Chicago Collective for Faith and Flourishing
A Center for Christian Thought & Practice
Building a Permanent Home & Hub at UChicago
Poema is incubating and stewarding the Chicago Collective of Faith and Flourishing (CCFF), a collective of faculty, staff, students, ministry leaders and community stakeholders working to create a common intellectual and relational home for Christian presence at the University of Chicago with the goal of establishing a permanent center on campus.
cultivating relationships
Connecting People so Faith Flourishes
Poema is active in cultivating campus partnerships, fostering mentorship relationships between students and local churches, and hosting campus-wide events like the Veritas Forum. We also promote activities such as:
- Weekly Psalms and Encouragement morning prayer gatherings at 7:30 on Tuesdays in Bond Chapel
- Quarterly Vespers prayer and worship services for every member of the UChicago community
- For-credit coursework integrating faith and studies, through theProgram on Medicine and Religion
- Life Design Retreats, where students from all spiritual backgrounds can give language to their worldview and use design principles to build their life around meaning.
- Events and reading groups integrating faith and the arts.
- Quarterly prayer and partnership gatherings for Christian ministers
- Mentorship pathways
- Local, domestic and foreign pilgrimages, linking Christian faith with place and story.
- Summertimes Summer in the Story 6-session vocation, service and city-exploration program.
CCFF is deeply informed
by three movements
CCFF committee
Debbie Wen-Hwei Carlier
Holy T
Eric Flood
Austin Knuppe
Bing Nieh
Matt Podszus
Chris Schneider
Dr. John Yoon
Help Launch the CCFF
Join Us at this Momentous Moment
The Chicago Collective for Faith and Flourishing is working to strengthen Christian community, foster meaningful collaboration, and create a permanent center for Christian life and action at the University of Chicago. Join us in supporting this growing vision.