NAtional Campus Ministry Association
With other people of faith, the National Campus Ministry Association is committed to working together to create a world that is open, reconciling, and affirming. We celebrate our diversities and welcome members without regard to race, gender, nationality, age, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental abilities, or economic means.
Values Statement
We are called to serve the campus community by supporting and nurturing the spiritual/religious identities, expressions, and development of all its members, and engaging its systems and structures in active theological reflection on practice and policy.
A core part of our service is to develop and promote understanding of systems of oppression and privilege based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and religious/non-religious identity, and to engage the campus community in dismantling those systems.
We seek to make our own Association, our various ministries, and the campuses on which we serve welcoming and inclusive of people from all or no faith tradition(s), and value the power of dialogue and relationships to deepen individuals’ faith and to build beloved community across religious divisions.
A core part of our service is to develop and promote understanding of systems of oppression and privilege based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and religious/non-religious identity, and to engage the campus community in dismantling those systems.
We seek to make our own Association, our various ministries, and the campuses on which we serve welcoming and inclusive of people from all or no faith tradition(s), and value the power of dialogue and relationships to deepen individuals’ faith and to build beloved community across religious divisions.
Mission
NCMA's mission is to educate, equip, and advocate for the practice of ministry in higher education.
Vision
NCMA desires to become a dynamic, resourceful, and inclusive movement for the development and revitalization of professional campus ministry in the United States
Purpose
With over four decades of advocacy, collegiality, and commitment to ministry in higher education, the National Campus Ministry Association offers support for personal and professional growth to those engaged in campus ministry, full or part time, clergy or laity through:
- Maintaining a network for mutual support and resources: This includes our social media presence and our Bethany Initiative. We also strive to make connections through relationships made at our Annual Conference.
- Providing national conferences to our constituency.
- Coordinating a shared ministry with denominational groups in national and international settings.
- Providing scholarship support to first-time attendees at the annual conference.
- Providing a concentrated voice to the national denominational collegiate ministry offices.
- Maintaining an interactive web site for members and others invested in higher education ministry.
Our Core Values
The following core values reflect what is at the heart of the National Campus Ministry Association. These values transcend our individual ministries and members. As a community of faith, we hold fast to these values because we believe that this is the essence of our identity as colleagues in ministry in higher education.
The NCMA upholds and seeks to embody these core values:
The NCMA upholds and seeks to embody these core values:
- Integrity, ethics, and accountability
- Faithful community defined by ecumenism
- Professional and spiritual growth
- Honoring the intellectual enterprise