One of my greatest joys from all this traveling and connecting has been the chance to point college ministers and their ministries to resources, people, and other ministries that will provide some sort of benefit. It’s a little overwhelming to realize that I have connected personally with probably 400+ college …
Before leaving behind Big Idea #3 in the series , I wanted to give some new pointers (and point to some old thoughts) about collaboration. quick thoughts on personal collaboration (one-on-one or group meetings) This can happen formally (“Can I pick your brain over coffee sometime?”) or informally (“Can I …
Next up in this series on transformative college ministry practices is one that has pretty much been my life for the last year and a half: Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate. I continue to preach the glories of collaboration because I genuinely believe that exploring other ministries will make our own ministries …
Some recent college ministry related articles and such. Have fun. Of course it did. Crossway’s president reports that they’ve run out of the new ESV Study Bible. As I have noted before, collegiate circles contain many of the big fans of the English Standard Version translation. And now they’ve gone …
More thoughts on possible super-sized heroes for Collegiate Ministry… just ideas on what that could look like… feel free to add your own… An existing national ministry: There are several denominations, networks, and parachurch college ministries right now that could choose to help college ministry throughout Christendom – if they …
A month ago, I wrote about the need for individual college ministry heroes. Hundreds of local Christians – pastors, parents, etc. – who care about reaching college students and stick up for it in their own contexts. But I keep thinking we may even need a giant hero or two. …
The presence of youth ministry (and youth ministers) gives us the chance to see the future. When is the last time you asked a high school minister about the trends he or she sees? What’s happening now in high school – with personalities, preferences, abilities, spirituality, theology, etc. – will …
A random smattering of things you might find interesting: Relationships Key in College Ministries. A new article from a wise, lifelong college minister, with a good run-down of the number of relationships a college minister needs to think about. (Besides helping us, this would be a great pass-along for your …
I’m always on the lookout for helpful web pages, but I have a bad habit of… Opening the page Exploring it for less than 5 seconds Leaving it open Never looking at it again I’m big on having enough computer RAM and made sure to load up my laptop when …
As you know, I’m big on collaboration. (I think this road trip gives some evidence for that.) Last week’s Fridea encouraged you to sit down with fellow college ministers. This week, a variation on that theme – one you can accomplish while sitting in bed watching “Fresh Prince” (like I …
