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Rice Christian Study Center

Programs · 2026–2027

Three ways to go deeper.

Everything we do is organized around three pillars, WELCOME, WISDOM, and WONDER, each designed to meet students where they are and guide them toward lifelong discipleship.

What the tags mean: Now meeting Starting Spring 2027 2027–2028 academic year

Pillar one

Welcome

Creating spaces of hospitality, belonging, and friendship

Shared meals, prayer, and relational rhythms that make room for trust and friendship.

  • The Daily Office

    Now meeting

    Before it was anything else, it was a prayer. A simple weekday rhythm of Morning and Vesper Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, praying for our students, faculty, staff, and the Rice community. Come as you can.

    Morning PrayerMon–Fri · 8:15 a.m.
    Vesper PrayerMon, Wed, Fri · 4:00 p.m.
    WhereRMC Chapel
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  • Public Lectures

    Now meeting

    Lectures and conversations on faith, learning, and public life, open to the Rice community and all of Houston. This fall we hosted Dr. Robert P. George and Dr. Warren Kinghorn.

    NextA Fellowship at the Edge · Nov 3
    SpringDr. Sandra Richter · Jan 14
    CostFree and open to all
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  • The Table

    Starting Spring 2027

    Our Friday lunch lecture series: a shared meal and a guest speaker connecting faith, scholarship, and vocation. The first lunch is Friday, January 22, 2027.

    WhenFridays · 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
    WhereRMC Chapel
    LunchProvided
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  • Veritas Forum Faculty-Student Lunch

    Annual

    An annual lunch with The Veritas Forum where Rice students sit down with faculty to talk about the big questions. Our first was held September 18, 2026, in the RMC Grand Hall.

    See past events

Pillar two

Wisdom

Being transformed by the renewing of our minds

Reading groups, faculty conversations, and a student journal that help students think Christianly about faith, learning, and the world.

  • Faculty Reading Group

    Starting Spring 2027

    A cohort of Rice faculty reading together and thinking about faith and their disciplines.

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  • Student Reading Groups

    Starting Spring 2027

    Small groups reading classic and contemporary Christian thought together across the semester.

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  • Augustine Collective

    Starting Spring 2027

    A student journal of Christian thought, part of the national Augustine Collective network: essays, reflection, and art by Rice students.

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Coming in the 2027–2028 academic year

  • Undergraduate Fellows ProgramA year-long cohort of reading, mentoring, and writing
  • Summer PilgrimagesTravel-study to places where faith and learning shaped history

Be the first to know

Hear when Fellows applications open.

Tell us you’re interested in Wisdom programs, and we’ll let you know as soon as each one launches.

I’m interested

Pillar three

Wonder

Finding our places in God’s story

Mentorships, theology-of-work formation, and conversations that connect faith to life beyond Rice.

Coming in the 2027–2028 academic year

  • Vocation Reading GroupsReading together about calling and work
  • Theology of Work SeminarsHow the Gospel shapes the work we do
  • Faith and Work PanelsConversations with Christians across professions
  • Industry-Specific OfferingsGatherings for students headed into particular fields
  • Mentorship CirclesSmall groups led by faculty, alumni, and professionals
  • Vocational Discernment RetreatsTime away to listen, reflect, and decide

Be the first to know

Want to help shape Wonder?

Tell us you’re interested in Wonder programs, and we’ll let you know as soon as each one launches.

I’m interested

From practice to formation

Not simply to inform, but to form.

Every program grows from five practices, shaping students who think Christianly, live faithfully, and serve generously in every sphere of life.

  • Hospitality & Unity

    To foster friendship as a basis of growth and well-being, to hold space for deep conversation, and to build unity among believers.

  • Theological Education

    To seek truth, understand Scripture, and discover the relationship of all things to God.

  • Spiritual Formation

    To grow in the image and character of God through spiritual mentoring, the Daily Office, and spiritual disciplines.

  • Purpose & Vocation

    To connect, educate, and equip students to approach careers and personal growth in light of the Gospel and their callings in Christ.

  • Creativity & the Arts

    To curate meaningful conversations about the human experience between faith, theology, the imagination, and the arts.

For churches and friends

Sponsor a Table lunch.

Provide lunch for students, faculty, and guests at one of our spring Friday lunch lectures. Your church can arrange delivery, bring food, or bring food and serve.

Email us to sponsor a Friday We’ll reply with open dates for spring 2027.

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