytery
53%
Local
churches
22%
Individuals
22%
Students
1%
Other Grants
2%
2014 FUNDING SOURCE BY %
29. 2014 Record Year for Fundraising
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Friends List 220 206 207 206 178 178
Friends Donors 41 31 23 22 20 19
Friends Giving Total $ 11445 6235 6004 1815 3085 4920
Response Rate 18.6% 15% 11.1% 10.7% 11.2% 10.7%
Alumni List 132 138 138 138 137 127
Alumni Donors 18 17 18 16 12 14
Alumni Giving Total $ 6410 5290 7750 4365 2225 3110
Response Rate 13.6% 12.30% 13.0% 11.6% 8.8% 11.0%
Other List (parents) 14
Other Donors (parents) 5
Other Giving Total $ 1500 250 1000 220
Total List 366 344 345 344 315 305
Total Donors 64 48 41 40 33 39
Total Giving 19355 11525 13754 6430 6310 8250
Response Rate 17.5% 13.40% 11.9% 11.6% 10.5% 12.8%
30. Considerations for the Future
What is required for long-term sustainability of the
campus ministry?
How can we continue to grow the individual fundraising
category?
Are there other models we should explore?
Are there untapped sources of funding to consider?
32. Looking Back: PCM’s History
1946
•Westminster
Fellowship
formed by
TAPC pastor
Dwight
Chalmers
1950
•TAPC and
FPC pastors
directed
ministry with
assistance of
div interns,
housed at
FPC-Durham
Mid-
1950s
•Synod
of North
Carolina
funds
campus
ministry,
begin
building
project
Early 1960s
•PCM
building
established
at 511
Alexander
•Charles
Johnson
becomes 1st
campus
minister
Mid 1970s
•With funding
difficulties,
Presbyterian
and Methodist
campus
ministries
merge
1978
•Independent
Presbyterian
campus
ministry
restarted, Tom
Davis served
as campus
minister
1987
•Sue
Fricks
called
as ½
time
campus
minister
1995
•Cherrie
Henry
began as
part-time
campus
minister, by
1999 was
full-time
2000
•Presbyterian
Campus
Ministry
officially
incorporated
as 501(c)3
non-profit
2011
•Katie
Owen
Aumann
became
full-time
campus
minister
33. Looking Ahead: 70th Anniversary
As we approach the 70th Anniversary of PCM at Duke:
What aspects of our past help us understand our
place at Duke?
What do we hope for the future?
How is God calling us (still!) to share the good news of
Jesus Christ at Duke?
How do we want to celebrate and mark this
occasion?
