Alex Moore Assistant Professor of Music Stephen Michael Newby sings in First Free Methodist Church Wednesday Sept. 20.

Next year will begin the new Office of University Ministries program, taking the place of this year's Office of Campus Ministries.

President Philip Eaton announced the major overhaul for the Office of Campus Ministries in a campus-wide e-mail sent in late winter quarter.

Taking on leadership of the Office of University Ministries will be Dr. Stephen Newby, associate professor of music. Matthew Koenig, minister of discipleship, will also be working to heading up the new Office of University Ministries.

"We are hoping for much more community participation in worship," Koenig said.

Included in the changes will be the placement of the Urban Involvement and SPRINT programs under the leadership of the Perkins Center.

"We bring a certain level of leadership around global and urban issues. It's our area of expertise," said Tali Hairston, director of the Perkins Center. "There is a direct relationship between what the Perkins Center is about and SPRINT, Urban Involvement and Latreia."

Koenig said the focus of the Office of University Ministries would be discipleship and worship, which includes the creation of the Center for Worship.

He also said the Center for Worship would provide resources for studying different aspects of worship including history, genres, theologies and how worship will function in the next 100 years.

Though they are in the works, changes for the Christian Faith Exploration (CFE) program have not been solidified as of yet, Koenig said.

"Whatever sort of structure the CFE part will hold is always a means to an end of encouraging people to live out their faith," Koenig said. "We want to experience overall fellowship together while not stifling people's creativity and ingenuity in what they feel God is doing."