This is going to sound like an ad or some sort of “paid-for review.” I promise, it’s not. I’m just recommending a book (books) I think are phenomenal. In my role at my church, there’s one book – now a bit of a series – that we recommend far more …
As part of my seminar on Student Leadership yesterday, I discussed ways to raise up leaders from within (or even outside) our campus ministries. And one little nugget makes a handy Fridea for this week: Build a retreat, a weekend, or a series of gatherings around helping students find their …
Yesterday, I posted about the kinds of books college ministers need more of. But another theme I’ve always trumpeted is learning about our trade from books that aren’t specifically written for our field. Taken from a post I wrote while on the yearlong research trip, below you’ll find many of …
I’ve seen lots of college ministries that simply weren’t all that interesting. This week, I’ve been looking back at a few of the books that have impacted my thinking when it comes to college ministry. In each case, the wisdom of these authors has required a bit of translation for …
As you may have noticed, this week I’ve been highlighting passages that I’ve found enormously impactful for my own understanding of college ministry – both as I’ve practiced it and as I’ve coached others in strengthening their own efforts. Today I turn to the book Simple Church, a book I …
Sometimes it’s just helpful to have a pile of ideas or resources to think about in regards to college ministry – especially as we enter the summer and start thinking (or continue thinking) about next school year. (Meanwhile, some of us – including many church-based college ministers – are jumping …
While I’m definitely a fan of the group I’m posting about today, I promise they’re not paying me to write any of this! If you’re a college minister, it really is just an organization you need to be familiar with – and an event you should consider. I got an …
In a severely disjointed field, it’s rare for the “cream” in collegiate ministry to rise to the top. Even though a resource, a practice, or an idea might be extremely valuable, organizational and regional lines often keep exposure limited. While that is quite a bummer, a silver lining is that …
Meatier matter from the College Ministers Cohort and the Catalyst Conference will likely come later this week – not only by me (hopefully), but as I point to others’ learnings, too. But this blog should also report our successes as a field. And I would honestly say I think the …
Recently, a college ministry friend wrote me to ask about college ministry books that specifically address college ministry missiologically – the very stance I take in my own book, Reaching the Campus Tribes. I wrote the following response (though I’ve edited it a little bit). It’s not a formal bibliography …
