A Common Call

Through A Common Call weekend conferences, you can engage with faculty from around the world who are honoring Christ in their teaching, research, and service.

What we’re often missing as Christ-following faculty:

Hearing from others who have honored Christ in their teaching, research, and service

The chance to network with colleagues from other universities

Exploring with other Christian professors our common call to the university and the world

Opportunities to share ideas for effective ministry

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Want to host an A Common Call conference?

Whether local, virtual, or both, our experienced conference team can guide you through the process of gathering Christian colleagues together for encouragement, networking, and fresh ideas for ministry.

“Professors are busy people, but A Common Call conferences give us a great opportunity to meet colleagues and learn strategies that are practical to use to make an eternal impact on our campuses.”

Phil Bishop, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Kinesiology, University of Alabama

2025-2026 A Common Call conferences:

University of Georgia

February 21, 2026, Athens, GA

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This A Common Call conference will allow you to engage with faculty from around the region who are honoring Christ in their teaching, research, and service. Getting away for one day with other Christ-following faculty will refresh you in your faith and challenge you in how to be more effective in serving Christ. This time invested in your spiritual life will yield eternal results. We have “a common call!” We look forward to exploring it together.

Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Doug Matthews. Doug is a Behavioral Neuroscientist and professor at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.

We’ll host a separate breakout session for graduate students and for faculty. Lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day.

When: Saturday, February 21st, 9am – 4pm

Where: North Avenue Church
720 Danielsville Rd
Athens, Georgia 30601

The University of Tennessee at chattanooga

February 20-21, 2026, Signal Mountain, TN

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Join us in Chattanooga at A Common Call – with faculty and graduate students from many universities and colleges in the Southeast.

Our speakers: Heather and Ashley Holleman (authors, speakers, practitioners) know your world and have helped build Christ-focused movements on campuses for years. They offer principled and practical pathways to help academics thrive and bloom where God has planted them.

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Where: on Signal Mountain, one of the three beautiful mountains overlooking Chattanooga.

Our venue: Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church, 612 James Blvd. Signal Mountain, TN.

(If you have a bit of time before or after the conference, take in vibrant Chattanooga or jump out into the many outdoor opportunities surrounding Chattanooga.)

University of wisconsin-madison

March 6-7, 2026, Madison, WI

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