Peer Ministry

The Vision of Peer Ministry

Peer Ministers have a practical day-to-day role at the University in which they are asked to build meaningful and helpful relationships with other members of this community.  The Peer Ministry Program exists to support students in their journey through their college years at Lewis University.  The program seeks to enhance academic, community and faith life for all undergraduate students at the University.  By providing listening ears in times of emotional need, pointing the way to campus resources, sharing information, organizing activities and challenging destructive or negative behaviors because of and in Christ's name, Peer and Associate Peer Ministers are a valuable asset to other students and the University.  These students are called and motivated by their Christian faith to minister to others.  As skilled members of this Catholic and Lasallian community, Peer Ministers encourage fellow collegians to be thoroughly involved with and dedicated to their studies, social activities, to the community, to their best selves and to God.  The Peer Ministry Program at Lewis University aspires to help students who serve as Peers:

• Develop skills and gain valuable experience that will help them to become better Christian leaders and more effective helpers both while at Lewis and after.
  
  
• Represent faith to the University Community, to be expressions of God's love, to evangelize and to help others develop a deeper relationship with God.
  
  
• Encourage others to act justly and respectfully, to value the gifts and differences that others offer, and to face the world and its challenges with a conscience that is Christian.
  
  
• Help others better understand their call to be ministers of Christ's love in this world through practical day-to-day roles and through commitments as lay men and women or as vowed or ordained religious.
  

Student Testimonial - Peer Ministry has provided me with a greater relationship not only with my residents, but also with God. Through the various socials and reflections, I am able to connect and grow in my understanding of God. Being a Peer Minister has also allowed me to participate in many other activities through ministry; Koinonia, FYI (First Year Interaction), Lector and Singer at Sunday Mass, and so many more. I have been fortunate to make wonderful friends through the position, and look forward to meeting the new residents every year. My favorite part about the position is chilling out with my residents during a good game of volleyball, or around a table of intense card playing. Being a Peer Minister has also helped me prepare for my future as a hopeful high school campus minister planning reflective meetings and classes. It is a wonderful experience that I have been blessed to be a part of.  Christopher Hueg

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