Retreat Leaders

Campus Ministry retreat leaders choose to take an active role in sharing their faith as they build a faith community on Marquette鈥檚 campus. Building on a foundation of servant leadership, retreat leaders work with a student director and campus ministry staff member to create an open and welcoming space so their peers might have an experience of God.

Retreat leaders come from different faith traditions and leadership backgrounds, and all are at different points in their faith journeys. There is no one 鈥渢ype鈥� of retreat leader. Anyone who feels called to accompany others along their faith journey is welcome to apply.

Retreat leaders regularly say that leading a retreat helped them grow in faith, meet new friends, increase their understanding of servant leadership, and experience the satisfaction of working for the sake of others and seeing that work to completion. Student directors talk about the challenge and fun of leading their peers in bringing a retreat from idea to reality, and of helping to guide the retreat program as a whole. If those kinds of experiences appeal to you, then serving as a retreat leader or student director will likely be a great fit.

Graduate students are welcome to serve as retreat leaders on any retreat, as are students from all faith backgrounds. For a listing of dates for next year's retreats, see the retreat schedule page and scroll down for 2024-2025 retreats.

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Retreat Leader Commitments

  • Attend a prayer for the retreat leader community Tuesdays 7:00 to 7:15 of the semester of the retreat.
  • Attend planning meetings Tuesday evenings 7:15 to 9:00 in the 8 weeks preceding their retreat.
  • Grow in spirituality and relationship with God; this takes time and commitment.
  • Attend the Campus Ministry Leadership Retreat on September 6-7, 2024.
  • Support all Campus Ministry retreats.

Student Director Commitments

  • Attend a prayer for the retreat leader community Tuesdays 7:00 to 7:15 each week of the semester of their retreat.
  • Attend planning meetings Tuesday evenings 7:15 to 9:00 in the 8 weeks preceding their retreat.
  • Meet weekly with retreat staff member during the 8 weeks preceding retreat to plan team formation and meetings.
  • Facilitate retreat team meetings, organize communication with retreat team, and assist in retreat team formation.
  • Grow in spirituality and relationship with God; this takes time and commitment.
  • Attend Campus Ministry Leadership Retreat on September 6-7, 2024.
  • Support all Campus Ministry retreats.

 

Applications

Email Pablo Cardenal if you are interested in becoming a retreat student leader or director. 

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