Author: guy.chmieleski@gmail.com

Student Culture, Trends & Issues

Strings Attached: Why the “hook-up culture” affects you

[This is an excerpt from an article I wrote for Threads Media on the impact of the hook-up culture.]

The hookup culture — this “no strings attached” paradigm toward casual sexual encounters — has become the new normal among many Christian collegiates in America. According to Relevant magazine, “Eighty percent of young, unmarried Christians have had sex. Two-thirds have been sexually active in the last year. Even though, according to a recent Gallup poll, 76 percent of evangelicals believe sex outside of marriage is morally wrong.”1

Yes, college students are having sex at alarmingly high rates, but truth be told, everyone is not doing it. One out of five young Christians have never had sex. One out of three haven’t had sex in the past year. If you haven’t had sex … you’re not alone. If you have, and you’re ready for a fresh start, now’s the time!

Big Ideas & 'Best Of', Student Culture, Trends & Issues

Are You a Part of the Important Conversations on Campus?

I’m still processing what took place yesterday…

I hadn’t really heard much of the story before I began to notice the steady stream of status updates relating to a certain fast food chain.

At first I thought there was a big giveaway happening — but then I started to read the updates, and corresponding comments, a little more closely.

There it was — a culture war on religion, sexuality, and civil rights being played out by countless Americans — both online (through updates and comments — behind the safety and distance that a screen can provide) and in line (waiting for chicken).

Big Ideas & 'Best Of'

Top Posts for July 2012

It’s August!

And that can only mean one thing — the return of students is now imminent.

I’m sure you’ve noticed that the pace has started to quicken around campus, as we begin to make final preparations for the incoming class of students — and all their returning peers.

It’s an exciting time of year for sure — are you ready?

Now, here are the Top 10 most viewed posts at FaithONCampus.com for the month of July!

Academics & Vocation

INFOGRAPHIC: Students and Cheating

How big of an issue is cheating for your students?

Now let me rephrase that — how many of your students would say that cheating is a big deal?

In a culture that esteems success and achievement, while having little to say about character and integrity, some of the statistics featured in the infographic below may not be all that surprising.

And although this infographic focuses on the (relatively small) differences between cheating that occurs in online classes vs. on campus classrooms, without any regard for religious or moral underpinnings, we must believe that the students in our ministries fit all-to-comfortably within these statistics.

Big Ideas & 'Best Of'

Top Posts for June 2012

It was another BIG month at FaithONCampus.com!

In case you missed it, I made a couple of BIG announcements this past month:

2 Books, the Month of July, & My Attempts at Keeping Things Sane
Announcing the Faith ON Campus Summer Institute
The writing will have a significant impact on my month of July — so you can expect some of the “best of” from the Archives, as well as some guest posts that will totally be worth checking out!

The Summer Institute will not take place until NEXT June — but is something you need to find out about NOW, so be sure to check out that link!

And in case you missed any of these — here are the Top 10 posts for the month of June!

Big Ideas & 'Best Of', Leadership Development, The Campus Minister

Announcing the Faith ON Campus Summer Institute

Greetings from our family mini-van — oh the power of technology, powered by thumbs!

We’re currently traveling through Wisconsin, on our way to see family and friends in Minnesota; but I needed to get one more post in before my vacation can officially begin.

If you read my post on Monday, then you learned about some exciting news regarding a couple of books I have in the works.

You would have also noted that at the bottom of that post I eluded to ANOTHER BIG ANNOUNCEMENT coming this week…

Well this is that announcement!

Faith ON Campus is excite to announce the creation of the Faith ON Campus Summer Institute!

Student Culture, Trends & Issues

[INFOGRAPHIC] Teens and Porn: 10 Stats You Need to Know

As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I’ve got a second book in the works…

The first book is geared towards Mentors — really anyone who might speak into the lives of college students (including, but not limited to: parents, pastors, professors, coaches, directors, et al). I hope it will serve as a guide for having important and timely conversations with students during their formative college years.

The second book will be geared towards college students and will examine some of the things that are literally “killing their souls.”

Big Ideas & 'Best Of'

2 Books, the Month of July, & My Attempts at Keeping Things Sane

Well, it looks like this book things is really going to happen!

In fact, I met with a publisher a couple of weeks ago, and plans are now in the works for 2 books and a video teaching series that could be used with one of the books as a tool for mentors and students together.

Truthfully, I’m still a bit shocked about it all. Not only is the book (that’s been floating around in my head for the past 6 years) going to make it to print, but the publisher liked it so much — and could see a very natural spin-off, that they wanted another one right away.

YES, right away.

Big Ideas & 'Best Of', Leadership Development

Do You Know About Prezi?

Do you know about Prezi.com?

It’s not brand new, I think I’ve been using it for about a year now — and for some reason it just dawned on me that I should share about it here, in case YOU haven’t ever experienced it.

Why?

Because it has totally revolutionized the way I do presentations (sorry if this sounds like an infomercial — I just like sharing cool stuff with cool people).

What is it?