This document provides information about MacLaurinCSF, a Christian study center serving students and faculty at the University of Minnesota. It discusses MacLaurinCSF's mission to strengthen Christian thinking at the university and how it does this through programs that explore the truth, goodness, and beauty of Christianity. It outlines MacLaurinCSF's vision, strategic plan, and goals to expand its staff, programs, and student residential community in order to increase its impact and Christian presence on campus. The report also highlights some of MacLaurinCSF's public events and curricular programs from the past year and introduces the 2015 cohort of Colin MacLaurin Fellows.

1. Freedom and Faithfulness:
Building a community of public-life faithfulness
at the University of Minnesota
2015
Annual
Report

2. MacLaurinCSF is a Christian
study center serving the Twin
Cities campus of the University
of Minnesota that has historic
roots in two University of
Minnesota campus ministries:
Christian Student Fellowship
(founded 1974) and the
MacLaurin Institute (founded
1982). MacLaurinCSF’s mission
is to strengthen Christian think-
ing at the University of Minnesota
by bridging the church and
university communities.
MacLaurinCSF carries out its
strategic mission by nurturing a
community of students, profes-
sors, pastors, and vocational
leaders that is centered on two
core questions:
• Is a Christian account of
the world true, good, and
beautiful?
• How do we pursue this truth,
goodness, and beauty in
every field of study and
vocation?
Our passion is for people at
the University of Minnesota to
see the astonishing intellectual,
moral, and aesthetic coherence
of Christianity and to appreciate
its implications for knowledge
and work of every kind. Since
Jesus Christ reigns over all cre-
ation, every aspect of life needs
to be understood in his light
and properly ordered to his call.
Christians in the university have
a brilliant opportunity—indeed,
an urgent calling—to declare
that all truth, goodness, and
beauty derive from and ulti-
mately point toward God.
MacLaurinCSF is a member
of the Consortium of Christian
Study Centers and maintains a
vital partnership with more than
fifty congregations in the state
of Minnesota. While our ministry
is grounded in the Scriptures,
and in the Christian tradition as
summarized by the Apostles’
and Nicene creeds, our conver-
sations are open to all.
The staff and board of trustees of
MacLaurinCSF are committed to
pursuing stable growth that leads
to a powerful and enduring insti-
tutional Christian presence at the
University of Minnesota. Among
its many benefits, a Christian
study center offers:
• an always-open meeting place
for students and their friends to
gather
• easy-to-make connections
between students and the
university’s Christian faculty
• a theological library and an
academically trained staff
• a full spectrum of programs,
ranging from film discussions
to academic fellowships
• an intelligent and engaged
Christian witness on campus
We envision a day when the
expression of Christian conviction
at the university will not be limited
to one’s out-of-class activities.
Instead, Christian members of
the university community will
think, speak, and act out of deep
Christian commitment in ways
that advance the good work of
the university and bring glory and
honor to God.
History & Mission
The Work
of a Christian
Study Center
Vision &
Strategic Plan
MacLaurinCSF seeks to become a recog-
nized and respected center of serious Chris-
tian reflection and community that serves
the people of the University of Minnesota,
particularly the hundreds of Christian faculty
members and the thousands of Christian
students who serve the Lord here. We seek to
provide formation, legitimacy, resources, and
guides for Christians who are working out the
implications of their faith for life and work at
the university and beyond.
Our major goals for the next 3 years are to:
• Expand our staffing and program offerings
in order to reach and engage more students
at the University of Minnesota. Specifically,
develop a 3-4 year theological curriculum
to help U of M students order their learning
and lives to the love of God and neighbor.
• Launch a student residential program that
will serve as the hub of our many programs,
empowering a more robust Christian pres-
ence on campus.
• Equip the MacLaurinCSF student leader-
ship board to be strong ambassadors for
the MacLaurinCSF mission on campus.
• Double the number of university profes-
sors involved in our fall and spring Faculty
Roundtables, from 50 to 100 (see page 5).
• Pursue partnerships with 22 new congrega-
tions (growing from 53 today to 70 by 2018).
• Secure an additional study center location,
on the Minneapolis campus.
• Develop new, specialized initiatives for
students in the Academic Health Center
(our healthcare initiative is launching in
2015-16), the Law School, and the Carlson
School of Management.
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3. Public Events
Visiting Scholars Lecture Series—Our lectures and
forums centered on the theme of “Freedom and the
Free Society,” and gave us the opportunity to explore
a Christian vision of freedom across disciplines as
diverse as politics, genetics, literature, and economics.
Our flagship lectures are the Paul Holmer Lecture in
Christianity and the Humanities (delivered by Patrick
Deneen of Notre Dame) and the V. Elving Anderson
Lecture in Science and Religion (delivered by Stan-
ford’s William Hurlbut). Total attendance at our lecture
events this year was over 3,000.
Open House Forums
Reading Groups—Our 25 reading groups brought
more than 370 students, professors, pastors, and
community members together to read a wide range
of books, exploring themes of Christianity and culture.
Mars Hill Dinners—A range of other weekly, monthly,
and occasional events brings students to the study
center for community, fellowship, and food. Over
1,500 students attended our events this year.
Curricular Programs
Lumen: Life and Learning in the Light of Christ—
Beginning with the question “What is college for from a
Christian perspective?” this series of lunchtime meet-
ings introduces freshmen to a vision of vocational
faithfulness for college students.
The Colin MacLaurin Fellows Program—
Our capstone course brings together upper-level
undergraduates and graduate students for a year
of theological formation and vocational reflection.
In September 2015 we welcomed our third class—the
largest and most diverse class thus far. (See pages 6-7
for more about our fellows.)
Pilot Residential Community—The success of
our curricular programs and the growth of our student
group has helped us realize the significant need on
campus for a residential community that brings
together our curricular programs and the rich life-on-
life discipleship of lived Christian community. In fact, in
September 2015 several of our students began model-
ing such a community, living together in the KPA house
in Dinky-town and sharing together in study—and
morning prayer, chores, and all the challenges and joys
of life together. Expect to hear more along these lines!
Event Spotlight:
University Roundtables
A new event this year, our university roundtables are designed to bring together
faculty from across the university, Christian and non-Christian, for wide-ranging
interdisciplinary discussions. This year, we hosted two university roundtables:
“The University and the Common Good,” with Holmer Lecturer Patrick Deneen
of the University of Notre Dame.
“Transhumanism: A Religion for a Technological Age?” with Anderson
Lecturer William Hurlbut of Stanford University.
We have been greatly encouraged by the feedback we received
from faculty participants:
“The talk and conversation we had is the perfect model of what
REAL education should be. People sharing ideas and challenging
themselves to think outside the box leaves you wanting
more. Best food for thought ever!”
“This event was phenomenal. By putting diverse people
together at a table, we brought rich interdisciplinary
perspectives to this topic. I think we all were enriched.”
“Dr. Hurlbut was fantastic—extraordinarily
knowledgeable, thoughtful, and compassionate.
His comments were stimulating and the audience
responded with equally interesting comments
and questions.”
“Excellent topic and presentation by
Hurlbut. I loved the diverse attendees
(lit profs, health econ, scientists, med
chemists). It really engendered
enlightening conversation that was
respectful and supportive of
a Christian perspective.”
Programs
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4. Eliel Gebru received her Master’s degree
in international development from the
Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs. She
recently completed a research project with
the City of New Orleans Health Department,
where she worked with healthcare provid-
ers, educators, businesses, and state and
local governments to strengthen healthcare
in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward.
Zach Krych, a graduate student in his
fourth and final year in the Doctor of Veteri-
nary Medicine program, last year presented
a Christian vision of veterinary medicine to
his entire cohort of 100 vet students.
2015 Colin MacLaurin Fellows
Adam Saxton received his B.A. in
international relations with minors in his-
tory and Chinese. He’s now a research
intern at the Center for a New American
Security, a think tank based in Washington
D.C.
Andrew Sieben, a biochemistry and
microbiology undergraduate during the
fellows program, is now pursuing his Mas-
ter’s in Public Health at the University of
Minnesota and is currently the president of
MacLaurin’s student group.
Brad Gordon, a PhD candidate in water
resources science, researches the effects of
vegetation on soil erosion in wetlands cre-
ated for water treatment. He’s also currently
on the MacLaurinCSF Students leadership
team.
Cecelia Cathcart completed her me-
chanical engineering degree and is now an
engineer at Ecolab. While an engineering
student, Cecelia was also on the leader-
ship team of Truth in Business, a student
group for Christian business students.
Christina Weckwerth earned her
Master’s degree in statistics and is now a
quality engineer at 3M. She was previously
a Regents Scholar at Luther College, where
she was named to both the physics and
math national honors societies.
David Ingold received his Bachelor of
Mechanical Engineering degree and now
works at Entrust Datacard. As a leader of
MacLaurinCSF Students, David started our
popular Breakfast & Theology series (see
page 18), and he’s now a member of our
pilot residential community (see page 4).
Davis Johnson earned his undergrad-
uate degree in finance and entrepreneur-
ship at the Carlson School of Management
and is now a growth-strategies consultant
at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause.
Jordan McGurran is a 2nd year
evaluation studies graduate student in the
College of Education and Human Devel-
opment. He recently cofounded Arete
Evaluation Collaborative, an evaluation firm
“shaped by virtues and oriented toward
excellence.”
Katie Batman graduated with her B.S.
in biomedical engineering and a minor
in art. She’s currently spending a year
researching public health and infrastructure
development in Bangalore and rural India
through Minnesota Studies in International
Development.
Rebecca Bluhm, a neuroscience
undergraduate student, is currently in our
pilot residential community and is part of
the Dean’s Scholars Leadership Program in
the College of Biological Science. After she
graduates, she’ll attend graduate school to
become a physician’s assistant.
Youssef Roman, an experimental and
clinical pharmacology PhD student originally
from Cairo, also has a Doctor of Pharmacy
degree from Oregon State. His research and
publications focus on cardiovascular phar-
macogenomics (the study of how genes
respond to drugs that treat the heart).
Our flagship curricular program, the Colin MacLau-
rin Fellows Program brings together upper-level
undergraduates and graduate students for a year
of theological formation and vocational reflection.
In 2014-15, we welcomed our second class of
MacLaurin Fellows.
Each year so far we’ve received more applications,
from a more diverse pool of applicants—encourag-
ing evidence that the program is meeting a deeply
felt need among students for guidance as they
seek to live faithfully as students and in the profes-
sional lives they’re preparing for. Meet our 2015
Colin MacLaurin Fellows: ­
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5. Religious Practice and College Life
MacLaurinCSF’s Impact
MacLaurinCSF’s Impact
25 Reading Groups
12k+ Website Visits
5k+ views and listens on
YouTube and Soundcloud
Total Community Attendance: 1.3k
Total Student Attendance: 1.5K+
Total Faculty Attendance: 150+
Total Event Attendance: 3k
Research conducted by
UCLA’s Higher Educa-
tion Research Institute
shows that, between
their freshman and
junior years, students’
regular attendance at
church drops
nearly 42%.­
Church
Attendance
Rates
Freshman Year:
43.7%
Junior Year:
25.4%
Over the same
period, the
percentage of
students who
never attend
services
rises 85%.­
Church Non-Attendance
Rates
Freshman Year: 20.2%
Junior Year: 37.5%
The same research also shows an increase in levels of stress and depression over the same years in students’ lives.
Total Engagement
Online Engagement
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Church Engagement
­7.5k+ Mailing List
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Nearly 4k Email Subscribers 1,450+ followers on social media
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53 Partnering Churches
Rooted in
the Historic
Christian Faith:
Protestant,
Catholic,
and Orthodox
participants,
supporters, and
churches
900 550
The impact of Patrick Deneen’s
2014 Holmer Lecture:
Over 35,000 people have read
the transcript of Deneen’s
lecture online!
Alan Jacobs called the
lecture “Extraordinarily
important.”
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Faculty Participants
Event participants
came from across
the university:
history
law
business
philosophy
public health
biology
medicine
biomedical engineering
electrical
engineering
veterinary population medicine
history of
science and
technology
health
policy and
management
dentistry
music
medicinal
chemistry
chemical
engineering
organizational
leadership, policy,
and development
horticulture
math
mechanical
engineering
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6. Financial Statements
2011-12
Actual
2012-13
Actual
2013-14
Actual
2014-15
Budget
2014-15
Actual
2015-16
Budget
Contributions
and Grants
$198,541 $261,385 $303,489 $429,510 $425,639 $525,000
Human Resources $127,678 $131,426 $199,942 $268,033 $258,724 $305,286
Public Relations $40,506* $15,067 $45,022* $49,800 $29,203 $66,250
Facilities and Operations $25,431 $23,061 $26,324 $39,666 $46,922 $35,717
Direct Program Expenses $20,870 $27,868 $28,774 $45,200 $44,573 $46,580
Operating Capital 0 $60,000 0 $25,000 $25,000 $70,000
Total Expenses $214,485 $197,422 $300,062 $427,699 $404,422 $523,833
Surplus/(Deficit) ($15,944) $3,963 $3,427 $1,811 $21,217 $1,167
* Includes benefit banquet expenditures.
**2014-15 income was unusually high due to designated giving we will be spending
in the coming year, which is also why 2015-16 public relations expenses are unusually high.
$550,000
$500,000
$450,000
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$0
$198,541
$261,385
$303,489
$425,639
$525,000
Growth in Contributions
As we’ve honed and expanded our programs, reaching more
students and faculty than ever before, God has been good
to MacLaurinCSF, providing funds and resources for steady
growth through the first half of this decade. Contributions,
including funding from small foundations, have been steadily
rising—up 114% from 2012 to 2015.
This growth has allowed us to invest in our most important
resource, our staff. In 2013, we expanded our team with a
Program Director and a Communications Director. In 2014-15,
we added three part-time roles: Study Center Manager,
Administrator, and Assistant Program Director. The 2015-16
fiscal year’s budget reflects this staff growth, as our direct
development, administrative, and program expenses remain
exceedingly low.
Thank you for your generous stewardship of our presence at
the University of Minnesota.
2011-2012
Actual
2012-2013
Actual
2013-2014
actual
2014-2015
ACTUAL
2015-2016
BUDGET
Sources of
Funding
Churches 7%
Individuals
54%
Foundations
39%
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7. “The presence of MacLaurin has been
a great encouragement to me as I seek
to integrate my vocation and faith. I am
so thankful for their presence on our
campus. We are blessed to have this
wonderful resource and such a sup-
portive network of believers!”
Christine Berkesch Zamaere,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics,
University of Minnesota
“MacLaurinCSF has provided outstand-
ing opportunities for me to learn about
the relationship between my academic
work and my faith, including lectures
and discussions about genetics and
medical technology. I also value belong-
ing to the MacLaurinCSF community,
where faculty and students support
each other and ask questions about our
work and God’s Kingdom.”
David Odde,
Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
University of Minnesota
“The work of MacLaurinCSF is much
needed on campus for such a time
as this. It gives hands and feet to the
greatest command to love the Lord our
God with all of our heart, soul, strength,
and mind. It is a refuge for hungry
minds and lives eager for transformative
truth—for a community of seekers and
followers of Jesus Christ.”
Ruth Okediji,
William L. Prosser Professor of Law,
University of Minnesota Law School
Student & Faculty Testimonies
“One of my goals coming in to my first
semester at the University of Minnesota
was not only to apply my intellect to my
courses, but also to use my intellect to
glorify God. For this reason, I was very
excited and thankful to discover the
MacLaurinCSF community! I’m now a
graduate of the Colin MacLaurin Fellows
Program and have served as a board
member of our newly formed student
group. Participation in these programs
has strengthened my faith, encouraged
me to have more Christ-centered con-
versations with my peers at the univer-
sity, and equipped me to integrate my
faith with my academic work.”
Rebecca Bluhm,
undergraduate, neuroscience;
2015 MacLaurin Fellow
“MacLaurinCSF has been a blessing in
my life. It has challenged me to be more
conscious of my faith in every aspect of
my studies and has provided an amazing
source of Christian fellowship at the U of
M. The Fellows Program has given me
the opportunity to ask challenging ques-
tions about how I can glorify God in my
studies and work. I now have greater joy
in my research, my workplace, and my
encounters with others in their respective
fields because I’m more conscious of my
Creator’s presence in each corner of his
creation.”
Brad Gordon, PhD student,
Water Resources Science;
2015 MacLaurin Fellow
“I am extremely grateful to have been
a part of the Colin MacLaurin Fellows
Program. During my time at the U of M
pursuing biblical studies, it has been a
challenge to meet the academic stan-
dards of a secular institution while hold-
ing on to an orthodox view of Scripture.
The Fellows Program has encouraged
me to shift my perspective from one
of defensiveness to one of confidence
in the knowledge that the truth of the
Gospel greatly informs every area of
scholarship. In fact, true scholarship
must begin with God, who is the author
of all truth.”
Jessica Shao, PhD student,
Classical and Near Eastern Studies;
2014 MacLaurin Fellow
As our ministry grows, we’re not just reaching more people, but working to have a more profound impact on each one.
Here’s what some of our students and faculty are saying:
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8. Martha Olsen recently joined
us as the assistant program
director. She comes to us by
way of St. Thomas, where
she earned her Master’s in
Catholic Studies and taught in
the Catholic Studies program.
Martha and her husband,
James, have a daughter.
Bryan Bademan has been the
executive director since 2009.
He is a U of M alumnus—he
received his BA from the
Carlson School in 1994—
and has a PhD in American
religious history from Notre
Dame. Bryan and his wife,
Tess, have twin daughters.
Andrew Hansen is our pro-
gram director, overseeing the
Lumen and MacLaurin Fellows
programs, our lectures, and
other programming. He also
has his PhD in history from
Notre Dame. He and his wife,
Bethany, have two children. He
joined staff in 2013.
Cheri Burkum recently
returned to MacLaurinCSF
as our study center manager.
She has a long history with
Christian Student Fellowship—
she and her husband, Dave,
directed CSF for many years.
Cheri and Dave have three
grown sons, all professional
musicians.
Matt Kaul is our communica-
tions director. He received his
BA in English from the U in
2006, and worked at MacLau-
rin from 2005-2007, rejoining
the staff in 2013. He and his
wife, Kaley, have a two-year-
old and infant twin boys. Matt
also teaches communications
at the Carlson School.
Danica Wytcherley, our
administrator, is a recent
transplant to the Twin Cities
from California. She recently
finished her Master’s in Library
Science from St. Kate’s and
has a background in market-
ing and the arts. She and her
husband Eric have an infant
son, Wyatt.
Our Staff
The growth in our staff team this year—we hired Cheri, Danica, and Martha—has allowed us
to accomplish more than ever before in terms of expanding our programming and our pres-
ence here at the U of M. We’re blessed both by the range of expertise represented by our staff
members and by our shared goal of equipping students and faculty for public-life faithfulness
here on campus and throughout their lives.
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9. Board of Trustees
Barbara Anderson,
Wessner Foundation
Dave Burkum,
Pastor, Valley Christian Church
Bryan Dowd,
Professor, School of Public
Health, University of Minnesota
Robert Georges,
President, Wilkerson
Guthmann
Tim Westermeyer,
Pastor, St. Philip the Deacon
David Weerts,
Professor, College of
Education and Human
Development, University of
Minnesota
David Williamson,
Emeritus Director, Laity Lodge
Advisory Council
John Hoogeveen,
Wilkerson Guthmann,
Treasurer for the Board
of Trustees
Elizabeth Schiltz,
University of St. Thomas
John Sommerville,
City Church Minneapolis
Fr. Jon Vander Ploeg,
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
and Newman Center
Michael O. Wise,
University of Northwestern
St. Paul
Academic Advisors
Joseph Davis,
Associate Professor of
Sociology, University of Virginia
Calvin DeWitt,
Professor of Environmental
Studies, University of
Wisconsin Madison
George Marsden,
Francis A. McAnaney
Professor Emeritus of History,
University of Notre Dame
Mark A. Noll,
Francis A. McAnaney
Professor of History,
University of Notre Dame
David Arthur Skeel,
S. Samuel Arsht Professor of
Corporate Law, University of
Pennsylvania Law School
University of Minnesota
Faculty Advisors
Kirk Allison,
Director, Program in Human
Rights and Health
Brian Aukema,
McKnight-Land Grant
Professor and Associate
Professor of Entymology
Christine Berkesch Zamaere,
Assistant Professor of
Mathematics
Steven Calvin,
Adjunct Associate Professor
of Medicine
John Deen,
Professor of Veterinary
Population Medicine
Bryan Dowd,
Professor, School of
Public Health
Cari Dutcher,
Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant
Professor of Mechanical
Engineering
Art Erdman,
Richard C. Jordan Professor
and Morse Alumni Distin-
guished Teaching Professor
of Medicine; Director, Medical
Devices Center
Naty Lopez,
Assistant Dean of Admissions
and Diversity; Associate
Professor of Dentistry
Alan Love,
Associate Professor of
Philosophy; Director,
Minnesota Center for
Philosophy of Science
Christopher Macosko,
Professor of Chemical
Engineering and Materials
Science
David Odde,
Professor of Biomedical
Engineering
Ruth Okediji,
William L. Prosser Professor
of Law
C. Rick Wagner,
Professor and Endowed Chair
in Medicinal Chemistry
Eric Watkins,
Associate Professor of
Horticultural Science
David Weerts,
Associate Professor of
Organizational Leadership,
Policy, and Development;
Faculty Director, Jandris
Center for Innovative Higher
Education
Our Advisors
We’re blessed not only with an excellent staff, but also
with wise counsel. Our trustees and academic
advisors have incredibly diverse ranges of
experience and expertise, but they’re united
by a love for the University of Minnesota
and by their belief in our mission of
bridging church and university
here on campus.
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10. Kathryn Mogk (a graduate student
in English and one of our student
leaders) wrote this reflection after
one of our breakfast and theology
events in February 2015:
Don’t get me wrong—the
discussion that David Ingold
led at Saturday’s Breakfast &
Theology was fantastic. Videos
by N. T. Wright and Tim Keller got
us started thinking about how we
articulate the gospel in terms of
the cross—sacrifice, forgiveness,
atonement, justification—or in
terms of the kingdom—transfor-
mation, community, social justice,
sanctification. We were challenged
to see our familiar beliefs in a dif-
ferent way, and to remember that
if we focus on just one of these
perspectives, we miss out on the
whole of the gospel.
But what I’ll really remember from
Saturday happened after the event,
strictly speaking, was over. As
dishes were cleared and tables put
away, some people kept talking. At
last it came down to six or seven
of us standing in the kitchen, wait-
ing for the sink (clogged by coffee-
cake crumbs) to drain. The con-
versation turned to how kingdom
and cross figure into our daily work
as students—the C++ program-
ming and nineteenth-century prose
waiting for us after we returned
home. All very well to speak of
participating in God’s transforma-
tive work, but how does that grand
idea affect my least-meaningful
homework assignment? And in the
interest of this question, the theol-
ogy that had started with breakfast
stretched long past lunchtime.
They were the best kind of inter-
locutors: not afraid to contradict
one another, but even livelier in
agreement than in disagreement.
With the experience of six or seven
combined, we commanded an
impressive range of knowledge.
References flew fast: C. S. Lewis’s
description of how joy dies down
into familiarity, Brother Lawrence’s
practice of the presence of God,
Simone Weil’s use of school stud-
ies to cultivate the attention at the
heart of prayer, Esther Lightcap
Meek’s conception of knowledge
as fundamentally relational, John
Piper’s insistence that learning is
not an end in itself but a means
to love. We explored what makes
work free or meaningful, glanced
at implications for evangelism,
were intimidated by the exacting
standard of work done “as to the
Lord,” rushed to remember grace
and the sheer beauty of God.
A handful of people who stayed to
help with the dishes, we found that
we’re all searching for the balance
between discipline and grace,
work and joy, cross and kingdom.
As much as these apparent oppo-
sites tug at us, as much as I waver
back and forth between them, from
the proper perspective we can
see that they are indivisibly one;
I’ve felt, in scattered moments, the
lightness of that perfect balance.
Maybe this talk in the kitchen, so
serious and so full of laughter, was
one such magic moment.
A conversation like that couldn’t
have been planned. It happened
almost by accident, while we
were doing something else; but
of course it was no accident that
seven such people came to be
in one room. In one sense, all the
things that MacLaurinCSF does—
the lectures, dinners, books,
programs—exist simply to create a
space in which such conversations
are possible. No schedule can
foresee and no attendance count
record such encounters; we only
prepare a place of hospitality and
wait for the Spirit to move.
Event Spotlight:
Breakfast & Theology This year has been full and
exciting, and we can’t wait to
see how God will continue to
work here at the University
of Minnesota in the years to
come. We’d love to keep you
informed of everything that’s
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11. Christian study centers like MacLaurinCSF
add something crucial to the university,
and to the campus ministries and con-
gregations that existed before them: they
engage directly with the university at its
institutional heart with all its rigor and
delight. They are not just ministries to
students, as important as student minis-
tries are—they come alongside the whole
institution, faculty and staff as well as stu-
dents, to ask questions and offer critiques
of the dominant ideology of the university
that can only come from within a lively,
and lived, Christian tradition.”
Andy Crouch,
Executive Editor,
Christianity Today
Universities play a fundamental role in
shaping our young people and equipping
them to make valuable contributions to
our world. But too frequently these univer-
sities are also sources of confusion when
it comes to the Christian faith. Thanks to
the work of MacLaurinCSF, students (and
faculty) at the University of Minnesota
have the opportunity to encounter the
truth and transformative power of Christi-
anity as it impacts every field of study and
vocation.”
David Skeel,
S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate
Law, University of Pennsylvania and author
of True Paradox: How Christianity Makes
Sense of Our Complex World
In September 2015, we welcomed our third class of Colin MacLaurin Fellows!
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