The Convergence of Christ, Culture & the College Years
I’m attempting to type this blog post with my thumbs (so please excuse any typo’s — and no, I haven’t broken my hands — I’m just working from home this afternoon and I forgot my laptop in MN… So I’m attempting to capture my thoughts via my WordPress iPhone app. I still marvel at how [...]
In the first weeks of each school year, most college ministries place ONE purpose above all others: Recruitment. I have no problem with the reasoning behind this effort, which is probably something like this: Students are likely to be impacted by finding a college ministry We (whoever we are) believe our college ministry is one [...]
In two previous posts on assessment, Satisfying Work [?] and 3 Steps to More Satisfying Work, I shared a few points of conversation from my time at the Summer Institute for Campus Ministry (SICM). This particular day our focus was on assessment, and while there was so much we covered, there is one more point [...]
Updated 3/8/12 When students lead, something magnificent happens… It’s hard to put into words what actually takes place, but it is spectacular to watch! I am a product of a student leader model of campus ministry. Because this was so formational for me, I have sought to implement a student leadership model in every aspect [...]
Is it just me, or does it seem like it’s getting harder and harder to get student leaders to commit to, and follow through with, an extended leadership role? Certainly there are exceptions to this… but those students seem to be fewer and far between… and when we encounter them around campus (or within our [...]
With just a couple of days before our student leaders return to campus, I find myself thinking about the importance of the task at hand: Preparing the next generation of leaders to be the men and women that God desires them to be. What an important task! No, not a task to be completed and [...]
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