The Convergence of Christ, Culture & the College Years
Is not having sex the most important thing about being a Christian? And what does sex have to do with mission? Those of us working with emerging adults are seeking to shape the lives of our students in multiple ways. We desire for them to develop a Christian sexual ethic and to develop an understanding [...]
Preparation for the next blogathon is now underway! Today’s college students are more wounded than ever. Having been exposed to, or personally experienced, a lot of pain and hurt in relation to sex, issues of sexuality and the Christian faith… and they need women and men who are willing to “get dirty” with them in [...]
I remember when I first came to Arkansas State University, I asked my boss, Dr. Tom Logue, what he wanted me to do here. I knew several things I wanted to do and saw some obvious needs. But, I think I was asking him, “what is success here in your eyes?” College ministry success is [...]
In my early days of rattling around in the big University Chaplain shoes I’d just filled, I was wide open to God’s direction in how to direct my time and energy. Straining upward for ministry wisdom to rain down, I kept hearing this instead: “The best thing a father can do for his children is [...]
I don’t know about you but a challenge of my ministry is to get my students to carry out their plans. When we have our weekly planning meetings, my students are full of passion and great ideas, but as the semester goes by their passion seems to be forgotten. I’m not sure if they think [...]
Someone I respect recently noted that an unmistakable sense of anger among many young believers that affects the way they view the church and their faith. Anyone who has worked with students for even a short amount of time has probably experienced a flare of up this anger—particularly among those who have grown up in [...]
When asking, ”what is the best way to lead other leaders?”, it is important that we look in the right places to find answers. Before drawing on business wisdom, sports analogies or our own experience we need to first look at the life of Jesus and ask “How did Jesus do it?” I am not [...]
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