2025 Spring Office Hours
Hearts on Fire: Transforming Students for Mission
Once a month Thursdays, 1 PM PST //4 PM EST, Jan. - May
Emcee Rebecca Siar, Director of Campus Ministry at the St. John Paul II Newman Center at the University of Illinois Chicago
Hearts on Fire: Transforming Students for Mission
In a world hungry for meaning and connection, this webinar series equips campus ministers with the tools to form students into missionary disciples who encounter Christ, experience personal transformation, and boldly share His love with others. Guided by the "Win-Build-Send" framework, we’ll explore strategies to inspire authentic relationships, foster deep faith, and empower students to set the world ablaze with the Gospel.
NOW COMPLIMENTARY FOR CCMA MEMBERS and NON-MEMBERS
(Office Hours is valued at $45 per participant)
Once a month Thursdays, 1 PM PST // 4 PM EST, Jan. - May
Spring Office Hours Sessions
Thursday, January 9, 2025
1PM PT - 2PM PT // 4PM ET - 5PM ET
Title: Reclaiming Apostolic Zeal: Inspiring a New Generation of Missionaries
Speaker: Gordy DeMarais, Founder and former President of Saint Paul’s Outreach
Thursday, February 20, 2025
1PM PT - 2PM PT // 4PM ET - 5PM ET
Title: The Art of Connection: Transforming Lives Through Intentional Relationships
Speaker: Jason Simon, President of Evangelical Catholic
Thursday, March 13, 2025
1PM PT - 2PM PT // 4PM ET - 5PM ET
Title: Faith Meets Innovation: Harnessing AI to Build Discipleship
Speaker: Matthew Harvey Sanders, Founder & CEO of Longbeard
Thursday, April 10, 2025
1PM PT - 2PM PT // 4PM ET - 5PM ET
Title: Integrating Heart and Mind: Intellectual Formation in Catholic Campus Ministry
Speaker: David Albertson, Executive Director of Nova Forum for Catholic Thought and Associate Professor of Religion, University of Southern California
Thursday, May 1, 2025
1PM PT - 2PM PT // 4PM ET - 5PM ET
Title: On Mission with Christ: Empowering Leaders to Evangelize and Transform the World
Speakers: Patrick Travers, Director of Campus Ministry at Penn and Drexel Newman Center & Fr. Gale Hammershmidt Pastor at St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center serving Kansas State University
Rebecca Siar, Director of Campus Ministry at the St. John Paul II Newman Center at the University of Illinois Chicago
Rebecca (Becca) Siar has served as the Director of Campus Ministry at the St. John Paul II Newman Center at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) since August 2017, and she has a B.S. in Biochemistry from Roanoke College, an M.A. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, and a certification in Spiritual Direction from the Christos Center for Spiritual Formation. She also formerly served as the President of Chicago’s Chapter of Young Catholic Professionals, a national organization that strives to challenge, train, and inspire young adults working in various professions to "Work in Witness for Christ," is the owner of her own photography business, Never A Dull Moment Photography, and is the Social Media Strategist for the Archdiocese of Chicago's Vocations Office.
