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Distilling Pastor Darin's Wisdom
This year, Pastor Darin shared wisdom in each of our monthly newsletters so here are some highlights: After Christmas , he reminded us of...
Darin Johnson
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A Year of Spreading Agape
This continues to be a year of spreading God’s love on two university campuses in metro San Diego. After a summer of dedicated work and...

Greg Tuttle
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Take Me Home, Country Roads
Recently, we returned to Camp Stevens for our annual spring retreat. This time away has become a welcomed and anticipated event for our...

Greg Tuttle
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To Be Church Means To Be Christ
“Jesus called [the disciples] to him and said, ‘You know that those thought to be governing the Gentiles dominate them, and their great...
Darin Johnson
Apr 203 min read
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Maundy Thursday Footwashing
Maundy Thursday Footwashing on a university offers a powerful, symbolic expression of humility and the radical equality found in the love...

Greg Tuttle
Apr 161 min read
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Spring. Break?!
Greg Tuttle he/him Assisting Campus Minister School breaks play a crucial role in maintaining students' mental and physical well-being....

Greg Tuttle
Apr 22 min read
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Connecting Generations
Greg Tuttle he/him Assisting Campus Minister Our Deacon Jen is amazing. The Rev. Jennifer Barker is the scaffolding that holds us...

Greg Tuttle
Mar 211 min read
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Why We’re Building
Pastor Darin Johnson he/him Executive Director and Campus Pastor Years into our process of Building Sustainable Campus Ministry, it’s...
Darin Johnson
Mar 112 min read
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Marking Time
Greg Tuttle he/him Assisting Campus Minister Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday are two significant days that mark the transition between...

Greg Tuttle
Mar 62 min read
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We Love Camp!
Greg Tuttle he/him Assisting Campus Minister Agape has loved Camp Stevens for decades. Since our inception, our community has refreshed...

Greg Tuttle
Feb 281 min read
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Building Sustainable Campus Ministry
+Darin Johnson he/him Campus Pastor and Executive Director Hopeful news to share ! Our final design revisions are in process, our...
Darin Johnson
Feb 41 min read
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Connecting Through Music
When I was 15 I joined my high school honor choir for an official Glasnost tour of the Soviet Union. Singing with local choirs I quickly...

Greg Tuttle
Jan 242 min read
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Growing our Circle in the New Year
I am thankful for the faithfulness of the people and clergy of St. Dunstan's Episcopal, St. James' Episcopal, St. Andrew's Lutheran,...

Greg Tuttle
Jan 73 min read
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Building Sustainable Campus Ministry
This building project has been a marathon, not a sprint. Since committing to the design process, we have weathered a pandemic, runaway...
Darin Johnson
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Whole Campus Ministry
Frequently people hear Student Ministry when they hear Campus Ministry and I’m here to tell you that student ministry is a sliver of the...

Greg Tuttle
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Finding Community 13,000 Km from Home
Agustino he/him Finance Major from Adelaide, South Australia Agape, to me, is the definition of community. I discovered Agape by simply...

Agape Guest Writer
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Mountains of Rest
Luca he/him SDSU Student Spending my weekend at Camp Stevens with Agape has been a needed break from the heavy load of stress which I’ve...

Agape Guest Writer
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Interfaith is Not Neutral
The variety of student stories, perspectives, and values is fascinating–I was never bored a single day on campus in 30 years of ministry....
Darin Johnson
Nov 20, 20242 min read
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Election Reflection
Taking a tip from our 18th Century ancestors, we hosted an Election Party on Election Day and I’m glad that we did. Adding a Democracy...

Greg Tuttle
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Tatum & Torrey
By Tatum (she/her) Engineering Major SDSU I discovered Agape accidentally while walking back from taking a physics test. I noticed a...

Agape Guest Writer
Oct 22, 20242 min read
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Agape SDSU Fall Update
Greg’s vision for taking our hospitality outdoors has been so fruitful! With the pandemic and planned construction to replace the house,...
Darin Johnson
Oct 18, 20242 min read
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What's This For?
This summer, we were welcomed into the team of interfaith professionals who support students, faculty, and staff at UC San Diego. The...

Greg Tuttle
Oct 18, 20241 min read
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Expanding Agape
Agape is heading to Torrey Pines! Since the turn of the last century, campus ministry has supported students in around what is now UCSD...

Greg Tuttle
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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Welcome Jennifer
Newly-ordained deacon, The Rev. Jennifer Barker, joined Agape's staff this month as our Operations Manager. Jennifer (she/her) comes to...

Greg Tuttle
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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