This week (while many are in Finals or just past them), I thought I’d ponder some future opportunities for college ministry. I’ve touched on some of these before, and I’ll only be lightly touching on them now. But hopefully it’s fun pondering for you, too. Today, something that I think …
Florida State University of Oregon USC University of Alabama University of Florida University of Georgia University of Iowa University of Missouri West Virginia University Michigan State University What do those schools have in common? Each will have an alumnus make national news tonight, in the NFL Draft. Guys – who in many …
If you ever doubt that one Christian college student can make a ruckus, just think about Tim Tebow. You might need to remind your supporters or overseers, too. Regardless of your thoughts on Tebow, may we be in the ruckus-makers-making business.
Suppose you felt the tug of a missionary calling. You might recognize a desire to help send others to reach unreached tribes; maybe you would consider engaging a mission field yourself. In either case, you might very well decide to take a Vision Trip to your potential mission field – …
American Christians haven’t caught on to the immense value of campus ministry like they should have… yet. But you know how much it matters. And that means you get to do the very things I urged in Reaching the Campus Tribes: “If American Christians ministered to college students really well …
If this can’t move you to wonder and amazement over getting to serve in this field… Passion. Joy. Energy. Zeal. Growing maturity. Fun. This. Is. Our. Mission. Field.
On recent Mondays, I’ve been looking back at some of the passages from my book on campus ministry, Reaching the Campus Tribes, expounding on some of the ideas that sprang from my yearlong research trip. (See those posts here and here and here and here.) In this case, I wanted …
Each year in March, one big basketball tournament becomes a highly publicized window into the magnificent mission field of college campuses. As Americans fill out their March Madness brackets and root for underdogs and watch the games, they’re focused on our mission field like no other time! This annual attention …
After watching the Academy Awards last night, here are two Oscar-worthy opportunities available to us who serve in college ministry: 1. Our students can participate in great works. Our college ministries should regularly be producing students who are part of great works for years to come – both creating masterpieces …
The Social Network came out on DVD last month, and it stands to receive some accolades on Feb. 27th at the Academy Awards; it’s been nominated for Best Picture and in seven other categories. It has already won all kinds of film awards, including 4 Golden Globes, as you can …
