1-1-1 mission

2020-2021 Campus Ministry 1-1-1 From Campus Missionary Pastor Brad Urlaub: God’s Word will not be stopped! The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus has never had an LCMS campus ministry. In February 2020, one student, Kelsey, from UW -Whitewater joined students from 10 other campus ministries at the Campus Ministry Leadership Conference held at the Indiana Dunes Retreat Center. Her passion for Christ and willingness to share the gospel with others lit a fire to start a campus ministry at UW-Whitewater. Then the pandemic hit. Plans stalled. Strategies changed. But God has a way of making things work. At the start of the new school year, amidst COVID regulations, Kelsey and Pastor Brad (St. Mark, Janesville, WI) agreed that if God wants the ministry to start, then it will start. And so, LCMS-U – Whitewater began with the mission to connect students at Whitewater to God and one another through Christ’s love. By Thanksgiving of 2020, the campus ministry was meeting weekly via Zoom for a Bible study on the Gospel of Luke. They utilize Jack Box online games to socialize and connect. At the writing of this piece, the campus ministry is not yet recognized on campus. However, the group continues to reach out and grow with six (6) involved and two (2) additional potential student involvement. Ways you can help: • First and foremost: prayer! Prayer is never the least we can do. Prayer is the best thing we can do! No ministry starts or grows without God. He is our lead. • If your congregation has students attending UW-Whitewater, please connect them to Pastor Brad Urlaub. o Email: pastorbradurlaub@gmail.com o Facebook: Brad Urlaub o Snapchat: pbrad2012 • Participate in the 1-1-1 mission initiative and encourage others to participate. o Many campus ministries are not part of what is called a “town-gown” ministry where the ministry is based out of a specific congregation. Participating in 1-1-1 with the focus on campus ministry will further the cause of the entire Church: making disciples of Jesus Christ (Matt. 28:19)