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Campolo Scholars May 2019 Commencement

Planting Seeds with Jen Hatmaker

September 27, 2019

The Campolo Scholars were invited to be special guests of the Planting Seeds for Ministry and Growth conference at Hopewel...

Campolo Scholars May 2019 Commencement

15 Reasons to Get Excited

September 16, 2019

Thank you to all who gave in response to our surprise Back-to-School match opportunity! It’s not too late – your gifts, combined with the $5,000 match, have the potential to raise the equivalent of one Campolo Scholarship!

Campolo Scholars May 2019 Commencement

A Back-to-School Surprise from the Campolo Center

August 30, 2019

We have a Back-to-School Surprise! But first, I’m excited to announce our largest class of Campolo Scholars to date. In addition to our current cohort of five, we welcomed TEN new scholars to the Campolo Center program. This means that our enrollment has tripled in size in the past three years… to 15 Scholars! About that surpri...

Campolo Scholars May 2019 Commencement

4 Exciting Updates from the Campolo Center

August 15, 2019

Today, I have four exciting updates to share with you: We are thrilled to announce the Campolo Center for Ministry’s first-ever Fellow in Residence – James Williams! This post-graduate position, funded by the Baugh Family Foundation Grant, is desig...

The Maine Event Recap

August 8, 2019

Greetings from Philadelphia and Eastern University's Campolo Center for Ministry. Tony preaching on a beautiful, Maine Sunday morning at the Ocean Park Temple where more than 550 people were in attendance. Tony, Peggy and I had a wonderful time seeing and spending time with friends and fellow alumni at the Ocean Park Temple and the lobster...

Campolo Scholars May 2019 Commencement

The history of Christianity is a history of relationships.

August 1, 2019

At the Campolo Center, we recognize how important these relationships are – to mentor, equip, counsel, and build into the lives of the Campolo Scholars. Today I want to highlight an especially important person who is serving in this capacity, day in and day out, pouring into the lives of future church leaders: Robert Gauthier – Campol...

Meet Bryan Stevenson… and a special link!

July 16, 2019

Today I'd like to tell you a story... Long before we launched the Campolo Center for Ministry, Tony and Eastern University were inspiring, educating, mentoring, and training young leaders to follow Jesus and serve their communities. Today, we call these students Campolo Scholars. Righ Enjoy this image of Robert visiting Bryan recently at the ...

Congratulations to the Newlyweds!

June 27, 2019

I have exciting news to share with you today! Newly graduated Campolo Scholars, John Galdames-Henry and Michelle Miles, began their summer as newlyweds! Jon and Michelle were married on June eighth. This past month, Jon spent two weeks working with Tony Campolo, Lindy Backues, and St. John’s Baptist Church to organize and launch a sum...

Campolo Scholars May 2019 Commencement

Abi Fell-Dewalt: A Servant’s Heart and Mind

June 23, 2019

There is a major challenge in the American church today. We do not have enough qualified and trained pastors and church leaders. Fewer young people are following Christ, still, fewer are trained biblically, and even  fewer yet can afford ministry training. This is precisely why the Campolo Center for Ministry exi...

Berdy with Jeremiah House students

I have a question to ask

June 20, 2019

We recently introduced you to Campolo Scholar Berdy JeanMary - a young leader demonstrating tremendous courage to serve. Inspired by Tony Campolo and Eastern University, Berdy is actively sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with a commitment to the integration of faith, love, reason, and justice. Berdy is spending this...