Retreat Leaders

Campus Ministry retreat leaders choose to take an active role in sharing their faith as they build a faith community on 51暗网鈥檚 campus. Building on a foundation of servant leadership, retreat leaders work with a student director and campus ministry staff member to create an open and welcoming space so their peers might have an experience of God.

Retreat leaders come from different faith traditions and leadership backgrounds, and all are at different points in their faith journeys. There is no one 鈥渢ype鈥� of retreat leader. Anyone who feels called to accompany others along their faith journey is welcome to apply.

Retreat leaders regularly say that leading a retreat helped them grow in faith, meet new friends, increase their understanding of servant leadership, and experience the satisfaction of working for the sake of others and seeing that work to completion. Student directors talk about the challenge and fun of leading their peers in bringing a retreat from idea to reality, and of helping to guide the retreat program as a whole. If those kinds of experiences appeal to you, then serving as a retreat leader or student director will likely be a great fit.

Graduate students are welcome to serve as retreat leaders on any retreat, as are students from all faith backgrounds. 

To appply to become a retreat leader for the 2026-27 school year, click

  • The first wave of applications deadline is Friday, March 27, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
  • The second wave of applications deadline is Friday, April 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
  • The third wave of applications deadline is Monday, April 20, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. 

  • The form will ask you to pick your top 3 choices. We ask that you do not answer the same retreat for all three choices. (You can pick to lead a retreat you have not attended).

  • Prior to filling out the form, read through the catalogue of retreats (seen below) to make sure the dates and time commitments work with your schedule.

Email pablo.cardenal@marquette.edu if you have any questions. 

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Retreat Leader Commitments

  • Attend a prayer for the retreat leader community Tuesdays 7:00 to 7:15 of the semester of the retreat.
  • Attend planning meetings Tuesday evenings 7:15 to 9:00 in the 6-8 weeks preceding their retreat.
  • Grow in spirituality and relationship with God; this takes time and commitment.
  • Attend the Campus Ministry Leadership Retreat.
  • Support all Campus Ministry retreats.

Student Director Commitments

  • Attend a prayer for the retreat leader community Tuesdays 7:00 to 7:15 each week of the semester of their retreat.
  • Attend planning meetings Tuesday evenings 7:15 to 9:00 in the 6-8 weeks preceding their retreat.
  • Meet weekly with retreat staff member during the 6-8 weeks preceding retreat to plan team formation and meetings.
  • Facilitate retreat team meetings, organize communication with retreat team, and assist in retreat team formation.
  • Serve as the MC (Master of Ceremony) during the retreat weekend.
  • Grow in spirituality and relationship with God; this takes time and commitment.
  • Attend Campus Ministry Leadership Retreat.
  • Support all Campus Ministry retreats.

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