36. Preaching to College Students with Fr. Jake Anderson

It has been said, from the perspective of Christian mission, that if you can “change the campus” you can “change the world.”  For better or for worse it is during these years in college where people decide, maybe once and for all, exactly who they are going to become.  Paths are chosen -, faith, worldview, marriage, career are DECIDED during this consequential season.  It was true for me and likely true for you.    I’ve had the honor of working with college students and young adults for more than two decades and I treasure this ‘season in life’ even more now than when I first began.  

Today, I am speaking with a Pastor at the local Catholic Church on campus, at the University of Minnesota, Fr. Jake Anderson.  We dig in to the unique opportunities, challenges, and techniques he uses to preach day in / day out  / week in / week out to this unique group of people.  

Fr. Jake Anderson, a native of Wisconsin, was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Mpls and St Paul in 2015.  He currently serves as the pastor of St Lawrence Catholic Church and Newman Center at the University of Minnesota.  An avid outdoorsman who enjoys fly fishing and bow hunting, he is also a member of the Companions of Christ, a community of diocesan priests who live a life of priestly fraternity, accountability, and support.  

Connect with Fr. Jake and the St Lawrence Newman Center here at the University of Minnesota  

Check out Fr Jake and the St Lawrence YouTube Channel, Gopher Catholic, here.