We were reminded over the last week that campuses are, occasionally, places of tragedy – and because of the “tribal” nature of these close-knit communities, that tragedy is experienced differently than in other places. The shootings in Isla Vista, home of University of California Santa Barbara, have already led to …
If you missed it, Campus Crusade for Christ unveiled its new name for the U.S. ministry this week! “Cru” will go “official” in 2012, although your various campuses will probably adjust on different timetables. (And some of you have probably seen simply “Cru” for awhile already.) They have an open …
If you’re interested in college ministry at all, you’re interested in this: The country’s best-known, best-branded college ministry (by far) will change its name in 2012. Campus Crusade for Christ will officially become “cru” nationwide. (I was going to post about something college ministries can learn from Justin Bieber – …
Obviously, I’ve written on the Bethel College a bit – if you want to catch up, see the first post and the updates post (which I’ve updated since I originally wrote it, too). But there have been enough new developments that I want to post one more time. Campus-wide revivals …
Additional updates since this was first posted are in red! Big thanks to Sarah Koutz for much of the new info. If you didn’t see the news over the weekend, an Evangelical Christian college near Notre Dame reported experiencing a campus-wide revival last week! This news from Bethel College is …
After reading below, be sure to catch the updates at this post. There’s a pretty rich history of rather spontaneous revival activity breaking out at Christian colleges. Asbury College has a history of several revivals, and I actually took a road trip to see the aftermath of one during the …
Stick with me on this one. You might be intrigued. When I first began “hard” training in college ministry practice (often by attending conferences, but through some other means as well), I absorbed a lot from a guy named Tim Elmore. If you’re not familiar with Tim, he’s the Prez …
As I noted in a recent weekly review of campus ministry discussions, Logan Gentry of The Austin Stone Community Church has been posting a history of their church’s college ministry on their blog. In that case, it’s a brief recap of major events, changes, and decisions in the life of …
I had the neat chance yesterday to meet with Kevin Twit and Syneva Colle, staff members of the RUF chapter at Belmont University. Kevin is the 14-year director of the ministry. But aside from the fact that all college ministries are worth getting to know, this one has a particular …
Yesterday, I looked at the difficulties faced by Campus Crusade for Christ in light of the negative connotation of the word “crusade.” I found that interesting in my travels around the country, so I thought you might, too! Probably the biggest branding difficulty in the world of college ministry right …
