Last Wednesday, I started posting a public log of Michael Frost’s comments about college ministry last week in Brazil. (If you’re unfamiliar, Michael Frost is an internationally acclaimed expert on the Missional Church.) Time was short while I was on the trip, and my updating fell behind. So here’s the …
This past weekend’s Fridea was the simple idea of providing students with “invite-cards,” so they always have an easy way to provide classmates with info about good “entryways” into your ministry. That’s what we spent much of last week using to promote Zoe, the young adult church we ministered with …
Man, this last week was a doozy. As evidence of that: For the first time in a long time, I ended up skipping two whole days on this blog (without really planning to). In my defense, however, I’d like to note that I… spent seven days in another country endured …
If you’ve been reading over at the Planting Brazil blog, you’ve seen me mention an odd little activity that has turned out to be one of our key activities down here this week. It’s the “Free Hugs” activity sponsored by Zoe Church,which appears to have become quite the staple for …
This “Brazil Missional Trek” has reminded me how much service can play a role in connecting us with our campuses and the people in them. If a tiny little young adult church like Zoe can get one of the world’s largest cities interested in its community, then certainly our measly …
updated tuesday, may 18 It’s not often that we who invest our lives in students get to hear “thoughts on college ministry” from Christian leaders in other areas. (But I look forward to the day when that’s not the case!) So you might imagine that I’m lapping up all I …
Over on the Planting Brazil blog I’m writing this week for the IMB, I just highlighted our first teaching session of the week. It was a talk on locating “persons of peace” as we seek to impact a city, region, etc. If you’re unfamiliar with the term (or want a …
In our intro session / orientation for the Brazil trip last night, we had the chance to learn a big difference between what it means to be a college student here (in Brazil, or at least in São Paulo) and what it means back home in the States. Here, college …
Depending on when you read this (and if you read this Saturday at all), I’m either on the way to or in Brazil (or at least that’s the plan!). I’ll be blogging heavily this week, and I should be able to keep up this site most of the week. But …
A couple of months ago, I highlighted an opportunity for college ministers to travel with the International Mission Board to Brazil, to observe and participate in collegiate church planting taking place in the megalopolis of São Paulo. It turns out the IMB graciously offered to bring me as their “blogger-in-residence” …
