Exciting changes have come to the Pastoral Team & Chaplaincy at Avondale University in 2025!
We are now an integrated team under the banner of Campus Ministries, bringing together the Pastoral Team, the Chaplaincy Team, and the University Student Ministries Team into one unified ministry.
This intentional shift is designed to create a seamless and cohesive experience for all students, staff, and community members engaging with Avondale’s spiritual life. By aligning these key areas of ministry, we can better support our university community through pastoral care, chaplaincy services, student leadership development, and spiritual formation, ensuring that every person who connects with Avondale has a clear and supportive spiritual journey.
We call this journey our WAY; which is to Know, Serve, Connect and Go. A pathway that was modelled by Jesus with his disciples (Luke 5) and a pathway that is reflected in the stained glass murals of the Avondale University Church to empower the University’s slogan: A Greater Vision of World Needs!
This new structure fosters synergy between ministries, allowing for greater collaboration, shared vision, and more effective service. Whether students are engaging in worship services, Bible studies, mentorship programs, or personal pastoral care, they will now experience a streamlined and integrated support system designed to meet their spiritual and emotional needs holistically.
Our Campus Ministries Team collective purpose is to Inspire, Equip and Empower people to respond to God’s Love and Calling in their lives.
Already as we have been journeying together through O-Week, SALT programs, Connect Groups , Bible Studies, Church services and Festival of Faith we have felt a palpable sense of unity and connection on Campus.
Campus pastors Aubree Harrington, Norman Hurlow, Morgan Vincent, and Sean Berkeley.