Category: Media

A Special Feature Article about Eastern!

May 6, 2021

This article from The Christian Century featuring Tony, Eastern, and other notable alums has generated a lot of buzz recently! The author captures the profound impact Tony has had on Christianity in general and Eastern's students in particular. We hope you enjoy it! The Flaherty Foundation has been one of our key partners,...

Tony’s Story. In his own words.

February 18, 2021

It's a celebration! We've been celebrating Tony’s 86th birthday this month by sharing stories of people whose lives he has impacted and by working to raise $86,000 in honor of Tony for the Cam...

Meet Saroj!

February 16, 2021

This month we’re celebrating Tony's 86th birthday by sharing stories of people whose lives he has impacted. Today, I'd like to introduce you to the story of ...

Let Me Tell You a Story: Glenn Phillips

February 9, 2021

This month we’re celebrating Tony by sharing stories of people whose lives he has impacted. Today we would like to introduce you to Glenn Phillips, a retired navy medical corpsman who, upon hearing Tony speak, was inspired to enter the mission field to serve abroad. Now retired, Glenn feels called to engage with Tony's wor...

A Prayer for Our Nation

January 7, 2021

Tony, Peggy and all of us at the Campolo Center wanted to share this thoughtful message from our beloved friend, Eastern’s President Dr. Ron Matthews.

Tony and Ron share a very special friendship that involves a weekly phone call - they pray, seek counsel, and impart spiritual advice. Ron truly recognizes T...

A Resource for Your Prayers

November 3, 2020

The Bible tells us to "pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people." (Ephesians 6:18) ...

Tony’s Prayer for the Nation

October 28, 2020

We are a nation that needs healing. The Presidential election looms large ahead of us. So much is at stake. And yet as Christians, we have peace and the kind of comfort that comes only from our Creator.

We pray that the next president of our country will sense the obligation to reach out with our vast resources to m...

What does ministry ACTUALLY look like?

October 6, 2020

In recent days, we have highlighted some of the rising church leaders from the Campolo Scholars program. Today, we'd like to introduce you to two very special alums, who happen to also be partners in ministry AND life! Jon Galdames-Henry is a former Campolo Scholar and 2019 graduate of Eastern University. ...

Monday Meeting: Iron Sharpens Iron!

September 24, 2020

Our fall semester is well underway and the Campolo Center is working full steam ahead! We had a great turnout for this week's Monday Meeting. In addition to our Scholars, we were joined by three special guests from Palmer Seminary as well as Campolo alums Ally Bartlett and James Williams. Our guest speaker was the reputed preacher, author, pr...

The Latest News on Tony’s Recovery: An Update from Peggy

August 15, 2020

Dear Friends of Tony Campolo, We promised an update when we had news to report, and I am happy to tell you that Tony is making some real progress in his therapy sessions. The new focus is on what therapists call "life skills" – things Tony will need to be able to do in order to make a smooth transition to living at home. Recently, the th...