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Paula Ripple Comin Endowed Lectureship Brings Speaker to Campus

larsonPete Larson, the director of Family Fest Ministries in Minneapolis, presented “God’s Mission, My Life—Discovering, Developing, and Deploying Your Gifts” in April.

The presentation was sponsored by the Paula Ripple Comin Memorial Endowed Lectureship.

“God’s Mission, My Life—Discovering, Developing, and Deploying Your Gifts” featured humor and stories about what happens when we use our gifts to join in the work that God is already doing in the world around us.

Larson has spent over 20 years working with young people in a variety of settings. He has led over 600 retreats and has spoken to nearly 100,000 youth in grades 5–12. He was also the host of The Wishing Well Show, an interactive television program at the Minneapolis and St. Paul Children’s Hospitals.