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New Chaplaincy Website!
Check out:
- podcast "Waiting for the Whisper"
- photo albums of events
- videos
- Chaplain's bio
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Classes
Upper School
Lower School Chapel 2007-2008
Podcast: "Waiting for the Whisper"
Two options for downloading (don't worry, it's free!):
1) Click "Chaplain Mike's New Website" above, then click "Podcast." You can read about episodes, listen online, or subscribe to it using iTunes.
2) Open iTunes and then visit the "iTunes Store." Search for "Waiting for the Whisper" and click "Subscribe."
Events 
Due to construction, the use of the Bradshaw Chapel will be different than usual this year. Therefore, both Chapel Home and the Blood Drive have been postponed until next year, or until ample space and time can be found for them. Thank you, and please forgive the inconvenience.
I will leave the links and information about these two service opportunities available below. Both are great ways to serve your fellow human beings in the community, and even though they may not be present on campus you can still serve!
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"Chapel Home"
in cooperation with:
then scroll down to "Chapel Home Project Video"
CWA Blood Drive
in cooperation with...
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Biography
I was born in Denver, Colorado, where I learned to love the huge sky and the mountains. ~I learned to ski as a kid, and my family used to vacation in a cabin near Estes Park -- even in the winter! ~When I was ten years old we moved to University Place where I enrolled at U.P. Elementary. ~There were no middle schools in the UP district yet (!) so I went straight to Curtis Jr. High and High School where I graduated as senior class president. ~I gave a speech to the graduating class that ended "I'll see you out there." ~And I thought I would.
I ventured off to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, where I earned a BFA in Theatre/Acting. ~I enjoyed being in about a dozen plays and taking various classes ranging from paleoanthropology to astronomy to rhetoric. ~After I graduated, I was hired to act professionally at the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas. ~However, throughout my tenure in Texas, I felt an ongoing inner urge to consider the ministry as a vocation. ~Eventually, on June 1, 1999, I began seeking opportunities in that field.
My adventure took me to Belfast, Northern Ireland to live for a year in a staunchly unionist neighborhood and work in a Presbyterian Church and local Youth for Christ drop-in center. ~I preached dozens of times and enjoyed incorporating myself into a different culture (e.g., I learned to love soccer!)~~~~
My cross-cultural experiences continued immediately afterward when I enrolled at Regent College, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, to begin work on my Master of Divinity. ~At the same time, I enrolled in the preparation for ordination in the Presbyterian Church. ~While at Regent I studied Exegesis, Greek and Hebrew, History, Systematic Theology, Ecclesiology, Pastoral Care, and other interdisciplinary studies. ~I graduated in April 2005.
The summer of 2005 was an important one. I spent the first part of the summer in a full-time hospital chaplaincy internship at Vancouver General Hospital. ~I learned a lot about conversing with people from various backgrounds -- countries, cultures, religions, socio-economic communities, etc. ~It was a privilege to be allowed into people's lives when they were quite vulnerable. ~Meanwhile, I was offered the chaplaincy at CWA and took it eagerly. Only two weeks before the 2005-06 school year began, I had my 10-year high school reunion. At the evening party, I began chatting with Katie Gustafson, a girl I had hardly known at Curtis but who I definitely noticed that night! One thing led to another, and we were married on August 12, 2006, exactly one year after our reunion!
The last two years since I started at CWA have been full of change and personal growth. I have a lot to offer and a lot to learn from the CWA community, and I am glad to have the opportunity for both!
Interests
Music: I play the guitar, drums, saxophone, and toy around with the bass, banjo, lap-guitar, harmonica, and whatever other instruments I get my hands on.
Theatre: Dr. Pitcher in The Secret Garden at Tacoma Little Theatre 2005.
Sports: I ran my first marathon in San Diego and raised money with Team in Training, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. ~Thanks to many in the CWA family who contributed! ~Katie and I also enjoy cheering on the Mariners, Seahawks, Broncos (okay, that may be just me) and WSU Cougs! Hiking, Camping, Tennis, Racquetball, and whatever else I might try!
Education
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