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Welcome
Chapel
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Discipleship
Small Groups
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Welcome from Chaplain Stephen Kellough
As the
College Chaplain or campus pastor, I have the responsibility
of overseeing the spiritual life of the campus community - students,
faculty, and staff. It is my prayer that students, faculty,
and staff will be furthered in the knowledge and the love
of the Lord during their time at Wheaton. My pastoral responsibilities
include coordinating on-campus worship and networking the
spiritual life resources of the community. With thousands
of members, the Wheaton College community has cares and concerns
that number far beyond the scope of a single chaplain's capacity
for ministry. So I depend on the pastoral gifts and spiritual
sensitivities of many people on campus who supplement and
extend the ministerial duties and pastoral care of the Office
of the Chaplain.
 The most
visible part of the work of the Chaplain's office involves
the development and implementation of a Chapel program that
works at building community, enabling worship, and fostering
Christlikeness. Three times a week, students enter the worship
environment of Edman Chapel to experience a needed respite
from the busyness of campus life. By mere attendance in Chapel
students contribute to a sense of corporate community, and
in participatory worship students encourage the faith development
of their peers. As an experience shared by the entire community,
Chapel stimulates campus-wide discussion of current issues
and ideas. Chapel Schedule
The Discipleship
Small Group ministry also serves to encourage students
'to walk as Jesus walked' as they journey together during
their years at Wheaton. As a student-led ministry coordinated
by Gary Lavanchy in the Chaplain's Office, interested students
are organized into small groups that provide a safe haven
among peers, allowing for mutual support and encouragement,
safety in struggle, and a place to become more like Christ.
In addition
to my role as chaplain, the staff of the Chaplain's Office
at Wheaton includes Gary LaVanchy (Discipleship Small Groups
Coordinator), Kirsten Guidero (Discipleship Small Groups Graduate
Resident Assistant), Marilyn Brenner (Office Coordinator),
and four Student Chaplains. In the 2007-2008 school year,
the Student Chaplains are seniors Chelsy Adams, Jeremy Fletcher,
Brittany Pfledere, and Nathaniel Strenger. The Student Chaplains
function as consultants and advisors to the Chaplain's Office
while exercising their own gifts of ministry among their fellow
students. The work of the Chaplain's Office is also enhanced
through gifts in music and worship offered by the Chapel Worship
Team led by junior Chris Sutton, and through the discipleship
ministry provided by students serving on the Discipleship
Small Groups Cabinet. An informal Student Chapel Advisory
Committee also meets every other week to offer invaluable
feedback and ideas to lend added inspiration to the chapel
program.
The Chaplain's
Office desires to be a "safe place" for members
of the community to find pastoral care, encouragement, and
affirmation in being, belonging, and becoming. Though I am
the campus pastor, this does not mean that the College considers
itself a church. It isn't. Students are encouraged to become
active in a local church (see www.wheaton.edu/sao/orientation/churchdirectory.htm
for a listing of churches in the area). But during the time
students are enrolled at Wheaton, I desire to be their campus
pastor and want to know them personally. My door is open.
The Chaplain's Office is located in the Beamer Student Center - at ext. 5087.
Gold
Star Chapel
Gold Star Chapel, located in the Beamer Student Center, is a small
memorial chapel always open for personal prayer and meditation.
To insure its availability for individual use, Gold Star Chapel
cannot be reserved for group functions.
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