Spiritual Life
The Office of Spiritual Life offers programs, persons, and resources to nurture theological depth, spiritual wholeness, and missional living in students, faculty, and staff.
Find a community of mentors, peers, and ministers who walk alongside you in your spiritual growth and development.
Explore the numerous chartered religious organizations Baylor has to offer and discover local churches in the Waco area.
We really aren't made to bear our burdens alone and all of us need someone to listen along the way.
Missions, Service and Public Life strives to shape Baylor's faithful engagement with Waco and the world.
Baylor Sports Ministry exists to develop a community of Christ-like leaders who personally follow Christ among their team, athletic department, community, and world.
Upcoming Events
See More EventsA Baylor Missions team is serving in the Rio Grande Valley. The team will work with local schools and churches to provide health education sessions and assist in a food pantry by preparing food boxes for delivery, while gaining valuable global health experience.
A Baylor Missions team is serving in Zambia. The team of business students will work with Family Legacy, facilitating workshops on career skills such as sales, customer service, and business ethics, and host a career fair to help Zambian students prepare for employment in a challenging job market.
A Baylor Missions team is serving in Costa Rica. The team of sports ministry students will work with our partner, Hope Sports, to build a house for a local family and connect with children through sports ministry camps, teaching about competition and sportsmanship.
Looking to get involved in a local church or faith community? Join us on August 24, 2024 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Fountain Plaza to get to know the churches and communities of faith in the Waco area. Various churches, along with Better Together, Baylor's on-campus interfaith program, will join us on campus to share about their congregations and college ministries to help you find the place for you.
News & Stories
Read MoreCharles M. Ramsey, Ph.D., B.A. ’97, M.A. ’00, associate University Chaplain and director of campus ministries and church connections, has been selected as University Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual Life, effective June 9.
Every summer, Baylor students head out on mission trips around the world, putting what they’ve learned in the classroom to use serving others. But the experience isn’t a one-way gift; these students also come back having learned about other people, places and cultures, and ways they can use their skills to help others in the future.
In late April, Baylor sent these Bears off with a special Student Mission Trip Commissioning Ceremony. Following the disciples’ example, Baylor representatives gathered to send these short-term missionaries off with prayer and encouragement (plus some treats to sweeten the celebration).
Ash Wednesday: The first day of Lent – which begins a season of repentance, fasting and awaiting Christ’s resurrection.
More than 100 Baylor students and faculty and staff leaders will serve with Baylor Missions over spring break March 9-16, combining faith, service and learning in Texas and in four international locations with the University’s global partners.