4. P U R P O S E
Who: those involved in the mission of
the Office of Spiritual Life
What: a resource to further our
leadership community through
prayer
Why: so that the Spirit may run fully
through our hearts and minds,
fueling our staff
How: read and scan this book and use
it as a tool to pray faithfully for
your partners
5. Daily Prayer
Lord,
As we embark on the mission to share Your love with this
campus and beyond, we invite you to remain at the forefront
of our minds, the center of our hearts, and at the focus of our
souls, for Your will is greater than ours.
Give us peace of mind and diligence to rest in the spare
moments we find among the chaos of life. Rejuvenate us
through Your love and surprises in our lives.
We pray for a campus that’s inspired to connect through
individual and communal prayer. We ask for a Spirit of
humility to realize that we are not God and we should not
spread ourselves too thin when we can instead take hold of
opportunities to make disciples. We also beg for an awareness
of the world around us so that we may better universally reach
and pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Spirit, remind us of your nearness and keep us in Your
mystery. Jesus, guide our thoughts, words, and deeds as we
go about our day. Father, perplex us and remind us of Your
goodness in all that we may do.
Amen.
- composed by the OSL interns
6. Office of Spiritual Life
• M I N I S T E R S •
Matt Kerlin
Assistant Dean of Spiritual Life
Univeristy Minister
mskerlin@samford.edu
RENEE PITTS
Minister to Students
Global Involvement
rlpitts@samford.edu
BRIAN PITTS
Minister to Students
Spiritual Formation
bcpitts@samford.edu
APRIL ROBINSON
Minister to Students
Campus Involvement & Pastoral Care
alrobins@samford.edu
7. Office of Spiritual Life
• I N T E R N S •
KARSON LOOMIS LOGAN GREENHAW
ELIZABETH
PHILLIPS
NICOLE
SMITH
KATIE
COHEN
EJ
SMITH
• For discernment in how the Holy Spirit is leading our staff
• For harmony in our workplace and constructive
communication
• For the ability to listen completely to ideas, revelations, and
the thoughts of others
• For constant energy to encourage one another and to stay
strong as accountability partners in our lives
How to pray for the Ministers and Interns:
8. SPIRITUAL LIFE
•ASSISTANTS•
How to pray for the SLAs:
• That God may equip and empower the SLAs as they equip and
empower others
• That there may be healthy spaces for doubt, faith, and
rejoicing among resident halls
• That lonliness be far from SLAs in the hectic journey
through academia
• That God may instill Jesus’ grace and peace within the
thoughts, words, and deeds of the SLAs
JARED
MADDIE
LAUREN
CAROLINE
CAMILLE
MORGAN
KARSON
KRISTEN
LOGAN
(INTERN)
9. CAMPUS WORSHIP
• B A N D •
LAUREN
PATRICKB RADLEY
MATT
NI CK
B RETT
J U LES
NATHAN
KIANI
How to pray for the Band:
KARA• That they may be worshipping in unity
with the Spirit
• They they will participate and worship
with a spirit of humble service
• That they will lead with creativity and
boldness
• That the reactions of the
congregation will not jade their drive
10. HOME GROUP
•FACILITATORS•
Cassidy Bell
HOPKINS
Katie Toler
CLAPP
Stancey Smith
PITTS
Emily Condra
PITTS
MK Howell
BAILEY
Will Yarborough*
MATHIS
Emily Wood
GEORGE
Thomas Wildeman
TOMAS
Kathryn Capps
WHITE
*Will Yarborough also serves as the SGA Chaplain
11. Mary Michael
Maddox
POOLE
John Dixon
GURLY
Amy Riche
BASINGER
Lauren Sims
BASS
Madison Miles
GURLY
Regan Chewning
MOSS
Kelsey
Wyrosdick
BASINGER
Alex Ruark
HOPKINS
Charis Nichols
CLAPP
Melanie Neff
ROBINSON
Devynne Roahrig
HOPKINS
Lindsey Brodt
CORTES
Lauren Hughes
KERLIN
Katie Wood
GEORGE
Isaac Espy
KERLIN
12. Jared Taylor
MORGAN
Patrick O'Connor
CREED
How to pray for the Facilitators:
• For the Spirit to guide their conversations and relationships
with their peers
• Praise for their servant hearts and their willingness to lead
• For the opportunity to grow to know God more through a
different lens
• To be bold enough to discuss the hard truths of life in
general and at Samford
Hope Lewis
MATHIS
Julie McKenzie
GUCKENBERGER
Caitlin Bowman
POWELL
Lindsey Rae Atkins
PARKS
Autumn Combs
PARKS
Alex Sherman
POOLE
Stewart Butler
MORGAN
13. full names of the
• SLAs • BAND •
• Home group Hosts •
- SLAs -
Jared Taylor • Maddie Sundberg • Lauren Hughes
Kristen Jackson • Karson Loomis • Morgan Rhodes
Camille Honts • Caroline Carmichael
- HOME GROUP HOSTS -
Matt Kerlin • Jonathan Bass
Jeffrey Powell • Cyndi Cortes
David Parks • Ashley George
Joe Hopkins • Doug Clapp
Stephanie Guckenberger • April Robinson
Michael Morgan • Brad Creed
Dana Basinger • Brad Tomas
Kyle & Ali Bailey • Phillip & Shellyn Poole
Renie Moss • Lisa Gurley
Kath White • Eric Mathis
Brian & Renee Pitts
- BAND -
Lauren Strickland • Nathan Dawkins • Jules Huff
Nick Clanton • Brett Bellomy • Matt Martin
Bradley Pierce • Patrick Smith • Kara Young • Kiani Yiu
14. Office of Spiritual Life
A d m i n i s t r a t i v e
•A S S I S TA N T S •
Kath WhiteElaine Moody
Prayers from Kath and Elaine:
• For those who struggle to see God actively engaged in their
lives, may they come to trust in the presence of their Creator
• For those who care for the broken, the lost, the
forgotten, and the hurting that the Holy Spirit will continue
to strengthen, guide, empower and protect them
• For balance in all our lives as we seek to manage our
studies, our work, our families, and all the activities that we
are involved with on a daily basis
15. We ask all of these things
in the name of Christ:
Lord,
Teach us to be generous;
Teach us to serve you as you deserve.
To give and not to count the cost,
To fight and not to heed the wounds,
To toil and not to seek rest,
To labor and not to ask for reward,
Save that of knowing that we do your will.
Amen.
- St. Ignatius of Loyola
